Place of Birth:
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Date of Birth:
11/10/1883
Edwin August (born Edwin August Phillip von der Butz; November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919. August co-founded Eaco Films in 1914. He wrote novels under the pen name Montague Lawrence. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Romance of the West
The Long Road
The Sands of Dee
Waifs
The Old Actor
The Fugitive
Into the Lion's Pit
A Beast at Bay
One Is Business, the Other Crime
The Lesser Evil
The Revenue Man and His Girl
Winning Back His Love
A Country Cupid
The Eternal Mother
The School Teacher and the Waif
The Pride of the Yankees
The Bomb Throwers
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Twixt Love and Ambition
Side Street
The Courage of the Commonplace
Youth Takes a Fling
Getting Even
The Lure of the Gown
When It Strikes Home
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Magnificent Ambersons
Under Burning Skies
The Son's Return
The Song That Reached His Heart
The Calling of Louis Mona
An Evil of the Slums
The Rose of Kentucky
The Welcome Burglar
Gentleman Jim
The Golden Supper
The Good for Nothing
His Daughter
The Making of a Man
Simple Charity
Madame Rex
Lena and the Geese
The Blonde Vampire
Over My Dead Body
Safety in Numbers
Mr. Lucky
Marked Woman
The Rage of Paris
The City of Tears
A Broadway Scandal
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
A Child's Stratagem
The Failure
The House with Closed Shutters
Conscience
The Renunciation
When Kings Were the Law
The Message of the Violin
The Voice of the Child
The Trail of Books
The Cardinal's Conspiracy