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Donald Meek
Born: Jul 14, 1878
Glasgow, Scotland
Passed: Nov 18, 1946
Los Angeles, CA
Donald Meek
In the US as a young teen, he fought in the Spanish-American War at age 18 and contracted yellow fever. This is how he lost his hair so young and decided character work would be his calling in Hollywood.
