Oscar Gahan
Oscar Gahan

Oscar Gahan

Known forActing

GenderMale

BirthdayMon Aug 20 1888

DeathdayMon Mar 24 1958

Place of birthOrangeville, Ontario, Canada

Also known asJohn Harvey "Oscar" Gahan, John Harvey Gahan, Arvé, John Harvey Gerald "Oscar" Gahan, John Harvey Gerald Gahan

Biography

Canada's child prodigy violinist. Played a command performance for the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII, at age 5.) First cousin of Walter Huston, who encouraged him to first vaudeville and then later talking pictures in Hollywood. Went on to be a reliable supporting player in Westerns and wrote a number of now classic country songs.

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