Acting

Oscar Gahan

Born 20 August 1888 · Orangeville, Ontario, Canada · Died 24 March 1958 at 69

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.