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Edwin Middleton (1865–1929) was a film director in the United States.[1][2]

Edwin Middleton
Born1865
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died(1929-06-17)June 17, 1929
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Pool Shark

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



References


  1. "Edwin Middleton | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Edwin Middleton – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  5. "Edwin Middleton Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com.
  6. 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.
  7. "Motography". January 28, 1916 via Google Books.
  8. Dixon, Wheeler Winston (November 6, 2015). Black and White Cinema: A Short History. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813572437 via Google Books.
  9. "Moving Picture World (Dec 1915)". New York, Chalmers Publishing Company. 1915.
  10. Nash, Jay Robert; Connelly, Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (January 3, 1988). Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936. Cinebooks. ISBN 9780933997103 via Google Books.
  11. "Motography". January 3, 1916 via Google Books.
  12. "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. January 3, 1916 via Google Books.
  13. "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. January 28, 1916 via Google Books.





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