Cullen Landis (July 9, 1896 â€" August 26, 1975) was an American
motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early
years of the silent film era.James Cullen Landis was the middle of
three siblings (two sons and a daughter) raised by Lulan and Margaret
(née Cullen) Landis in Nashville, Tennessee, where his father
supported his family as a stock broker. As a boy, James was a train
enthusiast and dreamed to be a railroad engineer. Though the ambition
eventually faded, his interest in railroads did not, and some years
later he helped design for himself a model train set powered by steam
(left).Cullen began working in the fledgling film industry at age 18
around the time his older sister, Margaret Landis, appeared in her
first film.Landis began as a movie director, only turning to acting
after his lead player broke a leg and it was discovered that the
actor’s costumes fit him.
motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early
years of the silent film era.James Cullen Landis was the middle of
three siblings (two sons and a daughter) raised by Lulan and Margaret
(née Cullen) Landis in Nashville, Tennessee, where his father
supported his family as a stock broker. As a boy, James was a train
enthusiast and dreamed to be a railroad engineer. Though the ambition
eventually faded, his interest in railroads did not, and some years
later he helped design for himself a model train set powered by steam
(left).Cullen began working in the fledgling film industry at age 18
around the time his older sister, Margaret Landis, appeared in her
first film.Landis began as a movie director, only turning to acting
after his lead player broke a leg and it was discovered that the
actor’s costumes fit him.
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