Brinsley Shaw
Brinsley Shaw (March 18, 1876 – July 3, 1931) was an American stage, director, and film actor of the silent era. He worked in over 150 films from 1910 to 1927.
Brinsley Shaw
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- Name
- Brinsley Shaw
- Born
- 18 March 1876
- Birthplace
- New York City, US
- Died
- 3 July 1931
- Occupation
- Silent film actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Brinsley Shaw (March 18, 1876 – July 3, 1931) was an American stage, director, and film actor of the silent era. He worked in over 150 films from 1910 to 1927.
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• Name — Brinsley Shaw • Born — 18 March 1876 • Birthplace — New York City, US • Died — 3 July 1931 • Place of death — New York City, US • Occupation — Silent film actor • Years Active — 1910–1927 (film)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Across the Plains (1911) • The Tomboy on Bar Z (1912) • The Wolf of Debt (1915) • A Prince in a Pawnshop (1916) • An Enemy to the King (1916) • Arsene Lupin (1917) • The Man of Mystery (1917) • The Black Gate (1919) • Hearts Are Trumps (1920) • A Trip to Paradise (1921) • The Curse of Drink (1922) • The Strangers' Banquet (1922) • Travelin' On (1922) • The Barefoot Boy (1923) • Stepping Lively (1924) • The Cloud Rider (1925) • Jimmie's Millions (1925) • Before Midnight (1925) • Don't (1925) • The Prince of Pep (1925) • Bucking the Truth (1926) • The Dove (1927)
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On origins, the institutional record states the following. Shaw died in 1931 at New York City. The record continues: brinsley Shaw was born in 1876 at New York City.
Advertisement for the American romantic drama film The Barefoot Boy (1923) with Frankie Lee, John Bowers, Sylvia Breamer, Tully Marshall, Raymond Hatton, Marjorie Daw, Brinsley Shaw, Otis Harlan, Virginia True Boardman, and Gertrude Messinger, on page 6 of the September 4, 1923 Film Daily.
Mission Film Corporation / Columbia Pictures · The Film Daily (Jul. - Dec. 1923) on the Internet Archive
Advertisement for the American science fiction film The Unknown Purple (1923) with Henry B. Walthall, Alice Lake, Helen Ferguson, Frankie Lee, Ethel Grey Terry, Richard Wayne (1881 – 1958), Brinsley Shaw, Stuart Holmes, and James W. Morrison, on pages 8 and 9 of the September 30, 1924 Film Daily.
Carlos Productions / Truart Film Corporation · The Film Daily (Jul. - Dec. 1923) on the Internet Archive
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