Townsend Martin

Townsend Martin was born on Dec 20, 1895 in USA. Townsend Martin's big-screen debut came with Tongues of Flame directed by Joseph Henabery in 1924. Townsend Martin is known for The American Venus directed by Frank Tuttle, Esther Ralston stars as Mary Gray and Lawrence Gray as Chip Armstrong. The upcoming new movie Townsend Martin plays is The American Venus which will be released on Jan 31, 1926.

Playwright and film pioneer Townsend Martin was born to a wealthy New York family on December 20, 1895 in New York City. He was the son of Howard Townsend Martin and Camilla Thompson. His father was the son of writer and philanthropist Frederick Townsend Martin. His mother was from St. Louis and died in 1903 while visiting Florence, Italy. Three years later Martin's father married in Poughkeepsie, New York, Justine de Peyster, a former debutant from Washington, D.C.