Tom Forman
Date of birth: 1893-02-22
Place of birth: Mitchell County, Texas, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Thomas Powers Forman, Tom Powers Forman, Tom P. Forman, Tom P. Foreman, Thomas Forman, Thomas Foreman, Tom Powers Forman Sr.
Biography
Tom Forman (February 22, 1893 – November 7, 1926) was an American motion picture actor, director, writer, and producer of the early 1920s. Texas-born Forman made his first film for Jesse L. Lasky's production company in 1914. With the exception of service at the front during World War I, he had a successful career as both an actor and director. Forman directed Lon Chaney's Shadows (1922), but his biggest achievement was realised directing the second screen version of Owen Wister's The Virginian (1923). After his career faltered, he was reduced to working on cheap Poverty Row melodramas. Forman is also known for his work with Edith Taliaferro in Young Romance. Forman was set to direct the Columbia film The Wreck, which was to start shooting on November 8, 1926. However, on the evening of November 7 Forman died by suicide, by shooting himself through the heart at his parents' home in Venice, California. Adela Rogers St. Johns based the character of Maximillan Carey in her original story for What Price Hollywood? (1932) on Forman. He was a cousin of silent screen star Madge Bellamy. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cost of Hatred
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The Yellow Pawn
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To Have and to Hold
1916-03-05
Lady Jocelyn, a favorite in the court of England's King James, escapes a forced marriage to the hate
Those Without Sin
1917-03-01
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The Wild Goose Chase
1915-05-27
Two American grandfathers in France try to arrange marriages for their grandson and granddaughter by
The Ragamuffin
1916-01-23
In planning to break into the house of the wealthy Bob Van Dyke, Jenny's stepfather decides that his
Out of the Darkness
1915-09-08
Drama in which Hélène, the owner of a large company goes to work in her own factory, to find out tha
Young Romance
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The Thousand-Dollar Husband
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The Sea Wolf
1920-05-15
Humphrey Van Weyden and Maud Brewster are rescued by a nearby ship when the ferry they're on is ramm
The Round-Up
1920-10-10
A lovesick sheriff protects his town, embroiled in a feud between a crafty bandit leader and the fam
Kindling
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The American Consul
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Country lawyer Abel Manning is very passionate about his political party. Through the force of his o
For Better, for Worse
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The Woman
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The Unknown
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Richard Farquhar, the ne'er-do-well nephew of a titled Englishman, after a protracted "good time" fi
Forbidden Paths
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Sato (Sessue Hayakawa) faithfully works for importer James Thornton (James Neill). When the old man
The Evil Eye
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Leonard Sheldon is the manager of a Mexican vineyard which is suffering from a diphtheria epidemic.
Chimmie Fadden
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Bowery hooligan Chimmie is saved from false arrest by socialite dogooder Fanny. She takes in him, hi
Chimmie Fadden Out West
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The Clown
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Her Strange Wedding
1917-06-25
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The Puppet Crown
1915-07-29
A beautiful Russian Princess gives up the throne to wed an American.
Told in the Hills
1919-09-21
Jack becomes an outlaw after being wrongly accused of killing a young Kootenai chieftain. He's known
The Tree of Knowledge
1920-01-18
The wicked Belle gets her hands on Nigel Stanyon, a young man who was about to embark on a career as
Virtue Its Own Reward
1914-10-11
A humble, conscientious factory worker decides to take matters into her own hands when her guileless
Devil’s Dice
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On Record
1917-02-22
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Hashimura Togo
1917-08-19
After an accusation of a breach of diplomacy committed by his brother, Hashimura Togo bears the burd
The Jaguar's Claws
1917-06-11
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