Lincoln Stedman | |
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c. 1922 | |
Born | Lincoln Stedman May 18, 1907
Denver, Colorado, United States |
Died | March 22, 1948
Los Angeles, California, United States | (aged 40)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1917–1934 |
Lincoln Stedman (May 18, 1907 – March 22, 1948) was an American silent film actor.
Stedman was born in Denver, Colorado, the only child to Marshall Stedman and silent film beauty Myrtle Stedman. Stedman had a career in films dating back to his boyhood in silent films with his parents. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1917 and 1934. Overweight as a teenager, Stedman resembled Roscoe Arbuckle which allowed him to convincingly play adult roles far beyond his years in real life. [1]
He was married to Carol Rohe Stedman. One month before his death of a heart-ailment, his daughter Loretta Myrtle Stedman was born. Lincoln Stedman died in Los Angeles, California.