Researching Douglas Haig
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1177 people with the Haig surname? In that year Haig was ranked number 2431 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Douglas means "from a surname meaning black stream" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Douglas Haig on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Douglas Haig and the Haig Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1296 people with the Haig surname in the UK? Haig is now ranked number 2854 for popularity in the UK. |
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Douglas Haig (actor)
Douglas Patrick Haig (March 9, 1920 – February 1, 2011) was an American child actor appearing in films in the 1920s and 1930s. His career began at age two in silent films and (unlike many silent film actors) continued into sound films ("talkies").
From 1928 onward he appeared in at least 14 films. As a small child he was placid and pleasant-looking. In a scholarly review of Attorney for the Defense, a 1932 sound film, his performance is described as very annoying. The high point of Haig's career as a film actor came in 1935, with a starring role in Man's Best Friend (1935).
Before this he had appeared in both feature films and shorts such as The Family Group (1928), Sins of the Fathers (1928 lost silent film, of which only excerpts survive at the UCLA Film and Television Archives. Betrayal (1929, a silent film with talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects), and Welcome Danger (1929).
In Man's Best Friend (1935), he starred in the lead role of Jed Strong, a boy who has a fine dog and an abusive father who wants to kill the dog. In 1986, TV Guide described this film as a simple, unpretentious story of a little mountain boy and his pet police dog.
Although some early films in which Haig appeared have been lost, the later film survive and of those a few have been released on DVD. These include Man's Best Friend (together with The Secret Code) and High Gear.
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