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Acting
Oscar Gahan
- Born
- Aug 20, 1888 · Aged 69
- Died
- Mar 24, 1958
- Place of birth
- Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 53
- TV credits
- 0
Also known as (5)
- John Harvey "Oscar" Gahan
- John Harvey Gahan
- Arvé
- John Harvey Gerald "Oscar" Gahan
- John Harvey Gerald Gahan
Biography
Canada's child prodigy violinist. Played a command performance for the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII, at age 5.) First cousin of Walter Huston, who encouraged him to first vaudeville and then later talking pictures in Hollywood. Went on to be a reliable supporting player in Westerns and wrote a number of now classic country songs.
