Guy Coombs (June 15, 1882 – December 29, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor who had a prolific career during the silent era. He was born in
Washington, D. C.
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and died in
Los Angeles, California
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. He left films in 1922 to work in real-estate in Florida.
Coombs appeared in films from
Edison,
Kalem,
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and
Metro Pictures
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.
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Coombs was married at one time to Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Quirentia Nilsson (March 30, 1888 – February 11, 1974) was a Swedish-American actress who achieved success in American silent movies.
Early life
Nilsson was born in Ystad, Sweden in 1888. Her middle name Quirentia is derived from her ...
.
Selected filmography
*''Nell's Last Deal'' (1911)
*''Aida
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'' (1911)
*''Edna's Imprisonment
''Edna's Imprisonment'' is a 1911 silent short drama film produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. It starred Miriam Nesbitt and Yale Boss. Released through the General Film Company.
Cast
*Edna May Weick as Edna
*Miriam Nesbitt
*Yale Bos ...
'' (1911)
*''Captain Nell
''Captain Nell'' is a 1911 silent drama short directed by Edwin S. Porter. It was produced by Edison Manufacturing Company and distributed by General Film Company.
Cast
*Miriam Nesbitt - Captain Nell of the Salvation Army
* Charles Ogle - Mr. R ...
'' (1911)
*''A Celebrated Case
''A Celebrated Case'' is a 1914 American silent drama film starring Alice Joyce, Guy Coombs and Marguerite Courtot. It is based on the 1877 play ''Une cause célèbre'' by Adolphe Philippe Dennery and Eugene Cormon. A French soldier is wrongfu ...
'' (1914)
*''Bab's Diary
''Bab's Diary'' is a 1917 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Marguerite Clark. The film's scenario was written by Martha D. Foster, based on the screen story "Her Diary" by Mary Roberts Rinehart. This w ...
'' (1917)
*'' Bab's Burglar'' (1917)
*''The Uphill Path
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It was filmed at the old Biograph Studios. Working title for this film was : The Girl with a Past.
The creator of the ...
'' (1918)
*'' Flower of the Dusk'' (1920)
*''The Wrong Woman'' (1920)
*'' When Knighthood Was in Flower'' (1922)
*'' That Woman'' (1922)
References
External links
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1882 births
1947 deaths
Male actors from Washington, D.C.