Lawrence Peyton (died October 10, 1918) was a silent film actor in the United States. He starred in the 1914 film based on

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's ''

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Personal life

Peyton served as a

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in the 813th Pioneer Infantry Regiment of the

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during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. He was killed in action in

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on October 10, 1918, and was buried at the

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Filmography

*'' When the Blood Calls (1913)'' with

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'' (1914) *'' The Boer War'' (1914) *''

The Unafraid ''The Unafraid'' is a 1915 American drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Extant at George Eastman House. Rita Jolivet completed this film just before boarding the Lusitania on its final voyage. The film survives and is preserved in the film ...

'' (1915) *'' A Gentleman of Leisure'' (1915) *''

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'' (1915) *'' Buck's Lady Friend'' (1915) *'' A Man's Friend'' (1916) *''

Joan the Woman ''Joan the Woman'' is a 1916 American epic silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Geraldine Farrar as Joan of Arc. The film premiered on Christmas Day in 1916. This was DeMille's first historical drama. The screenplay is ba ...

(1916) *'' Joan of the Angels'' (1916) *''

The Red Ace ''The Red Ace'' is a 1917 American adventure film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard. An incomplete print which is missing four chapters survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Cast * Marie Walcamp as Virginia Dixon * Lawrence ...

'' (1917) *'' The Golden Fetter'' (1917) *''

How Could You, Jean? ''How Could You, Jean?'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film, starring Mary Pickford, directed by William Desmond Taylor, and based on a novel by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd. Casson Ferguson was the male lead; Spottiswoode Aitken and a young Z ...

'' (1918)

References

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