John
Donald Brenon was born in St. Louis Missouri on September 3, 1925. Don was a
part time actor making his first credited film “The Star Maker” in 1939. He
married actress Gertrude Marie ‘Trudi’ Jansen in 1946. After both of their
acting careers started to wane, Don and Trudi retired to Sonora, California in
1963 where they opened Brenon's Western Store in downtown Sonora.
Don
often appeared in cameo and character roles in movies filmed in and around
Sonora including the 1988 Euro-western “Blood Red” playing a freight clerk.
Don
died in Sonora on December 22, 2013, preceded by Trudi who died the year
before.
BRENON, Donald (aka Don Brenon) (John
Donald Brenon) [9/3/1925, St. Louis,
Missouri, U.S.A. – 12/22/2013, Sonora, California, U.S.A.] – stage, TV actor,
married to actress Gertrude Marie ‘Trudi’ Jansen [1925-2012] (1946-2012).
Blood Red - 1988 (freight
clerk)
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