Lawrence Peyton (died October 10, 1918) was a silent film actor in the United States. He starred in the 1914 film based on Jack London's Martin Eden . [1]
Peyton served as a private in the 813th Pioneer Infantry Regiment of the United States Army during World War I. [2] He was killed in action in France on October 10, 1918, and was buried at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery. [2] [3]
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary is a cemetery and mortuary located in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles. It is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in Westwood, with an entrance from Glendon Avenue.
The Lubin Manufacturing Company was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1896 to 1916. Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark.
Joseph Edward Victor Fairfield Daveran Singleton was an actor of the silent era. An Australian, he appeared in 74 films between 1913 and 1925. He was born in Melbourne.
Rex De Rosselli, was an American actor of the silent era, mainly appearing in Westerns. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in Kentucky and died in East Saint Louis. He also served as head trainer of the Universal City Zoo from approximately 1915 to 1917. Rex De Rosselli was described as a "silver-haired Beau Brummell" who alternated film work in the winters and circus work in the summers.
Dick La Reno was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1914 and 1931. He was born in Ireland and died in Hollywood, California.
Horace B. Carpenter was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 330 films between 1914 and 1946. He also directed 15 films between 1925 and 1934. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Carpenter died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack.
Ernest C. Joy was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 76 films between 1911 and 1920.
Bessie Eyton was an American actress of the silent era. Eyton appeared in 200 films between 1911 and 1925. From 1911 to 1918, the period when the majority of her films were made, she was under contract to Selig Polyscope Company.
Robert Donald Walker was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1953. He was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles.
James Kyrle MacCurdy, born James Kyrle McCurdy was a theater actor and playwright. He married actress Kate Woods Fiske and lived in Brentwood, New York. In 1907 he wrote Yankee Doodle Detective. He wrote the 1915 play A Little Girl in the Big City that was made into the 1925 silent film A Little Girl in a Big City. He also wrote the 1917 play Broken Hearts of Broadway that was made into the 1923 silent film Broken Hearts of Broadway produced and directed by Irving Cummings and starring Colleen Moore. He also wrote the Old Clothes Man 1918. He also wrote and performed in Pedro, the Italian.
Hal Clements was an American actor and director of silent films. He starred in dozens of silent films. He married writer Olga Printzlau.
Harold Holland was a British theatre and silent film actor and playwright. He was born in Bloomsbury, London. He played Dr. Rogers in the 1913 film Riches and Rogues, and took the lead role of Dr. Thomas "Tom" Flynn in the 1914 comedy The Lucky Vest. After having worked on Charlie Chaplin films including Shanghaied and The Bank in 1915, he was hired by the Morosco Photoplay Company in 1916 as it expanded.
Daisy Jefferson was an American actress on stage and screen whose work includes leading roles in several silent films. She appeared with her husband Thomas Jefferson in Rip Van Winkle.
Milton J. Fahrney, sometimes credited as Milton H. Fahrney or simply Milton Fahrney, was an actor and director during the silent film era.
Bessie Buskirk was an actress on stage and in silent films in the United States. She was a child actress on stage before becoming a film actress as an adult. Already in 1900, she was appearing on stage. She appeared in several short films in 1915 and continued to be cast in various credited roles into 1917.
James Parks Jones was an actor in many silent films in the United States. His roles included many leading and supporting roles over more than a decade.
Rosetta Dewart Brice, known professionally as Betty Brice, was an American actress in many silent films.
Thomas R. Mills, billed as Tom Mills, was an actor and director of silent films. He was a theater actor until he joined Vitagraph to make films.
Ralph Kellard was an actor in the U.S. who appeared in theatrical productions and films. His film work included leading roles in several films such as The Shielding Shadow (1916), The Restless Sex (1920) and The Cost (film). His son Robert Kellard also became an actor.
William Canfield was an American actor on stage and screen known for portraying villains. He was in the 1915 serial The Broken Coin and the 1918 war propaganda film Why America Will Win.