Arthur Ashley (October 6, 1886 – December 28, 1970) was an actor, writer, and director of
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
s and also acted in
legitimate theater
Legitimate theatre is live performance that relies almost entirely on diegetic elements, with actors performing through speech and natural movement.Joyce M. Hawkins and Robert Allen, eds. "Legitimate" entry. ''The Oxford Encyclopedic English Dict ...
. He was involved with
World Pictures. He directed and acted in several film productions. Later in his career he established his own stock company for theatrical productions.
His starring roles included
''The Guardian''.
He worked with
William A. Brady's daughter
Alice Brady
Alice Brady (born Mary Rose Brady; November 2, 1892 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked until six months before her death from cancer in ...
on several projects.
He was also the manager of the
Percy Williams Actors' Home.
["Arthur Ashley." The New York Times, 30 Dec. 1970, p. 28.]
Filmography
Actor
Director
* ''The Guardian'' (1917)
* ''The Marriage Market'' (1917)
* ''Rasputin, the Black Monk'' (1917)
* ''Shall We Forgive Her?'' (1917)
* ''The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds'' (1918)
* ''Broken Ties'' (1918)
* ''
Oh Mary Be Careful'' (1921)
References
External links
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1886 births
1970 deaths
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
Silent film directors
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors
American film directors
20th-century American screenwriters
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