Sheldon Lewis
Sheldon Lewis | |
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 Wid's Year Book, 1921 | |
| Born | April 20, 1868 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | May 7, 1958 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1914–1936 |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Pearson (? - 1928) |
Sheldon Lewis (April 20, 1868 – May 7, 1958) was an American actor of the silent era best known for his antagonistic roles. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1936.
Lewis was married to actress Virginia Pearson, and they were divorced in 1928. An Associated Press news brief about the divorce said that Pearson accused Lewis of "jealousy, ill temper and abuse."[1] However, Pearson's obituary in The New York Times said, "throughout the remaining years of their lives, they remained constant companions."[2] The obituary indicated that the divorce was obtained because in that era marriage diminished a female film star's box-office appeal.[2]
Lewis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in San Gabriel, California. His interment was located at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park.
Selected filmography[]
- The Exploits of Elaine (1914)
- An Affair of Three Nations (1915)
- The Menace of the Mute (1915)
- The House of Fear (1915)
- The Iron Claw (1916)
- The Hidden Hand (1917)
- The Bishop's Emeralds (1919)
- The Silent Barrier (1920)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
- Orphans of the Storm (1921)
- The Little Red Schoolhouse (1923)
- The Enemy Sex (1924)
- In Fast Company (1924)
- The Dangerous Flirt (1924)
- Those Who Dare (1924)
- The Sporting Chance (1925)
- Fighting the Flames (1925)
- The Top of the World (1925)
- Bashful Buccaneer (1925)
- New Lives for Old (1925)
- The Lure of the Track (1925)
- With Kit Carson Over the Great Divide (1925)
- Super Speed (1925)
- The Mysterious Stranger (1925)
- Silent Sanderson (1925)
- Beyond the Trail (1926)
- Exclusive Rights (1926)
- Señor Daredevil (1926)
- The Two-Gun Man (1926)
- With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail (1926)
- Don Juan (1926)
- A Desperate Moment (1926)
- Life of an Actress (1927)
- Born to Battle (1927)
- The Cruise of the Hellion (1927)
- Hazardous Valley (1927)
- Driven from Home (1927)
- The Ladybird (1927)
- Turn Back the Hours (1928)
- The Chorus Kid (1928)
- The Little Wild Girl (1928)
- The River Woman (1928)
- Marlie the Killer (1928)
- Tarzan the Tiger (1929)
- Black Magic (1929)
- Terry of the Times (1930)
- The Monster Walks (1932)
- Tombstone Canyon (1932)
References[]
- ^ "Virginia Pearson Gets Divorce". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 29, 1928. p. 18. ProQuest 104594863. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Virginia Pearson dies". The New York Times. June 10, 1958. p. 33. ProQuest 114580310. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via ProQuest.
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- 1868 births
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- American male film actors
- American male silent film actors
- Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
- Male actors from Philadelphia
- 20th-century American male actors