John Bunny

John Bunny was born in New York but grew up and worked most of his life in Brooklyn. He worked as a grocery clerk and attended St. James High School while dreaming of a life as an actor. He ran away to join a touring minstrel show and found work in theatre and stock companies as a stage manager, director and actor.

Of all the stars in the Vitagraph galaxy John Bunny was probably the most loyal. He came to Vitagraph's Brooklyn studio in 1910 and took a job at $40.00 a week giving up the $150.00 a week salary he was earning on the 'legitimate' stage. Within four years he was earning $1000.00 a week and his face was insured for $100,000.

Despite offers of bigger paydays at other studios Bunny stayed with Vitagraph until his death at his Brooklyn home in 1915. He made more than 160 comedies and many dramatic films during his short 5 year career.

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