Joel Day
Joel Day was an American actor and artist who worked during the silent film era.
Life and career
[edit]Joel Arthur Day was born on 16 March 1861 in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois.[1] He grew up in Salina, Kansas.[2]
Day was married to Elizabeth Mets on 28 December 1892, in Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey.[3][4]
In 1900 Day was living in New Jersey and working as an artist.[5] In 1910 Day listed his occupation as a designer for a magazine in the 1910 US Census.[6] He also acted in stock theater, eventually moving into silent film,[7] and continued to paint between film contracts.[2]
Day died in California on 23 November 1923.[8]
Partial filmography
[edit]- The Egyptian Mummy (1914) as Tim, the Egyptian Mummy[9]
- The Man of Shame (1915) as Death[10]
- Caprice of the Mountains (1916) as Dave Talbert[11]
- The Pride of the Clan (1917) as The Dominie[12]
- Vengeance (1918) as Selim[13]
- The Challenge Accepted (1918) as Tom Carey[14]
- Hit or Miss (1919) as Si Martin[15]
- Red Courage (1921) as Chuckwalla Bill[16]
- Watch your Step (1922) as Ky Wilson[17]
- The Face Between (1922) as Mr Canfield[18]
- In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922) as Abraham Lincoln[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925". Ancestry. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b "New York Takes All". The Salina Evening Journal. 1 August 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Jael A. Day - Vital • New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985". FamilySearch. 28 December 1892. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Wedding Bells". Salina Daily Republican. 11 January 1893. p. 4. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Census • United States Census, 1900". FamilySearch. 1 June 1900. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "United States Census, 1910 New York, New York, Manhattan Ward 12, ED 685". FamilySearch. 15 April 1910. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Cast for Next Artcraft Subject". The Moving Picture World. 30 (11): 1629. 16 December 1916 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "Joel A Day - Vital • California Death Index, 1905-1939". FamilySearch. 23 November 1923. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "The Egyptian Mummy". The Internet Movie Database. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Broadway Universal Features". Motion Picture News: 73. 25 September 1915.
- ^ "Caprice of the Mountains". AllMovie. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Film Reviews". Variety. XLV (6): 27. 5 January 1917 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "Vengeance". Moving Picture World. 36 (8): 1190. 25 May 2018 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Challenge Accepted". The Moving Picture World. 38 (13): 1561. 28 December 1918 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "Hit or Miss". The Moving Picture World. 39 (12): 1699. 22 March 1919 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "Who's Where". Camera!. 4 (29): 14. 29 October 1921 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "Who's Where". Camera!. IV (47): 13. 4 March 1922 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ Pardy, George T. (10 June 1922). "The Face Between". Exhibitors Trade Review. 12 (2): 119 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "Lincoln: A Shadow Portrait". Motion Picture Magazine. XXIII (2): 26. March 1922 – via The Internet Archive.