Ed Genung was an American actor of the silent era notable for being
the first actor to play David Copperfield on film - in David
Copperfield (1911) and one of the earliest to play Ferdinand on film -
in The Tempest (1911).Born as Edward Genung, he worked in various
films for the Thanhouser Company in 1911. In the summer of 1912 he was
appearing in films for the Bison Company, while by 1914 he was acting
with the Lubin Manufacturing Company.Genung's other film roles
include: Phil Nelson - the Messenger's Brother in Messenger No. 845
(1914); Dick in Dick's Turning (1913); Don in Her First Choice (1912);
David Copperfield in The Loves of David Copperfield (1911); The
Prizefighter / Aviator in The Higher the Fewer (1911), and The Country
Boy in Little Old New York (1911).
the first actor to play David Copperfield on film - in David
Copperfield (1911) and one of the earliest to play Ferdinand on film -
in The Tempest (1911).Born as Edward Genung, he worked in various
films for the Thanhouser Company in 1911. In the summer of 1912 he was
appearing in films for the Bison Company, while by 1914 he was acting
with the Lubin Manufacturing Company.Genung's other film roles
include: Phil Nelson - the Messenger's Brother in Messenger No. 845
(1914); Dick in Dick's Turning (1913); Don in Her First Choice (1912);
David Copperfield in The Loves of David Copperfield (1911); The
Prizefighter / Aviator in The Higher the Fewer (1911), and The Country
Boy in Little Old New York (1911).
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