Gareth Hughes (William John Hughes) born 23 August 1894 in Llanelli, Wales, died 1 October 1965 in the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California, was a stage and silent screen actor. Usually cast as a callow, sensitive hero in Hollywood silent films, Hughes got his start on stage during childhood and continued to play youthful leads on Broadway. August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Parish Church of St. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales for ever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital is a retirement home, hospital and community center serving the show-business community of Southern California. ... Woodland Hills is a community within the City of Los Angeles. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...

Early career

After a period touring Shakespeare and melodrama around the UK with various touring companies, Hughes became involved in a strong movement to create an indigenous Welsh National Theatre. As a member of a newly formed group of Welsh actors he appeared in The Joneses at the Strand Theatre in London and, in early 1914, sailed for America, where the group were to perform Change by J. O. Francis. William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Novello Theatre is a theatre on Aldwych in the West End of London. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Hughes became the sensation of Broadway in a brief but emotional role in Moloch, a war play, at New York's New Amsterdam Theatre. There followed a string of starring roles with many of Broadway's top players. In 1916 he was the first professional, male actor to portray Ariel in a Shakespearean masque, played before many thousands of New Yorkers. His co-stars were Howard Kyle and Edith Wynne Matthison. The New Amsterdam Theatre is a playhouse located at 214 West 42nd Street in New York Citys Broadway district. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Film career

His earlier screen work was with Clara Kimball Young in Eyes of Youth, Marguerite Clark in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. He was teamed with Viola Dana in The Chorus Girl’s Romance, and was with Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, in Sentimental Tommy, the picture which attracted immediate attention to his ability. Over the next twelve years Gareth appeared in thirty-eight motion pictures. Gareth’s film career peaked in the early to mid 1920s. He worked with many great directors and stars but, by 1923, starring roles were turning into cameos in good films such as Enemies of Women and The Spanish Dancer, and then, toward the end of the 1920s, to starring and lesser roles in poor, low budget films. In the late 1920's his film career was waning and, in 1929, the Wall Street Crash wiped out Gareth's wealth. Remarkably, although the thirties were dark years for him, Gareth managed to face his losses. He lost his savings, his property and his closest friend, but survived with his rare book collection intact. Clara Kimball Young Clara Kimball Young (September 6, 1890 - October 15, 1960) was a notable highly regarded and publicly popular film actress of the early silent film era. ... Marguerite Clark, 1916 Marguerite Clark (February 22, 1883 to September 25, 1940) was an American stage and silent film actress. ... Viola Dana, sometimes credited as Viola Flugrath, (born June 26, 1897 in Brooklyn, New York; died July 3, 1987 in Woodland Hills, California) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent movies. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 1995. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the protest against the Communications Decency Act, see Black World Wide Web protest. ...

Later years

Following his retirement from films in the early 1930s, Hughes became a missionary and worked among the Paiute in Nevada, and took the name Brother David. This was the beginning of his greatest work. He was moved immediately by the hardships of this Native American tribe and, from that point, devoted his life to their welfare, at whatever cost. Paiute women and children in Yosemite Valley 1891. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Later Hughes moved into the Motion Picture Country Home, in Woodland Hills. There he had his own cottage and acted as an unofficial chaplain, baptising and burying former colleagues, including former silent film actress Clara Kimball Young. His health was deteriorating, though, and he spent more and more time in the Home's hospital. He had lint on the lungs caused by sorting second-hand clothes for the Paiutes and needed regular treatment in an oxygen tent. There he died at the age of seventy, and his cremains were buried in a Masonic Cemetery at Reno. The Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital is a retirement home, hospital and community center serving the show-business community of Southern California. ... Woodland Hills is a community within the City of Los Angeles. ... The crematorium at Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, England. ...

External links

• Gareth Hughes at the Internet Movie Database
• Gareth Hughes biographical sketch on Find-A-Grave