Baggot a Common Irish Surname of Ireland, Famous for Baggot, ireland, baggot street, baggot st, baggot dublin, king baggot, baggot irish pub, irish pubs, pubs irish beer, accomodation, ireland

This long-established name is ultimately of Old Germanic origin, from the personal name "Bago, Bac©o, Bahho", derived from the root verb "bag-", to fight. This was a relatively popular name among the Normans, who introduced it into England after the Conquest of 1066 in the forms "Bacus, Bacon", and "Bague". The surname Baggott and its variant forms Baggett, Bagot(t) and Bagehot derive from a diminutive form (with the suffix "-et") of the personal name, recorded as "Bagot" in 1125 in Staffordshire.

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(Origin French)

A stay or walking staff; a gunstick or drumstick, from Bagnette. It may be a corruption of Bigot. Bagad, in the Welsh, signifies a great many.

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King Baggot was also a famous entertainer.

King Baggot (born November 7, 1879 - died July 11, 1948) was an American motion picture pioneer actor, screenwriter and director.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he went to New York City with the intention of becoming a Broadway actor. In nearby Fort Lee, New Jersey he began a film career in 1909 as an actor in silent films with Carl Laemmle at his IMP Studios. Within two years he began writing scripts and directing, all the while becoming a major star in the U.S., Great Britain and in Europe. At a time when actors worked anonymously, Baggot and actress Florence Lawrence became the first "film stars" to be given billing, a marquis, and to be promoted in advertising.

In his 1914 two-reel film, Shadows, Baggot both directed as well as played the part of ten different characters. As a director, he gave Marie Prevost her first starring role in the 1922 romantic comedy Kissed. He also directed William S. Hart in his most famous Western film, Tumbleweeds. Problems with certain studio executives and the advent of sound in film eventually ended his directing career and he turned to character acting roles in the 1930s and 1940s. Over his career, Baggot participated in close to three hundred motion picture projects.

King Baggot died in Los Angeles in 1948 and was interred there in the Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles. He has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6312 Hollywood Blvd. In 2002, librarian/author Sally A. Dumaux told his story in a book titled: King Baggot: A Biography and Filmography of the First King of the Movies.

His son, King Baggot, Jr. is a successful Hollywood cinematographer.

There is also a street in Dublin called Baggot Street (Sráid Bhagóid in Irish) which runs from central Dublin to the northwestern end of Pembroke Road. It crosses the Grand Canal near Haddington Road. It is divided into two sections:

Lower Baggot Street (Sráid Bhagóid Íochtarach) - between the Liffey and Grand Canal.

Upper Baggot Street (Sráid Bhagóid Uachtarach) - south of the Grand Canal.
Lower Baggot Street is distinguished by Georgian architecture, while Upper Baggot Street has mainly Victorian architecture with a few buildings of 20th century vintage. The Royal City of Dublin Hospital, Baggot Street is on the east side of Upper Baggot Street, just south of the junction with Haddington Road.

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