Edwin Middleton
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.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]He worked in theater as part of a stock company from Philadelphia before his film career.[3] In 1891, he was an actor in a production titled Sin and Shadow.[4] In 1906, he is credited with a part in a Broadway production titled Matilda as "Dr. Lamb".[5]
He directed W.C. Fields's film debut in Pool Sharks in 1915.[6] 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.[7]
He was an organizer of the Motion Picture Directors Association of New York.[8]
Filmography
[edit]- 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) [8]
- The Flaming Sword (1915)
- The Widow Wins (1915)[9]
- 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)[10]
- Flames of Vengeance (1916)
- Armadale (1916)[11] – An adaptation of Armadale
- Gates of Divorce[12]
- The Criminals Thumb (1916)
- The Hidden Face (1916)
- Gates of Divorce (1916) – A "three-part drama"[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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.