Charles Farrell Overview:

Actor, Charles Farrell, was born on Aug 9, 1900 in Onset Bay, MA. Farrell died at the age of 89 on May 6, 1990 in Palm Springs, CA and was laid to rest in Welwood Murray Cemetery in Palm Springs, Riverside County, CA.

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He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Television and Motion Pictures.

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"City Girl" (1930)

By Silentfilmfanatic on Mar 8, 2010 From Noir and Chick Flicks

"City Girl" (1930) is a silent romantic drama starring , Mary Duncan, David Torrence, and Anne Shirley. Directed by F.W. Murnau and based on the play "The Mud Turtle," by Elliott Lester, this film is about the clash between urban and rural values and the conflicting relationship betwe... Read full article


Book Review-- Lucky Stars: Janet Gaynor &

By KC on Nov 25, 2009 From Classic Movies

There can never be a Janet Gaynor and love team again. --Janet Gaynor, 1970 Though you wouldn’t know it from the sparse attention they get today, Janet Gaynor and were the most popular screen couple of the 1920s and 30s. Starting with a sensationally swoon... Read full article


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Charles Farrell Quotes:

Peter Piper: Listen, dumbbell - I went to school.
Sidney Taylor: No one would ever know it.
Peter Piper: Is that so? Want to hear me spell "eucalyptus"?


Samuel G. Henshaw: Did you or did you not tell this child that I was responsible for the slump? And that I was responsible for business going to the dogs, for your troubles, my troubles, everyone's troubles? Including the blessed fact that you have to go away somewhere for two years!
Jeff Hale: Certainly not!
Penny Hale: Why, Daddy, didn't you say that when Uncle Sam got in trouble, the people got scared, and when the people got scared, business got bad, and when business got bad, there was a slump, and when that happened, nobody built any buildings?
Jeff Hale: Yes, but -
Penny Hale: Didn't you say that everyone ought to get together and help Uncle Sam instead of pulling on him?
Jeff Hale: Yes, dear, but let's get back to Mr. Henshaw here.
Penny Hale: But I am back to him. He's Uncle Sam, isn't he?
Jeff Hale: Him?
Samuel G. Henshaw: Me?
Samuel G. Henshaw, Jeff Hale: Uncle Sam?


Mrs. Piper: Pete, my poor boy. You're on the edge of a great and serious experience.
[It's the night before Pete's wedding]
Peter Piper: What's the matter? What are you talking about?
Mrs. Piper: Listen, Pete. In every man, in every boy even, there lurks a beast. A beast that can be aroused!
Peter Piper: [embarrassed] Oh for cat's sake, Ma.


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Charles Farrell Facts
Buried at Welwood Murray Cemetery, Palm Springs, CA

When his career began to decline in the 1940s, Farrel became a land developer in Palm Springs, California.

Served as the mayor of Palm Springs, California, from 1947 to 1955.

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