Wilbur Higby | |
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Born |
Meridian,
Fourth Military District, U.S. | August 21, 1867
Died | December 1, 1934
Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged 67)
Years active | 1914-1934 |
Wilbur Higby (August 21, 1867 – December 1, 1934) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1934.
In the mid-1890s, Higby was a member of the stock company of the Grand Opera House in Boston, Massachusetts. [1] Later in the 1890s and into the early 1900s, he performed with other stock groups in a variety of locales such as York, Pennsylvania; [2] Rochester, New York; [3] and Brooklyn, New York. [4]
By 1903, Higby had his own troupe, the Wilbur Higby Dramatic Company, which was described in a newspaper article as "one of the highest class repertoire organizations in this country." [5] Within four years, however, the Higby Company had apparently ceased to exist. A 1907 newspaper article described Higby as "leading man with the Morey Stock Co. this season." [6]
Higby's daughter, Mary Jane Higby, was an actress in television and old-time radio who made one film appearance, as Janet Fay in The Honeymoon Killers. Higby died in Hollywood, California in 1934, aged 67, from pneumonia.