Tom Ricketts
(1853-1939)
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Thomas B. Ricketts (January 15, 1853 – January 19, 1939) was a London-born American stage and film actor and director who was a pioneer in the film industry. He portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in the first American film adaptation of A Christmas Carol (1908), and directed one of the first motion pictures ever made in Hollywood. After directing scores of silent films, including the first film to be released by Universal Pictures, Ricketts became a prominent character actor.
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Thomas Ricketts 15 January 1853 London, England, UK
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20 January 1939 (aged 86) Hollywood, California, USA
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