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Walter Hiers

WALTER HIERS was born in Cordele, Georgia, on July 18th., 1893, and is a graduate of the Savannah Georgia High School. Coming north he attended Peekskill Military Academy. While there he decided to try his hand as an actor, and how well this delightful comedian succeeded is known to all. He is one of the real laugh makers of the screen, his rotund figure and facial contortions evoking much laughter. He began his professional career on the vaudeville stage in 1913, and it remained for D. W. Griffith to see his screen possibilities, for it was he who gave him his first opportunity. In 1916 Famous Players cast him for a prominent part in "Seventeen," and his rise to stardom since then has been a matter of satisfaction to his legion of friends. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs 200 lbs., and has light hair and eyes.