Daniel Sydney Ayres(August 28, 1879 – September 9, 1916) was an American
silent film
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actor,
director
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and
screenwriter
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. Ayres was also a theater actor.
Biography
Born in
New York City
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, Ayres was known for his handsome, suave looks. He often simultaneously acted and directed films after 1913. In 1916, Ayres died from
multiple sclerosis
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at the age of 37, in Oakland.
Ayres had also a successful acting career on stage, from 1902 onwards at least.
Selected filmography
Actor
* ''Blackbeard'' (1911)
* ''
Trapped in a Forest Fire'' (1913)
* ''
Destinies Fulfilled'' (1914)
* ''
The Story of the Olive'' (1914)
* ''
The Navy Aviator'' (1914)
* ''
Does It End Right?'' (1914)
* ''
True Western Hearts'' (1914)
* ''
The Coming of the Padres'' (1914)
* ''
The Call of the Traumerei'' (1914)
* ''
At the Potter's Wheel
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(''1914)
Director
* ''
The Rose of San Juan (''1913)
* ''
Billy's Rival'' (1914)
* ''
The Story of the Olive'' (1914)
* ''
The Navy Aviator'' (1914)
* ''
The Oath of Pierre
''The Oath of Pierre'' is a 1914 American silent short film directed by Sydney Ayres starring William Garwood and Charlotte Burton. The film was based on a story by M.H. McKinstry.The film was presented as having 2 reels and having been ...
'' (1914)
* ''
Nature's Touch'' (1914)
* ''
Cameo of the Yellowstone'' (1914)
* ''
Feast and Famine'' (1914)
* ''The Painted Lady's Child'' (1914)
(not to be confused with Griffith's lost ''
The Painted Lady'')
* ''
A Man's Way'' (1914)
* ''
Does It End Right?'' (1914)
* ''
Their Worldly Goods'' (1914)
* ''
The Cocoon and the Butterfly'' (1914)
* ''
His Faith in Humanity'' (1914)
* ''
The Taming of Sunnybrook Nell'' (1914)
* ''
Jail Birds'' (1914)
* ''
In the Open'' (1914)
* ''
Sir Galahad of Twilight'' (1914)
* ''
Redbird Wins'' (1914)
Writer
* ''
Business Versus Love'' (1914)
* ''
Break, Break, Break
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'' (1914)
References
External links
University of California, Riverside, Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research
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1879 births
1916 deaths
American male silent film actors
American male screenwriters
Deaths from multiple sclerosis
People with multiple sclerosis
Neurological disease deaths in California
Film directors from New York City
20th-century American male actors
Screenwriters from New York (state)
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American screenwriters
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