David Miles
David Miles (October 26, 1871 – October 28, 1915) was an American actor and director. David Miles was born in Milford, Connecticut, he became a Hollywood actor and was head of dramatic production at the Kinemacolor Company of America until October 1913. He died of a sudden hemorrhage while walking with his secretary in New York City, aged 44.
David Miles
Moving Picture News, July 26, 1913 · Public domain
- Name
- David Miles
- Born
- 26 October 1871
- Birthplace
- Milford, Connecticut, U.S.
- Died
- 28 October 1915
- Place of death
- New York City, New York, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Nationality
- United States
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• Name — David Miles • Born — 26 October 1871 • Birthplace — Milford, Connecticut, U.S. • Died — 28 October 1915 • Place of death — New York City, New York, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • Director • Years Active — 1909–1915
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David Miles, born in October 1871 and died on 28 October 1915, is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
As actor
As actor
• All 1909 shorts, unless otherwise noted. • The Helping Hand • The Maniac Cook • The Honor of Thieves • Love Finds a Way • A Rural Elopement • The Criminal Hypnotist • The Welcome Burglar • The Cord of Life • The Girls and Daddy • The Brahma Diamond • Edgar Allen Poe • A Wreath in Time • Tragic Love • The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals • His Wife's Mother • The Politician's Love Story • At the Altar • The Prussian Spy • The Wooden Leg • The Roue's Heart • The Voice of the Violin • The Deception • And a Little Child Shall Lead Them • A Burglar's Mistake • A Drunkard's Reformation • Trying to Get Arrested • The Road to the Heart • Lucky Jim • Lady Helen's Escapade • Two Memories • The Cricket on the Hearth • The Violin Maker of Cremona • The Lonely Villa • An Outcast Among Outcasts (1912 short)
As director
As director
• The Closed Bible (1912 short) • How To Live 100 Years (1913 Kinemacolor short) • The Scarlet Letter (1913 Kinemacolor short) • Local Color (1913 Kinemacolor short)
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Biograph Company: D. W. Griffith, David Miles · file:Lonely_Villa_(1909).webm @ 00:07:48
David Miles, film director
White · Moving Picture World, February 10, 1912
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- 1.Slide, Anthony. The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Taylor & Francis. 109–110. 2014. 9781135925611.
- 2.David Miles Dies Suddenly. The New York Times. 13. October 29, 1915.
- 3.David Miles. The Los Angeles Times. 8. October 30, 1915.
- 4.Movie Man Is Dead. The Pittsburgh Press. 6. October 29, 1915.
- 5.Lillian Russell Kinemacolored. Motography. 9. 4. 136. 1913.
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