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Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa
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Kintarō Hayakawa, known professionally as Sessue Hayakawa, was a Japanese actor. He was a popular star and matinée idol in Hollywood during the silent film era of the 1910s and early 1920s. Hayakawa was the first actor of Asian descent to achieve stardom as a leading man in the United States and Europe.

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Timeline

  1. Alfred Edward GreenJuly 11, 1889 – September 4, 1960
  2. George S. KaufmanNovember 16, 1889 – June 2, 1961
  3. Richard BoleslawskiFebruary 4, 1889 – January 17, 1937
  4. Sessue Hayakawa (this page)June 10, 1889 – November 23, 1973
  5. Ted WildeDecember 16, 1889 – December 17, 1929
  6. Wesley RugglesJune 11, 1889 – January 8, 1972

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