Frank McGlynn Sr. (October 26, 1866 â€" May 18, 1951) was an American
stage and screen actor who in a career that spanned more than half a
century is best known for his convincing impersonations and
performances as Abraham Lincoln in both plays and films.McGlynn was
born in 1866 in San Francisco, the eldest of four children of Mary and
Frank McGlynn. Federal census records indicate that McGlynn, in
addition to having two younger sisters, had a younger brother, George,
who died sometime between 1870 and 1880. Those records show too that
McGlynn's mother, a native of Australia, immigrated to the United
States with her Irish parents around the time of the California Gold
Rush. His father, also of Irish ancestry, moved to California and
supported the family there as a carpenter and later by working in real
estate.Originally McGlynn studied to be a lawyer. He received his law
degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law,
and was admitted to the bar in 1894.
stage and screen actor who in a career that spanned more than half a
century is best known for his convincing impersonations and
performances as Abraham Lincoln in both plays and films.McGlynn was
born in 1866 in San Francisco, the eldest of four children of Mary and
Frank McGlynn. Federal census records indicate that McGlynn, in
addition to having two younger sisters, had a younger brother, George,
who died sometime between 1870 and 1880. Those records show too that
McGlynn's mother, a native of Australia, immigrated to the United
States with her Irish parents around the time of the California Gold
Rush. His father, also of Irish ancestry, moved to California and
supported the family there as a carpenter and later by working in real
estate.Originally McGlynn studied to be a lawyer. He received his law
degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law,
and was admitted to the bar in 1894.
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