Walter Edwards (director)
Walter Edwards | |
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 Walter Edwards (1917) | |
| Born | January 8, 1870 |
| Died | April 12, 1920 (aged 50) |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Screenwriter, Actor |
Walter Edwards (January 8, 1870 – April 12, 1920), was an American director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 46 films during his career.[1][2]
Edwards initially work at the Elitch Theatre was as a director in 1896, but he later returned for multiple seasons as an actor in the summer stock cast. "In 1896, Mrs. Elitch signed J. H. Huntley to direct a resident stock company... After six weeks of melodrama, however, and a few unsatisfactory notices, the organization of the company was changed. Huntley, who was not very popular with audiences or with newspaper reviewers, was replaced by Walter Edwards."[3] On July 12, 1896, Edwards started as director and his first play was J. K. Tillotson's A Gilded Crime. The newspaper review stated: "Walter Edwards' presence has strengthened the company materially..."[3]
Between 1897 and 1908 Edwards was a regular of the Elitch Theatre summer stock cast. Commenting on his leading roles in 1898, Mary Elitch remembered, "Walter Edwards headed a very strong company when the 1898 season opened with Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's Esmeralda. His leading lady was Margaret Dibdin."[4] Later, in 1912, Edwards returned to the Elitch Theatre and was the lead in The Deep Purple by Wilson Mizner and Paul Armstrong.[5]
Selected filmography
[edit]- The Harvest of Sin (1913)
- The Edge of the Abyss (1915)
- The Bride of Hate (1917)
- The Last of the Ingrams (1917)
- Love or Justice (1917)
- Idolators (1917)
- The Fuel of Life (1917)
- Time Locks and Diamonds (1917)
- Paddy O'Hara (1917)
- Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots (1918)
- A Pair of Silk Stockings (1918)
- A Lady's Name (1918)
- Sauce for the Goose (1918)
- The Man from Funeral Range (1918)
- The Gypsy Trail (1918)
- Who Cares? (1919)
- Girls (1919)
- The Veiled Adventure (1919)
- Romance and Arabella (1919)
- Widow by Proxy (1919)
- Happiness a la Mode (1919)
- A Girl Named Mary (1919)
- All of a Sudden Peggy (1920)
- Young Mrs. Winthrop (1920)
- Easy to Get (1920)
- A Lady in Love (1920)
References
[edit]- ^ "Walter Edwards". AFI. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ^ Walter Edwards; kinotv.com
- ^ a b Borrillo, Theodore A. (2012). Denver's historic Elitch Theatre : a nostalgic journey (a history of its times). [publisher not identified]. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-9744331-4-1. OCLC 823177622.
- ^ Dier, Caroline L. (1932). The lady of the Gardens : Mary Elitch Long. Hollycrofters, Inc., Ltd. p. 52. OCLC 307807.
- ^ Dier, Caroline L. (1932). The lady of the Gardens : Mary Elitch Long. Hollycrofters, Inc., Ltd. p. 121. OCLC 307807.
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