Arthur Tavares was an American

actor 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 (), li ...

and

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edit ...

who was active in Hollywood from the 1910s through the 1930s.

Biography

Arthur was born in

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to Jayme Tavares and Maria Botelho, both of whom were Portuguese immigrants. During the 1910s, Tavares appeared as an actor in

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. During the 1920s, he changed gears and became an editor. At the beginning of the

sound era A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed before ...

, Tavares worked on

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versions of American films. He also made a number of films in Britain, including '' The Wrecker'', '' The First Born'' and ''

Song of Freedom ''Song of Freedom'' is a 1936 British film directed by J. Elder Wills and starring Paul Robeson. Two of the film's pivotal elements are the character of an opera composer, Gabriel Donizetti, presumably suggested by historical opera composer Ga ...

''.

Partial filmography

Actor

* '' The Spanish Jade'' (1915) *'' The Chef's Revenge'' (1915) * ''

Ramona ''Ramona'' is a 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and ...

'' (1916) *''

The Eyes of the World (1917 film) The Eyes of the World or Eyes of the World may refer to: Film *''The Eyes of the World'', 1917 American silent drama co-starring Jack Livingston, based on Harold Bell Wright's 1914 novel * ''The Eyes of the World'' (1920 film), German silent starri ...

'' * '' The Savage'' (1917) * ''

Hungry Eyes "Hungry Eyes" is a song performed by American musician Eric Carmen, a former member of the band Raspberries, and was featured in the film ''Dirty Dancing'' (1987). The song was recorded at Beachwood Studios in Beachwood, Ohio in 1987. "Hungry Ey ...

'' (1918) * ''

Fortune's Mask ''Fortune's Mask'' is a 1922 American drama film starring Earle Williams and featuring Oliver Hardy. It is unknown whether any print of the film survives; it may be a lost film. Plot Cast * Earle Williams as Ramón Olivarra (aka Dicky Maloney ...

'' (1922)

Editor

* '' Lilies of the Field'' (1924) * ''

Chickie ''Chickie'' is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and released by First National Pictures. Based on the novel of the same name by Elenore Meherin, the film was directed by John Francis Dillon and starred Dorothy Mackaill. ''Chickie'' is ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Unguarded Hour ''The Unguarded Hour'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Loretta Young and Franchot Tone. In England, a prominent young prosecutor in a murder trial is unaware that his wife is involved. It is based on Bernard Meriv ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' The First Born'' (1928) * '' The Wrecker'' (1929) * ''

Shadows of Glory ''Shadows of Glory'' (Spanish:''Sombras de gloria'') is a pre-Code Spanish-language American film released in 1930. It was produced by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures to serve as an alternate-language version of their English-language release ''Blaz ...

'' (1930) * ''

Thus is Life ''Thus is Life'' (Spanish: ''Así es la vida'') is a 1930 American Spanish language romantic comedy film directed by George Crone and starring José Bohr, Delia Magana and Lolita Vendrell. It was produced as the Spanish version of the English ...

'' (1930) * '' Drácula'' (1931) * ''

East of Borneo ''East of Borneo'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was the brief era in the American film industry between the widespread adoption of sound in film in 1929LaSalle (2002), p. 1. and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Pr ...

'' (1931) * '' Strictly Dishonorable'' (1931) * '' Sally Bishop'' (1932) * ''

Ten Minute Alibi ''Ten Minute Alibi'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Phillips Holmes, Aileen Marson and Theo Shall. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios.Wood p.84 The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazz ...

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

'' (1936)

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Nollen, Scott Allen. ''Paul Robeson: Film Pioneer''. McFarland, 2010.

References

External links

* 1884 births 1954 deaths American male silent film actors Male actors from San Francisco 20th-century American male actors American film editors {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub