Milton Sills

Milton Sills

From Wikipedia Milton George Gustavus Sills (January 12, 1882 – September 15, 1930) was an American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century. Sills was born in Chicago, Illinois into a wealthy family. He was the son of William Henry Sills, a successful mineral dealer, and Josephine Antoinette Troost Sills, an heiress from a prosperous banking family. Upon completing high school, Sills was offered a one-year scholarship to the University of Chicago, where he studied psychology and philosophy. After graduating, he was offered a position at the university as a researcher and within several years worked his way up to become a professor at the school. In 1905, stage actor Donald Robertson visited the school to lecture on author and playwright Henrik Ibsen and suggested to Sills that he try his hand at acting. On a whim, Sills agreed and left his prestigious teaching career to embark on a stint in acting. Sills joined Robertson's stock theater company and began touring the country. In 1914, Sills decided to conquer the new medium of motion pictures. He made his film debut the same year in the big-budget drama The Pit for the World Film Company and was signed to a contract with film producer William A. Brady. The film was enormously successful, and Sills made three more films for the company, including another huge box-office draw The Deep Purple opposite silent screen star Clara Kimball Young. By the late 1910s, Sills had reached leading man status and parted ways with World Film, taking the then unusual path of freelancing as an actor. By the early 1920s, Sills was enjoying a highly successful acting career and working for such prominent film studios as MGM, Paramount Pictures, and Pathé Exchange. He was often paired with the most popular leading ladies of the era, including: Geraldine Farrar, Gloria Swanson and Viola Dana. His greatest public and commercial successes came with the now lost Flaming Youth (1923) opposite Colleen Moore, and the enormous box-office hit The Sea Hawk (1924). Sills made two sound pictures, showing that he had an excellent voice. Many may have forgotten that Sills had extensive stage training before embarking on his career before the cameras. Sills died unexpectedly of a heart attack in 1930 while playing tennis with his wife at his Santa Barbara, California home at the age of 48. He was interred at the Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum in Chicago, Illinois.

  • Népszerűség : 1.914
  • Ismert : Acting
  • Születésnap : 1882-01-11
  • Születési hely : Chicago, Illinois, USA
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  • 1925
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    As Man Desires

    As Man Desires

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  • 1919
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    The Hushed Hour

    The Hushed Hour

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  • 1918
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    The Claw

    The Claw

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    The Woman Thou Gavest Me

    The Woman Thou Gavest Me

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  • 1923
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    The Last Hour

    The Last Hour

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  • 1922
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    Seeing Stars

    Seeing Stars

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  • 1919
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    Eyes of Youth

    Eyes of Youth

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  • 1924
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    The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

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  • 1961
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    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

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  • 1928
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    The Barker

    The Barker

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  • 1922
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    The Forgotten Law

    The Forgotten Law

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  • 1924
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    Flowing Gold

    Flowing Gold

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  • 1915
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    Under Southern Skies

    Under Southern Skies

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  • 1921
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    The Faith Healer

    The Faith Healer

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    A Trip to Paramountown

    A Trip to Paramountown

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  • 1921
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    Miss Lulu Bett

    Miss Lulu Bett

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  • 1928
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    The Circus: Premiere

    The Circus: Premiere

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  • 1930
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    Man Trouble

    Man Trouble

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  • 1929
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    His Captive Woman

    His Captive Woman

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  • 1918
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    The Hell Cat

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    The Stronger Vow

    The Stronger Vow

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  • 1926
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    Puppets

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    Paradise

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  • 1927
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    The Sea Tiger

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    Framed

    Framed

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    The Hawk's Nest

    The Hawk's Nest

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  • 1923
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    Souls for Sale

    Souls for Sale

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  • 1927
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    Hard-Boiled Haggerty

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  • 1923
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    Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

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  • 1917
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    Patria

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  • 1927
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    The Valley of the Giants

    The Valley of the Giants

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  • 1917
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    Making Monkey Business

    Making Monkey Business

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  • 1923
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    Flaming Youth

    Flaming Youth

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  • 1920
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    The Street Called Straight

    The Street Called Straight

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  • 1926
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    Men of Steel

    Men of Steel

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  • 1917
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    The Honor System

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  • 1923
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    The Isle of Lost Ships

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    Legally Dead

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  • 1928
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    The Crash

    The Crash

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  • 1924
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    A Lady of Quality

    A Lady of Quality

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  • 1930
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    The Sea Wolf

    The Sea Wolf

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  • 1922
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    Skin Deep

    Skin Deep

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  • 1921
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    At the End of the World

    At the End of the World

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  • 1929
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    Love and the Devil

    Love and the Devil

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  • 1922
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    One Clear Call

    One Clear Call

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  • 1926
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    The Silent Lover

    The Silent Lover

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  • 1923
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    The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

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  • 1928
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    Burning Daylight

    Burning Daylight

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  • 1920
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    The Furnace

    The Furnace

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  • 1925
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    The Making of O'Malley

    The Making of O'Malley

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    The Knockout

    The Knockout

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  • 1924
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    Madonna of the Streets

    Madonna of the Streets

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  • 1919
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    Satan Junior

    Satan Junior

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  • 1918
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    The Yellow Ticket

    The Yellow Ticket

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  • 1921
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    The Great Moment

    The Great Moment

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  • 1915
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    The Woman Who Lied

    The Woman Who Lied

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  • 1923
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    What a Wife Learned

    What a Wife Learned

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    The Arrival of Perpetua

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  • 1914
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    The Pit

    The Pit

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  • 1917
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    Married in Name Only

    Married in Name Only

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  • 1915
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    The Taming of Mary

    The Taming of Mary

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  • 1925
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    A Lover's Oath

    A Lover's Oath

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    A Lover's Oath

    A Lover's Oath

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    Men of Steel

    Men of Steel

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