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David Butler

DAVID BUTLER was born in San Francisco, Cal., on December 17th., 1894, and was educated in the local grammar and high schools. He then attended Hitchcock Military Academy, following this with his entry at Leland Stanford University where he won fame not only as a scholar but also as an athlete, proving proficient alike on the football and baseball fields, on the basket ball court and in the swimming tank. His father was at one time stage director of the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco, and the Morosco Theatre in Los Angeles, and it was in the former that Mr. Butler appeared in a child part. His mother was Adele Belgarde of the same company. Once again we must give D. W. Griffith credit for discovering a star, for it was he who gave David his first opportunity after seeing him on the speaking stage. Mr. Butler is a rabid baseball fan, is 6 feet tall, weighs 190 lbs., and has dark hair and blue eyes.