Billy Mason (April 1, 1889 – January 24, 1941) was an American

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performer and

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of the

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.Etulain o,293 He appeared in over a hundred

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as well as several

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. He also directed a handful of films, including ''

Baseball Madness ''Baseball Madness'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Billy Mason and starring Gloria Swanson. Cast * Gloria Swanson * Billy Mason * Orin Jackson (as Orin C. Jackson) * Mark Fenton * Countess Du Cello (as Countess Mary Du Ce ...

'' (1917) starring

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Selected filmography

* ''

From the Submerged ''From the Submerged'' is a 1912 American silent film, silent short film. The melodrama was written and directed by Theodore Wharton, and stars E.H. Calvert, Ruth Stonehouse, Mildred Weston, Dolores Cassinelli, Bryant Washburn and Billy Mason. It ...

'' (1912) * '' The Snare'' (1912) * '' The Right Direction'' (1916) * '' A Dash of Courage'' (1916) * ''Billy the Bandit'' (1916) * ''

'' (1917) * ''

Some Bride ''Some Bride'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Otto and produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It stars Viola Dana. Plot As described in a film magazine, Patricia Morley (Dana) is a pretty, young bride whose flirta ...

'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' A Taste of Life'' (1919) * '' The Wolf'' (1919) * '' It Might Happen to You'' (1920)

References

Bibliography

* Etulain, Richard W. ''Thunder in the West: The Life and Legends of Billy the Kid''. University of Oklahoma Press, 2020. * Massa, Steve. ''Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy''. BearManor Media, 2017.

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* 1889 births 1941 deaths Film directors from South Dakota American male film actors Male actors from South Dakota People from Aurora County, South Dakota {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub