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- Birth nameFrank Spottiswoode Aitken
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Spottiswoode Aitken was born on April 16, 1867 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Birth of a Nation (1915), The White Circle (1920) and The Americano (1916). He was married to Marion Dana Jones. He died on February 26, 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseMarion Dana Jones(? - 1922) (divorced, 3 children)
- Started on the stage at 13 years of age.
- During a 1907 road production of "Pocahontas" he met actor and future director D.W. Griffith, who later invited him to join the Biograph studio.
- Spent nearly 20 years touring the United States in stock companies.
- Screen and stage actor.
- One of the first actors to settle in Los Angeles when the industry was still at its strongest in New York.
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