Gordon Westcott

Gordon Westcott
From Murder in the Clouds (1934)
Born	Myrthus Hickman (1903-11-06)November 6, 1903 St. George, Utah, U.S.
Died	October 30, 1935(1935-10-30) (aged 31) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1927–1935
Spouse(s)	Margaret Cardon (1922–19??; divorced) Hazel Beth McArthur (19??–1935; his death)
Children	2, including Helen Westcott

Gordon Westcott (born Myrthus Hickman, November 6, 1903 – October 30, 1935) was an American film actor.

Biography[]

Born in St. George, Utah, in 1903, Westcott studied architecture at the University of Chicago, where he was also lightweight boxing champion of the university.^[1]

Westcott acted on stage in New York, Utah, and California, before he made the move to film.^[2]

He became a contract player with Warner Brothers and appeared in 37 films between 1928 and 1935,^[3] starring alongside such up and comers as Bette Davis, Loretta Young and James Cagney.

After appearing in a string of Pre-Code productions, and working with such directors as William A. Wellman, Busby Berkeley and William Dieterle, his film career ended with his death on October 30, 1935 from a skull fracture^[4] sustained in a polo accident that occurred three days earlier. He was 31 years old and survived by his second wife and two children.^[5]

Family[]

His son, from a brief 1922 marriage to Margaret Cardon Hickman (1902–1991), was Louis C. Hickman (1922–2016).^{[citation needed]} His daughter, by Hazel Bethea McArthur, was actress Helen Westcott (1928–1998).^{[citation needed]}

Filmography[]

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