tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post8396170800690544852..comments2024-03-07T12:23:33.237-08:00Comments on Silence is Platinum: The HarronsJessica Wahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04385533879935684021noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-37756883265786126072014-09-17T15:39:29.664-07:002014-09-17T15:39:29.664-07:00I just went and 'liked' the page!
Thank y...I just went and 'liked' the page!<br /><br />Thank you for the heads up about the page! :) So glad that the Harrons are being remembered. Jessica Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385533879935684021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-42641778089758754822014-09-16T15:36:36.521-07:002014-09-16T15:36:36.521-07:00Hi Jessica, Jim and Joe...I am putting together a ...Hi Jessica, Jim and Joe...I am putting together a Facebook page celebrating the life and work of Robert Harron. I also plan to include photos and info on his talented siblings as well. Feel free to "like" the page and post any photos or info you would like! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Remembering-Robert-Bobby-Harron/337564756404408?fref=photoStaceyhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Remembering-Robert-Bobby-Harron/337564756404408?fref=photonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-76071998374406558732013-08-19T19:32:16.463-07:002013-08-19T19:32:16.463-07:00Very cool info, Joe! Thank you!
That is interesti...Very cool info, Joe! Thank you!<br /><br />That is interesting (and sad) about Bobby. Hard to believe that it takes being passed over for a film role to push someone over the edge. He had so much promise too, it is too bad. That is great about Edna too. I am always so jealous of people who got to meet those who were around during the early days of Hollywood. I can only imagine how great their stories are about those times. You are a lucky man I must say.Jessica Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385533879935684021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-75555960170959122382013-08-12T17:57:03.801-07:002013-08-12T17:57:03.801-07:00In terms of Edna, she was well alive in 1991. She...In terms of Edna, she was well alive in 1991. She was interviewed by me (4/21/191) at her home as I was planning for Bobby's 1993 Birth Centennial Event at MoMA. I was, obviously, researching things about his death. I firmly believe and "proved" it was suicide. I located the autopsy report and had 'current' medicals review it. Yes, they could not actually view the body but due to the spot, angle, & powder burn size they all agreed it was self-inflicted. My thesis is that he was disappointed being passed over for "Way Down East" and as a Catholic, DW had it determined an 'accident' so Harron could be buried with a religious ceremony & in an RC cemetery. She, Edna, was not able to give too many details as she was a bit young at the time of the death. However, she sure gave me a lot of info about the days when Hollywood was still rural! :-D<br /><br />Anyway, my info was presented april 1993 and the documents are still stored (I hope) at MoMA in NYC.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111195828490068254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-79414528154321130462013-02-14T16:01:52.650-08:002013-02-14T16:01:52.650-08:00Haha yeah, your grandma really did dodge a bullet ...Haha yeah, your grandma really did dodge a bullet with ole Charlie there!<br /><br />How amazing to have a sit down dinner with D.W. Griffith? I am sure it seemed like a no big deal occurrence at the Harron house, but man oh man! And to be friends with Lillian Gish? What a lucky lady she was. <br /><br />Did your grandma ever say anything about what happened to Bobby? That is, if he killed himself on purpose or accident?Jessica Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385533879935684021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-14105133433809110572013-02-11T16:11:58.241-08:002013-02-11T16:11:58.241-08:00Edna was pretty young when Bobby was a star, but s...Edna was pretty young when Bobby was a star, but she did remember Mr. Griffith coming over to dinner quite often, and she kept in contact with Lillian Gish. <br />My grandmother, Betty Egan Harron Westmore had the best stories, and I memorized every one of them. My grandma grew up in Hollywood starting at the age of about 10 years old, so about 1917. The best was her story about walking to go get milk from the store, she was about 13, and coming upon Charlie Chaplin watering the lawn in front of his house.<br />"Oh hello Mr. Chaplin, is this your house?". <br />"Hello Betty, why yes it is, would you like to come in and see it?"<br />"Oh no I have to go get milk at the store."<br />Then my Grandmother says to me, and she was 85 at this time, "of course now we know he liked 13 year old girls. Oh Jimmy thank God I didn't go into his house, my grandmother would have killed me!".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-88756526036944262662013-02-07T22:00:21.124-08:002013-02-07T22:00:21.124-08:00Hi Jim, and thank YOU for stopping by. I am always...Hi Jim, and thank YOU for stopping by. I am always so humbled to have relatives of silent film stars find my blog, it is amazing. Did Edna ever talk about her family's experiences in the movie industry? I am glad to know that the family name lives on!Jessica Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385533879935684021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-28135920046538819622013-02-04T12:46:04.079-08:002013-02-04T12:46:04.079-08:00Hello Jessica,
Thanks for the beautiful tribute to...Hello Jessica,<br />Thanks for the beautiful tribute to my family, the Harron's. John Harron was my grandfather, Robert Harron my Great Uncle. Edna died in the early 1990's and I was able to spend some quality time with her in her last years. She was the 2nd youngest of the 9 children, and I'm the 2nd youngest of 9 children. My mom, Colleene, was the only offspring from the Harron family, but the Harron family name carries on with one of my nephews, who's middle name is Harron!<br />Thanks again for a great tribute.<br />Jim KileyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-39146574522995871332013-01-20T09:24:15.254-08:002013-01-20T09:24:15.254-08:00Hi Jessica,
I wished and hope your day is going be...Hi Jessica,<br />I wished and hope your day is going better. Here is a link to Tessie Harron's death notice:http://books.google.com/books?id=MtRRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT312&dq=John+Harron+,death&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qkb5UMreHaWT0QGZy4CwCw&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBjgK<br /><br />TheresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com