Career
Born in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland to parents Alexander and Isabella (Henderson) Finlayson, he attended George Watson's College before dropping out of the University of Edinburgh to pursue an acting career. After the death of both his parents, he emigrated to the U.S. in 1911 at the age of 24 with his brother Robert. He married Emily Cora Gilbert in 1919 and became a U.S. citizen in 1920.
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