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Charles Farrell

1900 - 1990

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Charles David Farrell (August 9, 1900 – May 6, 1990) was an American film actor whose height was in the 1920s and 1930s and the Mayor of Palm Springs from 1947 to 1955. Farrell was known for his onscreen romances with actress Janet Gaynor in more than a dozen films, including 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Lucky Star. Later in life, he starred on TV in the 1950s sitcoms My Little Margie and played himself in The Charles Farrell Show. He was also among the early developers of Palm Springs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 20 in 2024). Charles Farrell is the 8,341st most popular actor (down from 7,553rd in 2024), the 12,799th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,136th in 2019) and the 3,881st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Charles Farrell ranks 8,341 out of 13,578. Before him are Débora Bloch, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Natalie Zea, Lisa Zane, Simon Shelton, and Colin Jost. After him are Richard Denning, Miles Malleson, Rupert Evans, Caitlin FitzGerald, Teresa Saponangelo, and Nancy Kyes.

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Among people born in 1900, Charles Farrell ranks 333. Before him are Andy Auld, Aristidis Akratopoulos, Bill Aston, Ruth Clifford, Taffy Abel, and Alan Bush. After him are Albert Hackett, Ian Hunter, Frederica Sagor Maas, Malvina Reynolds, Mary MacLaren, and Preston Foster. Among people deceased in 1990, Charles Farrell ranks 307. Before him are Norman Malcolm, F. F. Bruce, Peter Doherty, Luis Lucchetti, Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, and Andrew Wood. After him are Mahmoud Namjoo, Jean Wallace, Dorothy Mackaill, Elizabeth Allan, V. Shantaram, and Arthur Goldberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Farrell ranks 12,803 out of 20,380. Before him are Studs Terkel (1912), Edwin Lord Weeks (1849), Lisa Zane (1961), Stacey Kent (1965), Dave Filoni (1974), and Colin Jost (1982). After him are Alex Morgan (1989), Jimmy Rogers (1924), Keena Rothhammer (1957), Richard Denning (1914), Shi Zhiyong (null), and Peter Mueller (1954).

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Among actors born in United States, Charles Farrell ranks 3,881. Before him are Malcolm-Jamal Warner (1970), Natalie Zea (1975), Lisa Zane (1961), and Colin Jost (1982). After him are Richard Denning (1914), Caitlin FitzGerald (1983), Nancy Kyes (1949), Sanaa Lathan (1971), Angie Everhart (1969), Khary Payton (1972), Richard Edson (1954), and Lori Nelson (1933).

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