Thomas N. Heffron, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1951)
Thomas N. Heffron (June 13, 1872 – May 24, 1951) was a screenwriter, actor, and a director. He was born in Nevada, and started his career in movies in 1911, eventually landing him a role with Paramount Pictures a few years later. He left the movie industry in 1922, making all his movies in the silent era. He died in 1951 at the age of 79 in San Francisco, California.
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