Eddie Lyons
American actor
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::summary American actor ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Eddie Lyons |
| image | Eddie Lyons 001.jpg |
| caption | Lyons in 1915 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Beardstown, Illinois, US |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Pasadena, California, US |
| occupation | |
| yearsactive | 1911–1926 |
| spouse | Virginia Kirtley (1916-1926) |
| children | 1 |
| signature | File:"Eddie Lyons" signature on 27 March 1915 photo - Nestor Film Studio Comedy Company (cropped).jpg |
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| name = Eddie Lyons | image = Eddie Lyons 001.jpg | caption = Lyons in 1915 | birth_date = | birth_place = Beardstown, Illinois, US | death_date = | death_place = Pasadena, California, US | occupation = | yearsactive = 1911–1926 | spouse = Virginia Kirtley (1916-1926) | children = 1 | signature = File:"Eddie Lyons" signature on 27 March 1915 photo - Nestor Film Studio Comedy Company (cropped).jpg
Eddie Lyons (November 25, 1886 – August 30, 1926) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer of the silent era. He appeared in 388, directed 153, wrote for 93, and produced 40 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in Beardstown, Illinois, and died in Pasadena, California. Lyons was often paired with actor Lee Moran and the two made several comedic films together.
Lyons performed in vaudeville and acted in stock theater companies in Chicago before he began acting in films. He worked for the Nestor Film Company, first as an actor and then as director of one of the company's units. His brother, Harry Lyons, also was an actor.
Lyons married actress Virginia Kirtley in 1916, and they had a daughter, Frances Lyons, who was an actress.
On August 30, 1926, Lyons died in the Bishop Sanitarium in Pasadena, California, aged 39.
Selected filmography
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- The Villain Foiled (1911)
- Mrs. Matthews, Dressmaker (1912)
- Jim's Atonement (1912)
- Almost a Rescue (1913)
- An Elephant on His Hands (1913)
- By the Sun's Rays (1914)
- When Lizzie Got Her Polish (1914)
- Wanted: A Leading Lady (1915)
- Their Quiet Honeymoon (1915)
- Where the Heather Blooms (1915)
- Love and a Savage (1915)
- Some Chaperone (1915)
- Jed's Trip to the Fair (1916)
- A Shocking Night (1921)
- Déclassée (1925)
- The Lodge in the Wilderness (1926)
- Shadow of the Law (1926)
References
References
- [https://www.allmovie.com/artist/eddie-lyons-p185333 Bio, Eddie Lyons; by Hans Wollstein, allmovie.com]
- (October 16, 1915). "Eddie Lyons, Nestor Comedian". The Allentown Democrat.
- (March 1915). "Eddie Lyons". Photoplay Magazine.
- (May 15, 1915). "Brevities of the Business". Motography.
- (13 January 2010). "Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel". McFarland.
- (August 31, 1926). "Eddie Lyons, comedian, dead". The Kansas City Star.
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