Granville Redmond
Granville Richard Seymour Redmond ( born March 9, 1871 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, † May 24, 1935 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American landscape painter and silent film actor.
Life
At the age of two and a half years Redmond scarlet fever, which he lost his hearing. A little later his family moved to California, where he was supervised from 1879 in the former institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, Berkeley. Even then, his artistic talent showed. He was encouraged by his teachers Theophilus Hope d' Estrella and Douglas Tilden. In 1890 he moved to the California School of Design, 1893, he went on a scholarship to Paris at the Académie Julian. After five years he moved back to America and painted in California.
On a trip to Los Angeles in 1917, he met Charlie Chaplin know, the first gave him a role in A Dog's Life, and even put him in seven other films later. With Chaplin soon he formed a close friendship. Chaplin gave him the opportunity to set up a studio in Los Angeles, and in return learned sign language from Redmond.
Redmond's pictures usually show the sunny and lush hills of Southern California. For depressive episodes submerged sceneries come in dark brown tones. Redmond has received several awards for his works and was a member of many art associations.