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James Finlayson
(same as Jimmy Finlayson)

Born 27 August 1887 in Larbert, Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, as James Henderson Finlayson.
Died 9 October 1953 in Hollywood, California, USA, of heart failure.

Married Emily Gilbert, July 1919.

James Finlayson worked for Ince, L-KO Motion Picture Kompany and Keystone Film Company. Finlayson began working for Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, in 1923, where he did his best-known work.