| Edwin Middleton | |
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| Born | 1865 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | 1929 (aged 63–64) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Edwin Middleton (1865 – June 17, 1929) was an American film director.
Biography
He worked in theater as part of a stock company from Philadelphia before his film career. In 1891, he was an actor in a production titled Sin and Shadow. In 1906, he is credited with a part in a Broadway production titled Matilda as "Dr. Lamb".
He directed W.C. Fields's film debut in Pool Sharks in 1915. He also directed several shorts with casts that included Bud Ross. He made a series of films for the Gaumont Film Company.
He directed at least three "Cissy" films starring Cissy Fitzgerald. He worked for Gaumont Film Company in Jacksonville, Florida.
He was an organizer of the Motion Picture Directors Association of New York.
Filmography
- The Dream of a Motion Picture Director (1912)
- Lime Kiln Field Day (1913) – The oldest surviving film featuring African American actors
- One on Romance (1913)
- Because of a Hat (1914), writer
- Rip Van Winkle (1914)
- The Flaming Sword (1915)
- The Widow Wins (1915)
- Leave it to Cissy (1915)
- Curling Cissy (1915)
- Cissy's Innocent Wink (1915)
- The Reformer (1915)
- Ethel's Romeos (1915)
- Pool Sharks (1915) – The first film appearance of W.C. Fields
- Wildfire (1915)
- The Haunted Manor (1916)
- The Isle of Love (1916)
- Flames of Vengeance (1916)
- Armadale (1916) – An adaptation of Armadale
- Gates of Divorce
- The Criminals Thumb (1916)
- The Hidden Face (1916)
- Gates of Divorce (1916) – A "three-part drama"
References
- "Edwin Middleton | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
- Spehr, Paul C.; Lundquist, Gunnar; Lauritzen, Einar (July 1, 1996). American film personnel and company credits, 1908-1920: filmographies reordered by authoritative organizational and personal names from Lauritzen and Lundquist's American film-index. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 9780786402557 – via Google Books.
- Wertheim, Arthur Frank (January 16, 2017). W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen: Becoming a Character Comedian. Springer. ISBN 9781349949861 – via Google Books.
- "Edwin Middleton – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- "Edwin Middleton Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com.
- Wertheim, Arthur Frank (January 16, 2017). W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen: Becoming a Character Comedian. Springer. ISBN 9781349949861 – via Google Books.
- "Motography". January 28, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ Dixon, Wheeler Winston (November 6, 2015). Black and White Cinema: A Short History. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813572437 – via Google Books.
- "Moving Picture World (Dec 1915)". New York, Chalmers Publishing Company. 1915.
- Nash, Jay Robert; Connelly, Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (January 3, 1988). Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936. Cinebooks. ISBN 9780933997103 – via Google Books.
- "Motography". January 3, 1916 – via Google Books.
- "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. January 3, 1916 – via Google Books.
- "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. January 28, 1916 – via Google Books.
External links
| Films directed by Edwin Middleton | |
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