William Burr McIntosh (August 21, 1862 â€" April 28, 1942) was an
American lecturer, photographer, film studio owner, silent film actor,
author, publisher of Burr McIntosh Monthly, reporter and a pioneer in
the early film and radio business.He was born in Wellsville, Ohio, the
son of William A. McIntosh (died 1921) and his wife Minerva née
Bottenberg (died 1883). His father was the president of a public
company, New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, and a member of the
South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club. The club's activities were blamed
(but the members were not held legally responsible) for the failure of
the South Fork Dam, which caused the Johnstown Flood in 1889 that
resulted in the loss of over 2,200 lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
His sister Nancy McIntosh, an operatic soprano, was the protege,
adopted daughter and heiress to the estate of W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert
and Sullivan.McIntosh graduated from Lafayette College in 1884, where
he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
American lecturer, photographer, film studio owner, silent film actor,
author, publisher of Burr McIntosh Monthly, reporter and a pioneer in
the early film and radio business.He was born in Wellsville, Ohio, the
son of William A. McIntosh (died 1921) and his wife Minerva née
Bottenberg (died 1883). His father was the president of a public
company, New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, and a member of the
South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club. The club's activities were blamed
(but the members were not held legally responsible) for the failure of
the South Fork Dam, which caused the Johnstown Flood in 1889 that
resulted in the loss of over 2,200 lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
His sister Nancy McIntosh, an operatic soprano, was the protege,
adopted daughter and heiress to the estate of W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert
and Sullivan.McIntosh graduated from Lafayette College in 1884, where
he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
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