John Desmond, a boy, was a Thanhouser employee in 1912 and attended the Thanhouser outing held for employees and friends on September 7, 1912. During the Thanhouser studio fire on January 13, 1913 he was one of the last to leave the building and had to jump from a second-story window, according to published reports.
John Desmond
A member of the Thanhouser Company.
Biography
Q. David Bowers, Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. This is the entry in full.
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