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- Birth nameWeldon Heyburn Franks
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Weldon Heyburn was born on September 19, 1903 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for Chandu the Magician (1932), Fugitive at Large (1939) and The 13th Man (1937). He was married to Virginia Frances Maggard, Jane Eichelberger, Greta Nissen and Phyllis Connard Williams. He died on May 18, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesVirginia Frances Maggard(September 9, 1939 - 1941) (divorced)Jane Eichelberger(May 5, 1936 - March 15, 1939) (divorced)Greta Nissen(March 30, 1932 - April 29, 1936) (annulled)Phyllis Connard Williams(October 6, 1924 - October 15, 1926) (divorced)
- Served in the United States Army Signal Corps during World War II; is buried at Arlington National Cemetery (Section 7, Site 8094).
- The husky, darkly handsome actor who bore a slight resemblance to Clark Gable appeared in a number of leading man roles on Broadway, notably opposite Lenore Ulric in "Pagan Lady".
- His marriage to second wife Greta Nissen was annulled on the grounds that their Mexican marriage in Tijuana was not legal.
- According to author Laura Wagner in her Films of the Golden Age article on Weldon (Winter 2015/2016 issue), the actor, in his early stage career, tried to pass himself off as the nephew of U.S. Senator Weldon Heyburn (1852-1912) to gain publicity. The Senator's family claimed he was a fraud and exposed his lie.
- A drinking problem effectively ended his career in the mid-'40s and his health rapidly declined. He entered the Veterans Administration Hospital in Los Angeles suffering from cancer of the mouth, right adrenal and kidney and died there of pneumonia.
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