David Miles (actor) explained

David Miles (c. 1871 – October 28, 1915) was an American actor and director. Born in Milford, Connecticut, he became a Hollywood actor and was head of dramatic production at the Kinemacolor Company of America until October 1913.^[1] Later, he owned David Miles, Inc., a film making company in Los Angeles, California. He died of a sudden hemorrhage while walking with his secretary in New York City, aged 44.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Partial filmography

As actor

All 1909 shorts, unless otherwise noted.

• The Helping Hand
• The Maniac Cook
• The Honor of Thieves
• Love Finds a Way
• A Rural Elopement
• The Criminal Hypnotist
• The Welcome Burglar
• The Cord of Life
• The Girls and Daddy
• The Brahma Diamond
• Edgar Allen Poe
• A Wreath in Time
• Tragic Love
• The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
• His Wife's Mother
• The Politician's Love Story
• At the Altar
• The Prussian Spy
• The Wooden Leg
• The Roue's Heart
• The Voice of the Violin
• The Deception
• And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
• A Burglar's Mistake
• A Drunkard's Reformation
• Trying to Get Arrested
• The Road to the Heart
• Lucky Jim
• Lady Helen's Escapade
• Two Memories
• The Cricket on the Hearth
• The Violin Maker of Cremona
• The Lonely Villa
• An Outcast Among Outcasts (1912 short)

As director

• The Closed Bible (1912 short)
• How To Live 100 Years (1913 Kinemacolor short)^[5]
• The Scarlet Letter (1913 Kinemacolor short)

Notes and References

1. Book: Slide, Anthony . The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry . Taylor & Francis . 2014 . 9781135925611 . 109–110.
2. News: David Miles Dies Suddenly . January 31, 2020 . The New York Times . October 29, 1915. 13. Newspapers.com.
3. News: David Miles . January 31, 2020 . The Los Angeles Times . October 30, 1915. 8. Newspapers.com.
4. News: Movie Man Is Dead. . January 31, 2020 . The Pittsburgh Press . October 29, 1915. 6. Newspapers.com.
5. 1913 . Lillian Russell Kinemacolored . Motography . 9 . 4 . 136.