page_title: Frank Keenan
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Frank Keenan / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: Frank J. Keenan in Sol Smith Russell's great play, A poor relation Abstract/medium: 1 print&#160;: color lithograph&#160;; sheet 75 x 49 cm. (poster format)
context_page_description: Frank Keenan was an American stage and film actor and stage director and manager during the silent-film era. He was among the first stage actors to star in Hollywood, and he pursued work in film features for a number of years.
context_section_description: In New York, he became a star, a celebrated Shakespearean actor who later specialized in King Lear. He was a noted Broadway matinee idol, and his name appearing at the top of showbills. He acted in such hits as The Capitol, A Poor Relation and The Girl of the Golden West. He played the title role in Macbeth opposite Nance O'Neil. At one point, he briefly operated his own theater, the Berkeley Lyceum in New York, which brought him recognition as both actor and director.
  Keenan made his screen debut under the direction of Reginald Barker in The Coward (1915). His career lasted into his late 60s, and he was a leader in the Actors' Equity Association. His last stage appearance, at 68, was as a Southern colonel in Black Velvet.
caption: Poster for Keenan's performance of A Poor Relation (1900)
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