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Francis Boggs

Born 1870 in Santa Rosa, California, USA.
Died 27 October 1911 in Los Angeles, California, USA, of murder.

Married Lillian Hayward, 8 June 1895; divorced 1904.
Married actress May Hosmer.
Married actress Jean Ward.

Francis Boggs began working for The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, in 1907. In 1911, he was murdered by a Selig studio employee.

References: Robinson-Palace p. 152 : Website-IMDb.