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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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)
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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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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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