MARSHALL, TULLY

(1864-1943)

Born William Phillips in Nevada City, California, he found his calling as an actor when he studied dramatic literature at Santa Clara College. He joined a stock company in San Francisco and later toured withHelena Modjeska. The versatile actor enjoyed a 40-year stage career before going into motion pictures. Some of his best roles were inThe Builders(1907),Paid in Full(1908),The City(1909), and in a comedy by his wifeMarion Fairfax,The Talker(1912).