Jerome Patrick (June 2, 1883 – September 26, 1923)Silent Film Necrology, p.412 2ndEdition c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana was a New Zealand born American stage and film actor. Born Alexander Patrick, he worked as a dentist while acting locally and in Australia, where in 1912 he married Ethel Joan Meynelle, the daughter of a prominent Australian theatrical manager. He then moved to the US in 1914 and also spent time in Toronto, where he signed up for the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War One (noting he had previously served four years with the New Zealand Hussars. He was discharged after 'several' nervous breakdowns, the doctor noting a previous heroin addiction and unstable nervous system, although completely abstaining from alcohol.
He made more of a name for himself on the Broadway stage before coming to films rather late at 36 in 1919. He appeared in 10 films between 1919 and 1924.Who Was Who on Screen, p.363 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt
His final New York appearance was in the 1923 stage version of Zander the Great with Alice Brady. The play was later made into an MGM silent with Marion Davies.
He was born in New Zealand and died in New York, New York of 'nervous disorders'. His spouse was named Grey Brunelle.
Filmography Three Men and a Girl (1919) Officer 666 (1920) The Furnace (1920) Her First Elopement (1921) The Other Woman (1921) The Heart Line (1921) Don't Call Me Little Girl (1921) Forever (1921) School Days (1921) Sinners in Silk (1924)
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From left to right: Richard Barthelmess, Percy Marmont, Marguerite Clark and Jerome Patrick from Three Men and a Girl(1919) held in the University of Washington, Sayre collection