Weldon Heyburn (born Weldon Heyburn Franks, September 19, 1903 â€" May
18, 1951) was an American character actor and bit player.The son of
United States Army Col. Wyatt G. Franks, Heyburn was born in
Washington, D.C. (Another source says he was born in Selma,
Alabama.)Heyburn attended Central High School and Emerson Institute in
Washington, D.C., before attending the University of Alabama.In the
1920s, Heyburn represented himself as "the son of Charles Heyburn,
judge of the United States Supreme Court" and "the nephew of Weldon
Heyburn, the late Senator of Iowa." The senator's niece denied any
kinship, saying in 1925 that Heyburn was "an impostor if he persists
in his claims," with other members of the family supporting her
assertion.
18, 1951) was an American character actor and bit player.The son of
United States Army Col. Wyatt G. Franks, Heyburn was born in
Washington, D.C. (Another source says he was born in Selma,
Alabama.)Heyburn attended Central High School and Emerson Institute in
Washington, D.C., before attending the University of Alabama.In the
1920s, Heyburn represented himself as "the son of Charles Heyburn,
judge of the United States Supreme Court" and "the nephew of Weldon
Heyburn, the late Senator of Iowa." The senator's niece denied any
kinship, saying in 1925 that Heyburn was "an impostor if he persists
in his claims," with other members of the family supporting her
assertion.
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