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Edward Abeles
Edward Abeles
	Cabinet card of Abeles by W. M. Morrison
Born	November 4, 1869; St. Louis, Missouri
Died	July 10, 1919 (aged 49); New York City, New York
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1914–1918

Edward Abeles (November 4, 1869 – July 10, 1919) was an American actor. He appeared in eight films between 1914 and 1918. Before working for Famous Players–Lasky, of which he was one of the founding members, he had a lengthy stage career.^[1]

Abeles Abeles was born in St. Louis, Missouri.^[2] He was a lawyer and worked as a reporter before he became an actor.^[3] After debuting in the play Alabama as a "tiny southern boy",^[4] his early experiences in acting included appearing in several musical productions as "Anna Held's juvenile man".^[5] He played roles in about two dozen Broadway shows, including Spike Hudgins in the Jerome Kern musical Oh, Lady! Lady!! (1918).^[6]

He starred in the 1906 Broadway hit Brewster's Millions.^[2] He later starred in the first film version of the play, directed by Cecil B. DeMille.^[7]

On July 10, 1919, Abeles died of pneumonia at Dr. MacWilliam's Private Sanatarium in New York City, New York, aged 49.^[8]

Selected filmography

References

^ Daniel Blum, Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, 1953, p. 54
^ ^a ^b Fisher, James; Londré, Felicia Hardison (2017). Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Modernism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 13. ISBN 9781538107867. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
^ "(untitled brief)". Evening Star. D.C., Washington. December 1, 1907. p. 23. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Now We Know How His Name's Pronounced". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. January 12, 1919. p. 37. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A Man of Rare Experiences". Evening Star. D.C., Washington. May 25, 1919. p. 54. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Edward Abeles", Internet Broadway database. Retrieved January 11, 2024
^ Birchard, Robert S. (2009). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813138299. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
^ "Edward Abeles, Comedian, Dies of Pneumonia". Reading Times. Pennsylvania, Reading. July 18, 1919. p. 5. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.