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Edna Foster
Edna Foster was a child star at Biograph who was active during Hollywood's silent era. She often played boys' roles and was known for her character named Billy; Biograph even promoted her as Billy Foster. She was born in Boston to Conrad Foster — a theater owner and eventual mayor of Traverse City, Michigan — and his wife, Annie. Edna had several siblings; her older sister Flora Foster (who died as a teenager of heart failure) was a child actress as well. Edna seems to have retired from the film industry after her sister's death. According to her father's 1940 obituary, she was still alive, unmarried, and living in New York City. Selected filmography * ''Men and Women'' (1914) * ''The Escape'' (1914) * ''A Nest Unfeathered'' (1914) * '' The Little Tease'' (1913) * '' A Misappropriated Turkey'' (1913) * ''With the Enemy's Help'' (1912) * ''A String of Pearls'' (1912) * ''The Sunbeam'' (1912) * ''The Transformation of Mike'' (1912) * ''For His Son'' (1912) * ''The Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Transformation Of Mike
''The Transformation of Mike'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Wilfred Lucas as Mike * Blanche Sweet as The Tenement Girl * Edna Foster as The Tenement Girl's Brother * William J. Butler as The Tenement Father * Kate Bruce as A Neighbor * W. Christy Cabanne as In Bar * John T. Dillon as A Policeman / At Dance * Frank Evans as A Policeman * Robert Harron as At Dance * Grace Henderson as At Dance * J. Jiquel Lanoe as In Bar / At Dance * Joseph McDermott as In Bar / At Dance * Gus Pixley as At Dance * W. C. Robinson as In Bar / At Dance See also * D. W. Griffith filmography * Blanche Sweet filmography __NOTOC__ This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According to the Internet Movie Database, Sweet appeared in 161 films between 1909 and 1959. ---- 1909 - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 - 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1919 - Later films ... References External links * 1912 films 1912 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Silent Film Actresses
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From Boston
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lonedale Operator
''The Lonedale Operator'' is a 1911 short American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Blanche Sweet and written by Mack Sennett for the Biograph Company. The plot of the film involves a girl who takes over a telegraph station after her father takes ill. After the payroll for the town's mine is delivered, two drifters try to steal the money. Their robbery is foiled because the girl is able to telegraph for help and then hold the would-be robbers off until help arrives. ''The Lonedale Operator'' includes "elements of romance, drama, suspense, Western, and even a bit of comedy near the end." Unlike most films at the time which had a simple plot line set in one location, ''The Lonedale Operator'' "intercuts three primary spaces—the telegraph office interior, the criminals outside, and the rescue train." Although audiences in 1911 were not used to such editing, as there were more than 100 shots in the film, the use of the telegraph helped them understand the cros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Country Cupid
''A Country Cupid'' is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives. Cast * Blanche Sweet as Edith * Edwin August as Jack * Edna Foster as Billy * Joseph Graybill as The Half-Wit * Kate Bruce as Edith's Mother * Claire McDowell as The Half-Wit's Mother * Frank Evans as Jack's Father * Alfred Paget as A Farmer * Edward Dillon as Among Students * Robert Harron as Among Students See also * List of American films of 1911 * D. W. Griffith filmography * Blanche Sweet filmography __NOTOC__ This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According to the Internet Movie Database, Sweet appeared in 161 films between 1909 and 1959. ---- 1909 - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 - 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1919 - Later films ... References External links * 1911 films American black-and-white films 1911 drama films 1911 short films Films directed by D. W. Griffith American silent short films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Billy
''The Adventures of Billy'' is a 1911 silent short dramatic film directed by D. W. Griffith. It is one of many Griffith shorts preserved by the paper print and is available for viewing today. Cast * Edna Foster - Billy *Donald Crisp - First Tramp * Joseph Graybill - Second Tramp * Dell Henderson - Rich Man *Claire McDowell - Rich Woman *Kate Bruce - The Maid * Frank Evans - The Farmer *W. Chrystie Miller - Robbery Victim ;Uncredited * D. W. Griffith - On Bench *Grace Henderson - Woman on Porch * Harry Hide - On Lawn *Charles Hill Mailes - Farmhand/ Rescuer * Alfred Paget - Farmhand, Rescuer *Donald Crisp Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ... - thug References External links * The Adventures of Billyavailable for free download aInternet Archive 1911 films Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battle (1911 Film)
''The Battle'' is a 1911 American war film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was set during the American Civil War. It was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. Prints of the film survive in several film archives around the world including the Museum of Modern Art, UCLA Film and Television Archive, George Eastman House and the Filmoteca Española. Cast * Charles West - The Boy (as Charles H. West) * Blanche Sweet - The Boy's Sweetheart * Charles Hill Mailes - The Union Commander * Robert Harron - A Union soldier * Donald Crisp - A Union Soldier * Spottiswoode Aitken * Edwin August - A Union Officer * Lionel Barrymore - Wagon Driver * Kate Bruce - In the Town * William J. Butler - A Union Officer/At Farewell * W. Christy Cabanne - A Union Soldier *Edna Foster - At Dance * Joseph Graybill - A Union Officer * Guy Hedlund - A Union Soldier * Dell Henderson - A Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For His Son
''For His Son'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when Biograph Company and other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. A print of the film survives today. Cast * Charles Hill Mailes as The Father, a Physician * Charles West as The Son * Blanche Sweet as The Son's Fiancée * William Bechtel as In Office * Dorothy Bernard as The Secretary * W. Christy Cabanne as One of the Son's Friends / At Soda Fountain * Edward Dillon as At Soda Fountain * Edna Foster as At Soda Fountain * Robert Harron as At Soda Fountain * Dell Henderson as In Office * Grace Henderson as The Landlady * Harry Hyde as One of the Son's Friends * J. Jiquel Lanoe as At Soda Fountain * Alfred Paget as In Office * Gus Pixley as At Soda Fountain * W. C. Robinson as At Soda Fountain * Ynez Seabury as At Soda Fountain (as Inez Sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunbeam (1912 Film)
''The Sunbeam'' is a 1912 American film directed by D. W. Griffith. Plot A small child whose mother is dying wanders out of the room and unites a stern spinster and unhappy bachelor by virtue of her innocent appeal. They discover the mother dead and, one presumes, plight their troth to find happiness, and care for the newly minted orphan. No-one emotes too much about the recently dead mother who is lying dead beside them when this is going on Cast *Ynez Seabury as Sunbeam *Kate Bruce as Sunbeam's Mamma *Claire McDowell as Spinster *Dell Henderson George Delbert "Dell" Henderson (July 5, 1877 – December 2, 1956) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and writer. He began his long and prolific film career in the early days of silent film. Biography Born in the Southwestern Ontario cit ... as Bachelor References External links * * 1912 films American silent short films 1910s English-language films American black-and-white films Films directed by D. W. Griffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Foster
Flora (: floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. The corresponding term for animals is ''fauna'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora as in the terms ''gut flora'' or ''skin flora''. Etymology The word "flora" comes from the Latin name of Flora, the goddess of plants, flowers, and fertility in Roman mythology. The technical term "flora" is then derived from a metonymy of this goddess at the end of the sixteenth century. It was first used in poetry to denote the natural vegetation of an area, but soon also assumed the meaning of a work cataloguing such vegetation. Moreover, "Flora" was used to refer to the flowers of an artificial garden in the seventeenth century. The distinction between vegetation (the general appearance of a community) and flora (the taxonomic composition of a community) was first made by Jules Thurmann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A String Of Pearls (film)
''A String of Pearls'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Dorothy Bernard - The Poor Woman * Charles West - The Poor Woman's Brother (as Charles H. West) * Kate Bruce - The Poor Woman's Mother * Blanche Sweet - The Second Woman * William J. Butler - The Second Woman's Father * Adolph Lestina - The Doctor * Mack Sennett - The Musician * Charles Hill Mailes - The Rich Doctor * Dell Henderson - The Millionaire * Grace Henderson - The Millionaire's Wife See also * D. W. Griffith filmography * Blanche Sweet filmography __NOTOC__ This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According to the Internet Movie Database, Sweet appeared in 161 films between 1909 and 1959. ---- 1909 - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 - 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1919 - Later films ... References External links * 1912 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1912 drama films 1912 short films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
