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Years active
  
1909-1947

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Edwin August

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Full Name
  
Edwin August Phillip von der Butz.

Born
  
November 20, 1883 (
1883-11-20
)
Saint Louis, Missouri

Occupation
  
Actor, film director, screenwriter

Died
  
March 4, 1964, Hollywood, California, United States

Movies
  
The Girl and Her Trust, The Yellow Passport

Similar People
  
Billy Bitzer, D W Griffith, Lon Chaney, Frank Powell, Roy William Neill

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Edwin August (November 20, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 152 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919. He co-founded Eaco Films in 1914.

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He was born in Saint Louis, Missouri and died in Hollywood, California. His grave is located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Selected filmography

  • The Welcome Burglar (1909)
  • The House with Closed Shutters (1910)
  • The Fugitive (1910)
  • His Daughter (1911)
  • The Smile of a Child (1911)
  • A Country Cupid (1911)
  • Out from the Shadow (1911)
  • Her Awakening (1911)
  • The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of (1911)
  • The Making of a Man (1911)
  • The Long Road (1911)
  • The Battle (1911)
  • Through Darkened Vales (1911)
  • The Voice of the Child (1911)
  • The Eternal Mother (1912)
  • The Old Bookkeeper (1912)
  • Under Burning Skies (1912)
  • One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)
  • The Lesser Evil (1912)
  • A Beast at Bay (1912)
  • The Detective's Stratagem (1913)
  • Brute Force (1914)
  • The Yellow Passport (1916)
  • The Lion's Claws (1918)
  • A Broadway Scandal (1918)

    • As director

  • The Sea Urchin (1913)
  • The Blood Red Tape of Charity (1913)
  • The Trap (1913)
  • Evidence (1915)

    • References

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