Sidney Rankin Drew (September 19, 1891May 19, 1918) was an American actor and

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Biography

Born in 1891, Drew was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew and first cousin of the actors

John Barrymore John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly a ...

Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blyth; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in '' A Free Soul'' (1931) ...

, and

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. He appeared in 36 films between 1913 and 1917, and directed 14 films between 1915 and 1917. After a successful career with

Vitagraph Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907 ...

, Drew moved to

Metro Pictures Metro Pictures Corporation was a Film, motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at le ...

in 1916, becoming the fifth of the Barrymore/Drew to work at the studio. His first, and last, film at Metro was ''

The Belle of the Season ''The Belle of the Season'' is a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film, directed by S. Rankin Drew, and stars Emmy Wehlen, S. Rankin Drew, and Walter Hitchcock. It was originally scheduled to be released in 1917, but its premiere was delayed ...

'', which was shot in 1916, but released posthumously in 1918. Drew was killed in action when his plane was shot down over

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during

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. He has a monument in

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Filmography

* ''The Still Voice'' (1913)*short * ''His Tired Uncle'' (1913)*short * ''An Infernal Tangle'' (1913)*short * ''The Snare of Fate'' (1913)*short * ''An Unwritten Chapter'' (1913)*short * ''The Glove'' (1913)*short * ''My Lady of Idleness'' (1913)*short * ''The Penalties of Reputation'' (1913)*short * ''A Game of Cards'' (1913)*short * ''Timing Cupid'' (1914)*short * ''Hearts of Women'' (1914)*short * ''Marrying Sue'' (1914)*short * ''In the Old Attic'' (1914)*short * ''The Drudge'' (1914)*short * ''The Idler'' (1914)*short * ''Never Again'' (1914)*short * ''

Mr. Barnes of New York ''Mr. Barnes of New York'' is a novel published in 1887 by American author Archibald Clavering Gunter, quite popular in its day, which was also adapted into a play in 1888, and later two silent film versions. Novel Although he already had succes ...

'' (1914, actor) * ''The Tattoo Mark'' (1914)*short * ''Maria's Sacrifice'' (1914)*short * ''The Royal Wild West'' (1914)*short * ''

In the Latin Quarter ''In the Latin Quarter'' is a 1915 silent short film directed by Lionel Belmore and starring Edith Storey and Antonio Moreno. It was produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. The film survives incomplete in the Library of C ...

'' (1915, actor)*short * ''O'Garry of the Royal Mounted'' (1915)*short * ''The Island of Regeneration'' (1915)*feature * ''The Quality of Mercy'' (1915)*short * ''A Madcap Adventure'' (1915)*short * ''Janet of the Chorus'' (1915)*short * ''Elsa's Brother'' (1915)*short * ''The Lesson of the Narrow Street'' (1915)*short * '' The Reward'' (1915)*short * ''The Third Party'' (1915)*short * ''Who Killed Joe Merrion?'' (1915)*feature * '' Thou Art the Man'' (1915)*feature * ''The Hunted Woman'' (1916)*feature * '' The Suspect'' (1916, director and actor)*feature * ''The Musical Barber'' (1916)*short * '' A Vampire Out of Work'' (1916) * ''

The Girl Philippa ''The Girl Philippa'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by S. Rankin Drew and starring Anita Stewart. It was produced and released by the Vitagraph Company of America. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Girl Philippa'' loca ...

'' (1917, director and actor)*feature * ''

Who's Your Neighbor? ''Who's Your Neighbor?'' is a 1917 silent American propaganda and drama film directed by S. Rankin Drew. The film's plot focuses around reformers who pass a law to force prostitutes, including Hattie Fenshaw, out of the red light district. Fe ...

'' (1917, director)*feature * ''

'' (released 1919 although shot in 1917, director, scenario, and actor)*feature

Director

*''What's Ours?'' (1915)*short *''Love's Way'' (1915)*short *''The Lesson of the Narrow Street'' (1915)*short *'' The Reward'' (1915)*short *'' Thou Art the Man'' (1915)*feature *''

Kennedy Square ''Kennedy Square'' is a lost 1916 silent film historical drama directed by S. Rankin Drew and starring Antonio Moreno, Muriel Ostriche and Charles Kent. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and released through V-L-S-E.''Pictor ...

'' (1916)*feature *''The Hunted Woman'' (1916)*feature *''The Vital Question'' (1916)*feature *'' The Suspect'' (1916)*feature *''The Daring of Diana'' (1916)*feature *'' A Vampire Out of Work'' (1916)*feature *''

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External links

Biography
''Photoplay'', April 1917 * *
Life and Letters of Sidney Rankin Drew
' (1921), edited by Mrs. Sidney Drew, at the

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