- Accident while filming; he drowned trying to save Grace McHugh.
- Across the Border (1914). In a scene involving the crossing of a river, the boat capsized and cast member Grace McHugh was thrown into the river. Camera operator Owen Carter jumped into the river and pulled her out. Unfortunately, what he thought to be a sandbar turned out to be quicksand, and the rest of the cast and crew could only watch helplessly as they were sucked into the earth. This is the first reported death to occur during a film production.
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