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William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggot was referred to as "King of the Movies," "The Most Photographed Man in the World" and "The Man Whose Face Is As Familiar As The Man In The Moon." Baggot appeared in over 300 motion pictures from 1909 to 1947; wrote 18 screenplays; and directed 45 movies from 1912 to 1928, including ''The Lie'' (1912), ''Raffles'' (1925) and ''The House of Scandal'' (1928). He also directed William S. Hart in his most famous western, ''Tumbleweeds'' (1925). Among his film appearances, he was best known for ''The Scarlet Letter'' (1911), ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1913), and ''Ivanhoe'' (1913), which was filmed on location in Wales.〔''New York Times'', Feb. 19, 1928, "Rare Old 'Stills'," p. 114.〕 ==Early life== He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of William Baggot (1845–1909) and Harriet M. "Hattie" King (1859–1933).〔1880 St. Louis Co., MO, U.S. Federal Census, St. Louis, 3618 N. 18th St., June 8, Enumeration Dist. 307, Sheet 3, Page 514 A, Line 5, Wm. Baggot, Line 6, Hattie Baggot, Line 7, William Baggot, White, Male, 7/12, (Mon. Born) Nov., Son, Single, MO, Ireland, MO.〕 His siblings were Amos Taylor Baggot (1881–1954); Thomas Gantt Baggot (1889–1979); John Marmaduke Baggot (1891–1975); Arthur Lee Baggot (1893–?); Marion L. Baggot (1896–1973); and Harriet D. Baggot (1899–1930). His father was born in Ireland, and emigrated from County Limerick to the United States in 1852. He was a prominent St. Louis real estate agent. Baggot attended Christian Brothers College High School, a prominent Catholic all-male secondary school, where he excelled at sports, was a star soccer and baseball player, and became captain of the soccer team. In 1894, King left St. Louis and went to Chicago, where he worked as a clerk for his uncle, Edward Baggot (1839–1903), whose business sold plumbing, gas and electric fixtures. In 1899, he returned to St. Louis and later played on a semi-professional St. Louis soccer team and became so well known that a Catholic church amateur theatrical group added him to its cast to gain prestige. He liked acting and did well. He soon helped found another amateur theatrical group, the Players Club of St. Louis. In the meantime, he sold tickets for the St. Louis Browns baseball team and worked as a clerk in the real estate business of his father.〔1900 St. Louis (Independent City), MO, U.S. Federal Census, St. Louis Ward 27, 1463 Union St., June 11, Enumeration Dist. 408, Sheet 14 A, Page 278 A, Line 32, William Bagott (), Line 33, Harriet M. Bagott (), Line 34, William K. Bagott (), Son, White, Male, Nov., 1879, 20, Single, MO, Ireland, MO, Clerk in Real Estate, 0, 0, Y, Y, Y.〕 But acting proved so interesting that he decided to become professional. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King Baggot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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