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Junior Durkin

Junior Durkin (July 2, 1915 – May 4, 1935) was an American film actor.

Born Trent Bernard Durkin in New York, New York, Durkin began his acting career in theater while a child. He entered films in 1930, and played the role of Huckleberry Finn in Tom Sawyer (1930), and Huckleberry Finn (1931). Under contract with RKO Studios he was cast in a series of "B" films in comedic roles that capitalized on his gangly appearance. He achieved another success in Hell's House (1932).

RKO began grooming him for a transition into more adult roles, and in his final film Chasing Yesterday (1935), he was billed as Trent Durkin.

In 1935 he was travelling with his friend, the actor Jackie Coogan, and three other people including Coogan's father, when their vehicle was involved in a road accident in San Diego, California. Coogan was the only survivor of the accident.

Durkin was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.


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Durkin was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Henry Gibson's biography at IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002099/bio). Coogan was the only survivor of the accident. 1. In 1935 he was travelling with his friend, the actor Jackie Coogan, and three other people including Coogan's father, when their vehicle was involved in a road accident in San Diego, California. Air Force as an intelligence officer. RKO began grooming him for a transition into more adult roles, and in his final film Chasing Yesterday (1935), he was billed as Trent Durkin. During the 1950s, Gibson served in the U.S.

He achieved another success in Hell's House (1932). Gibson spent three years as part of the Laugh-In cast, often reciting poems with "sharp satirical or political themes" 1 (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002099/bio). Under contract with RKO Studios he was cast in a series of "B" films in comedic roles that capitalized on his gangly appearance. Gibson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won the National Film Critics award for his role of "smarmy" country music singer named Haven Hamilton [1] (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002099/bio). He entered films in 1930, and played the role of Huckleberry Finn in Tom Sawyer (1930), and Huckleberry Finn (1931). Other notable film roles were in Nashville (starring Ned Beatty and Keith Carradine) and The Incredible Shrinking Woman (starring Lily Tomlin). Born Trent Bernard Durkin in New York, New York, Durkin began his acting career in theater while a child. A graduate of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., Gibson's acting career began when he as cast in the 1963 Jerry Lewis film The Nutty Professor.

Junior Durkin (July 2, 1915 – May 4, 1935) was an American film actor. 1935) is an American actor who was famous as a cast member of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. Henry Gibson Bateman (born September 21.