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| name = Bob Custer |
| name = Bob Custer |
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| image = Arizona Days (1928) - Bob Custer 1.jpg |
| image = Arizona Days (1928) - Bob Custer 1.jpg |
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| caption = Custer in ''[[Arizona Days (1928 film)|Arizona Days]]'' (1928) |
| caption = Custer in ''[[Arizona Days (1928 film)|Arizona Days]]'' (1928) |
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| birth_name = Raymond Glenn |
| birth_name = Raymond Anthony Glenn |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|10|18}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|10|18}} |
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| birth_place = [[Frankfort, Kentucky]] |
| birth_place = [[Frankfort, Kentucky]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1974|12|27|1898|10|18}} |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1974|12|27|1898|10|18}} |
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| death_place = [[Torrance, California]], |
| death_place = [[Torrance, California]], U.S. |
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| death cause = heart attack |
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| nationality = American |
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| spouse = Anne Elizabeth Cudahy (1926 - 1933, divorce)<br>Mildred Irene Boughers (1948 - 1974, his death) |
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| occupation = Actor |
| occupation = Actor and producer |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Kentucky]] |
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'''Bob Custer ''' (October 18, 1898 – December 27, 1974) was an American film actor who appeared in over 50 films, mostly [[Western (genre)|Westerns]], between 1924 |
'''Bob Custer ''' (born '''Raymond Anthony Glenn''',<ref name="hif">{{cite book |last1=Hughes |first1=Nicky |last2=Hatter |first2=Russell |last3=Burch |first3=Gene |title=Historic Images of Frankfort |date=2004 |publisher=Gene Burch |isbn=978-0-9753697-0-8 |page=61 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1J1eTfmR1PkC&dq=%22Raymond+Anthony+Glenn%22&pg=PA61 |accessdate=April 14, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> October 18, 1898 – December 27, 1974) was an American film actor who appeared in over 50 films, mostly [[Western (genre)|Westerns]], between 1924 and 1937,<ref name="bwestern1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.b-westerns.com/custer1.htm|title=The Old Corral - Bwesterns.com - Bob Custer|accessdate=2011-04-15}}</ref> including ''[[The Fighting Hombre]]'', ''[[Arizona Days (1928 film)|Arizona Days]]'', ''[[The Last Roundup (film)|The Last Roundup]]'', ''[[The Oklahoma Kid (1929 film)|The Oklahoma Kid]]'' (1929; not the [[James Cagney|Cagney]]/[[Humphrey Bogart|Bogart]] version), ''[[Law of the Rio Grande]]'', ''[[The Law of the Wild]]'' and ''[[Ambush Valley]]''. |
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== Early years == |
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Custer was born Raymond Glenn<ref>{{cite news |
Custer was born Raymond Glenn<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NnZLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FyQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4497,8372878&dq=bob-custer+actor&hl=en|title=Ex-actor Dies|date=1974-12-30|work=[[Oxnard Press-Courier]]|accessdate=2011-04-15|page=3}}</ref> in [[Kentucky]]'s capital city, [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]], and graduated from the [[University of Kentucky]] with a degree in engineering.<ref name="hif" /> |
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== Career == |
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Using his original name Raymond Glenn, Custer appeared in non-Western films, including ''[[The Return of Boston Blackie]]'' (1927) as the title character.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/41050/Return-of-Boston-Blackie/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104113537/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/41050/Return-of-Boston-Blackie/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|title=Return of Boston Blackie (1927)|author=Hans J. Wollstein|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2012|accessdate=27 April 2011}}</ref> He was billed as Bob Custer for Western films, beginning in 1924 when he worked for Films Booking Office. In 1927, he formed Bob Custer Production, and from 1928 through 1931 he acted in 20 Westerns for Syndicate.<ref name="prs">{{cite book |last1=Pitts |first1=Michael R. |title=Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each |date=2005 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-2319-4 |page=403 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xCuSCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Bob+Custer%22&pg=PA403 |accessdate=April 14, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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After he left acting, he became a building inspector in [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]] and [[El Segundo, California]].<ref name="hif" /> He eventually became chief building inspector in the nearby seaside city of [[Newport Beach]]. |
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==Selected filmography== |
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== Personal life and death == |
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On November 23, 1926, Custer married Anne Elizabeth Cudahy,<ref name=b/> the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cudahy<ref name=omr>{{cite news |title=Society Divorce |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48698547/oroville-mercury-register/ |accessdate=April 14, 2020 |work=Oroville Mercury Register |date=August 24, 1933 |location=California, Oroville |page=1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> and a member of the [[Cudahy Packing Company]] family.<ref name=b>{{cite news |title=Romance culminates in heiress-actor marriage |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48697831/bob-custer/ |accessdate=April 14, 2020 |work=The Bulletin |agency=United News Service |date=November 24, 1926 |location=The Bulletin |page=2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> They divorced in 1933.<ref name=omr/> He married Mildred Irene Boughers on May 22, 1948, and they remained wed until his death.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Custer |journal=Films of the Golden Age |date=Winter 2018 |issue=95 |page=68}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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* ''[[Trigger Fingers (1924 film)|Trigger Fingers]]'' (1924) |
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* ''[[Flashing Spurs]]'' (1924) |
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* ''[[The Range Terror]]'' (1925) |
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* ''[[Galloping Vengeance]]'' (1925) |
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* ''[[The Texas Bearcat]]'' (1925) |
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* ''[[The Bloodhound (1925 film)|The Bloodhound]]'' (1925) |
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* ''[[That Man Jack!]]'' (1925) |
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* ''[[A Man of Nerve]]'' (1925) |
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* ''[[The Ridin' Streak]]'' (1925) |
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* ''[[No Man's Law (1925 film)|No Man's Law]]'' (1925) |
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* ''[[Man Rustlin']]'' (1926) |
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* ''[[The Fighting Boob]]'' (1926) |
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* ''[[The Valley of Bravery]]'' (1926) |
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* ''[[The Dead Line (1926 film)|The Dead Line]]'' (1926) |
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* ''[[The Devil's Gulch]]'' (1926) |
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* ''[[Hair-Trigger Baxter]]'' (1926) |
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* ''[[The Border Whirlwind]]'' (1926) |
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* ''[[Beyond the Rockies (1926 film)|Beyond the Rockies]]'' (1926) |
* ''[[Beyond the Rockies (1926 film)|Beyond the Rockies]]'' (1926) |
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* ''[[The Dude Cowboy]]'' (1926) |
* ''[[The Dude Cowboy]]'' (1926) |
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* ''[[Cactus Trails]]'' (1927) |
* ''[[Cactus Trails]]'' (1927) |
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* ''[[Bulldog Pluck]]'' (1927) |
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* ''[[The Fighting Hombre]]'' (1927) |
* ''[[The Fighting Hombre]]'' (1927) |
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* ''[[Ladies at Ease]]'' (1927) |
* ''[[Ladies at Ease]]'' (1927) |
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* ''[[Temptations of a Shop Girl]]'' (1927) |
* ''[[Temptations of a Shop Girl]]'' (1927) |
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* ''[[Law of the Mounted]]'' (1928) |
* ''[[Law of the Mounted]]'' (1928) |
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* ''[[Texas Tommy (film)|Texas Tommy]]'' (1928) |
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* ''[[West of Santa Fe]]'' (1928) |
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* ''[[Manhattan Cowboy]]'' (1928) |
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* ''[[Silent Trail]]'' (1928) |
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* ''[[On the Divide (film)|On the Divide]]'' (1928) |
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* ''[[Arizona Days (1928 film)|Arizona Days]]'' (1928) |
* ''[[Arizona Days (1928 film)|Arizona Days]]'' (1928) |
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* ''[[Headin' Westward]]'' (1929) |
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* ''[[The Last Round-up (1929 film)|The Last Round-up]]'' (1929) |
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* ''[[The Fighting Terror (1929 film)|The Fighting Terror]]'' (1929) |
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* ''[[Riders of the Rio Grande (1929 film)|Riders of the Rio Grande]]'' (1929) |
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* ''[[The Oklahoma Kid (1929 film)|The Oklahoma Kid]]'' (1929; not the Cagney/Bogart version) |
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* ''[[Code of the West (1929 film)|Code of the West]]'' (1929) |
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* ''[[Under Texas Skies (1930 film)|Under Texas Skies]]'' (1930) |
* ''[[Under Texas Skies (1930 film)|Under Texas Skies]]'' (1930) |
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* ''[[O'Malley Rides Alone]]'' (1930) |
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* ''[[The Parting of the Trails]]'' (1930) |
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* ''[[Covered Wagon Trails]]'' (1930) |
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* ''[[Law of the Rio Grande]]'' (1931) |
* ''[[Law of the Rio Grande]]'' (1931) |
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* ''[[Quick Trigger Lee]]'' (1931) |
* ''[[Quick Trigger Lee]]'' (1931) |
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* ''[[Riders of the North]]'' (1931) |
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* ''[[A Son of the Plains]]'' (1931) |
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* ''[[Headin' for Trouble]]'' (1931) |
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* ''[[Mark of the Spur]]'' (1932) |
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* ''[[The Scarlet Brand ]]'' (1932) |
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* ''[[The Law of the Wild]]'' (1934) |
* ''[[The Law of the Wild]]'' (1934) |
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* ''[[Ambush Valley]]'' (1936) |
* ''[[Ambush Valley]]'' (1936) |
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* ''[[Vengeance of Rannah]]'' (1936) |
* ''[[Vengeance of Rannah]]'' (1936) |
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* ''[[Santa Fe Rides]]'' (1937) |
* ''[[Santa Fe Rides]]'' (1937) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:People from Frankfort, Kentucky]] |
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Bob Custer | |
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Born | Raymond Anthony Glenn October 18, 1898 Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | December 27, 1974 Torrance, California, U.S. | (aged 76)
Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
Occupation(s) | Actor and producer |
Years active | 1924–1937 |
Spouse(s) | Anne Elizabeth Cudahy (1926 - 1933, divorce) Mildred Irene Boughers (1948 - 1974, his death) |
Bob Custer (born Raymond Anthony Glenn,[1] October 18, 1898 – December 27, 1974) was an American film actor who appeared in over 50 films, mostly Westerns, between 1924 and 1937,[2] including The Fighting Hombre, Arizona Days, The Last Roundup, The Oklahoma Kid (1929; not the Cagney/Bogart version), Law of the Rio Grande, The Law of the Wild and Ambush Valley.
Early years
[edit]Custer was born Raymond Glenn[3] in Kentucky's capital city, Frankfort, and graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in engineering.[1]
Career
[edit]Using his original name Raymond Glenn, Custer appeared in non-Western films, including The Return of Boston Blackie (1927) as the title character.[4] He was billed as Bob Custer for Western films, beginning in 1924 when he worked for Films Booking Office. In 1927, he formed Bob Custer Production, and from 1928 through 1931 he acted in 20 Westerns for Syndicate.[5]
After he left acting, he became a building inspector in Redondo Beach and El Segundo, California.[1] He eventually became chief building inspector in the nearby seaside city of Newport Beach.
Personal life and death
[edit]On November 23, 1926, Custer married Anne Elizabeth Cudahy,[6] the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cudahy[7] and a member of the Cudahy Packing Company family.[6] They divorced in 1933.[7] He married Mildred Irene Boughers on May 22, 1948, and they remained wed until his death.[8]
Custer died of a heart attack in Torrance, California, at the age of 76.
Filmography
[edit]- Trigger Fingers (1924)
- Flashing Spurs (1924)
- The Range Terror (1925)
- Galloping Vengeance (1925)
- The Texas Bearcat (1925)
- The Bloodhound (1925)
- That Man Jack! (1925)
- A Man of Nerve (1925)
- The Ridin' Streak (1925)
- No Man's Law (1925)
- Man Rustlin' (1926)
- The Fighting Boob (1926)
- The Valley of Bravery (1926)
- The Dead Line (1926)
- The Devil's Gulch (1926)
- Hair-Trigger Baxter (1926)
- The Border Whirlwind (1926)
- Beyond the Rockies (1926)
- The Dude Cowboy (1926)
- Cactus Trails (1927)
- Bulldog Pluck (1927)
- The Fighting Hombre (1927)
- Ladies at Ease (1927)
- The Terror of Bar X (1927)
- Galloping Thunder (1927)
- The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
- Temptations of a Shop Girl (1927)
- Law of the Mounted (1928)
- Texas Tommy (1928)
- West of Santa Fe (1928)
- Manhattan Cowboy (1928)
- Silent Trail (1928)
- On the Divide (1928)
- Arizona Days (1928)
- Headin' Westward (1929)
- The Last Round-up (1929)
- The Fighting Terror (1929)
- Riders of the Rio Grande (1929)
- The Oklahoma Kid (1929; not the Cagney/Bogart version)
- Code of the West (1929)
- Under Texas Skies (1930)
- O'Malley Rides Alone (1930)
- The Parting of the Trails (1930)
- Covered Wagon Trails (1930)
- Law of the Rio Grande (1931)
- Quick Trigger Lee (1931)
- Riders of the North (1931)
- A Son of the Plains (1931)
- Headin' for Trouble (1931)
- Mark of the Spur (1932)
- The Scarlet Brand (1932)
- The Law of the Wild (1934)
- Ambush Valley (1936)
- Vengeance of Rannah (1936)
- Santa Fe Rides (1937)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hughes, Nicky; Hatter, Russell; Burch, Gene (2004). Historic Images of Frankfort. Gene Burch. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-9753697-0-8. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "The Old Corral - Bwesterns.com - Bob Custer". Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- ^ "Ex-actor Dies". Oxnard Press-Courier. 1974-12-30. p. 3. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- ^ Hans J. Wollstein (2012). "Return of Boston Blackie (1927)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ Pitts, Michael R. (2005). Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland. p. 403. ISBN 978-0-7864-2319-4. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "Romance culminates in heiress-actor marriage". The Bulletin. The Bulletin. United News Service. November 24, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Society Divorce". Oroville Mercury Register. California, Oroville. August 24, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved April 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Custer". Films of the Golden Age (95): 68. Winter 2018.