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Willis Robards
Born Willis Lewis Robards
1873U.S.
Died November 3, 1921Hollywood, California, U.S.
Burial place
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Other names Walter Edwards Occupation Actor
Willis Lewis Robards (1873–1921) also known as Walter Edwards , was an American actor, film director, and film producer.
[1]
[2] He acted in stage, and in cinema during the
silent film era . He is known for his work on the films
When Shadows Fall (1916),
Mothers of Men (1917), and
The Three Musketeers (1921).
Biography
Robards worked for the
St. Louis Motion Picture Company in
Santa Paula in
Ventura County, California .
[3]
[2] He served as the producer for the animated series,
Mutt and Jeff .
[2] During the production of the silent film
Mothers of Men (1917), he created the film production company, Robards Film Company of
Santa Cruz, California .
[4] He served as the manager of the Robard Players,
[1] and
O.E. Goebel 's Rainbow Players.
[5]
He married Grace Rosetta Maud Blake, and together they had three children,
[3] including actor Willis Robards Jr. (also known as Willis Robards III; 1912–1984). Robards died of a
heart attack on November 3, 1921, in Hollywood, California,
[6]
[3] and is buried at
Hollywood Forever Cemetery .
Filmography
Director
Actor
Writer
Night Shadows (1916), a two-reel western
[11]
[12]
See also
References
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a
b
Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage . Dramatic Mirror Company. 1917. p. 23.
^
a
b
c Justice, Fred C.; Smith, Tom R. (1914).
Who's Who in the Film World: Being Biographies with Photographic Reproductions of Prominent Men and Women who Through Their Genius and Untiring Energy Have Contributed So Greatly Toward the Upbuilding of the Moving Picture Industry . Film World Publishing Company. p. 168.
^
a
b
c
"Former Santa Paulan Passes Away in L.A." Ventura Free Press . November 11, 1921. Retrieved 2023-05-02 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
a
b Fleming, E. J. (2013-11-08).
Wallace Reid: The Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol . McFarland. p. 104.
ISBN
978-0-7864-7725-8 .
^
Moving Picture World and View Photographer . World Photographic Publishing Company. 1915. p. 1334.
^
"Willis L. Robards, Movie Actor Dies" .
The San Francisco Examiner . November 5, 1921. Retrieved 2023-05-02 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Langman, Larry (2015-07-11).
The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900-1996 . McFarland. p. 295.
ISBN
978-1-4766-0925-6 .
^ Solomon, Aubrey (2014-01-10).
The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography . McFarland. p. 274.
ISBN
978-0-7864-8610-6 .
^ "McLean's Next".
Dramatic Mirror and Theatre World . Dramatic Mirror Incorporated. 1921. p. 1015.
^
Canadian Moving Picture Digest . Vol. 13. 1921. p. 22.
^
Motography . Vol. XVI. 1916. p. 890.
^
Catalog of Copyright Entries Part 1B, Group 2 . Library of Congress Copyright Office. 1916. p. 1140. {{
cite book }}
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