Melville Walker Brown, a silent screen pioneer, was born on March 10, 1887, to John and Fannie Brown in Portland, Oregon. His father, originally from Maine, and his mother, a native of Massachusetts, provided a comfortable upbringing, as his father was a stenographer with a stable income that allowed him to employ a domestic servant.
Melville W. Brown, a multi-talented individual, began his show business career with the Baker Stock company in Spokane, Washington, where he started by collecting tickets at the door and later took on juvenile roles on stage. He would later work for a stock company led by the renowned Charles Chaplin, and even collaborated with him on several films, including the notable "A Dog's Life" (1917) and "Shoulder Arms" (1918).
Melville Walker Brown's life was tragically cut short due to a heart attack on January 31, 1938, in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, his wife Margaret and daughter Delores were not mentioned in the available newspaper obituaries, including those published in the Nevada State Journal, Hartford Courant, Chicago Tribune, and the 1900 and 1930 US Census records.
