Edward Abeles (November 4, 1869 – July 10, 1919) was an American actor. He appeared in eight films between 1914 and 1918. Before working for

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, of which he was one of the founding members, he had a lengthy stage career. Abeles Abeles was born in

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. He was a lawyer and worked as a reporter before he became an actor. After debuting in the play ''Alabama'' as a "tiny southern boy", his early experiences in acting included appearing in several musical productions as "Anna Held's juvenile man". He played roles in about two dozen Broadway shows, including Spike Hudgins in the

Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over ...

musical '' Oh, Lady! Lady!!'' (1918). He starred in the 1906 Broadway hit ''Brewster's Millions''. He later starred in the first film version of the play, directed by

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. On July 10, 1919, Abeles died of pneumonia at Dr. MacWilliam's Private Sanatarium in

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, aged 49.

Selected filmography

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'' (1914) *''

The Making of Bobby Burnit ''The Making of Bobby Burnit'' is a lost 1914 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and written by George Randolph Chester and Winchell Smith. The film stars Edward Abeles, Bessie Barriscale, Howard Hickman, George Hernandez, ...

'' (1914) *'' The Lone Wolf'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1918)

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Edward Abeles
portrait at New York Public Library (Billy Rose Collection) 1869 births 1919 deaths American male silent film actors Male actors from St. Louis American male stage actors 20th-century American male actors Deaths from pneumonia in New York City {{US-film-actor-1860s-stub