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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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