Sydney Ayres

For the Australian cricketer, see Sydney Ayres (cricketer).

Daniel Sydney Ayres^[1](August 28, 1879 – September 9, 1916)^[2] was an American silent film actor, director and screenwriter. Ayres was also a theater actor.^[3][4][5]

Sydney Ayres
Born	Daniel Sydney Ayres (1879-08-28)August 28, 1879 New York City, New York
Died	September 9, 1916(1916-09-09) (aged 37) Oakland, California
Other names	Sydney Ayers

Biography

Born in New York City, Ayres was known for his handsome, suave looks.^[6][7] He often simultaneously acted and directed films after 1913. In 1916, Ayres died from multiple sclerosis^{[citation needed]} at the age of 37, in Oakland.

Ayres had also a successful acting career on stage, from 1902 onwards at least.^[8]

Selected filmography

Actor

Sydney Ayres in On Desert Sands (1915)

• Blackbeard^[9] (1911)
• Trapped in a Forest Fire (1913)
• Destinies Fulfilled (1914)
• The Story of the Olive (1914)
• The Navy Aviator (1914)
• Does It End Right? (1914)
• True Western Hearts (1914)
• The Coming of the Padres (1914)
• The Call of the Traumerei (1914)
• At the Potter's Wheel (1914)

Director

See also: Category:Films directed by Sydney Ayres

• The Rose of San Juan (1913)
• Billy's Rival (1914)
• The Story of the Olive (1914)
• The Navy Aviator (1914)
• The Oath of Pierre (1914)
• Nature's Touch (1914)
• Cameo of the Yellowstone (1914)
• Feast and Famine (1914)
• The Painted Lady's Child (1914)^[10] (not to be confused with Griffith's lost The Painted Lady)
• A Man's Way (1914)
• Does It End Right? (1914)
• Their Worldly Goods (1914)
• The Cocoon and the Butterfly (1914)
• His Faith in Humanity (1914)
• The Taming of Sunnybrook Nell (1914)
• Jail Birds (1914)
• In the Open (1914)
• Sir Galahad of Twilight (1914)
• Redbird Wins (1914)

Writer

• Business Versus Love (1914)
• Break, Break, Break (1914)

References

1. Brégent-Heald, Dominique (2015-11-01). Borderland Films: American Cinema, Mexico, and Canada During the Progressive Era. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-7673-4.
2. Jura, Jean-Jacques; II, Rodney Norman Bardin (2015-08-13). Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0901-0.
3. Berkeley Daily Gazette. Berkeley Daily Gazette.
4. Berkeley Daily Gazette. Berkeley Daily Gazette.
5. Berkeley Daily Gazette. Berkeley Daily Gazette.
6. The Troy Northern Budget. The Troy Northern Budget.
7. To-day's Cinema News and Property Gazette. Amer. Company, Limited. 1915.
8. The Philadelphia Record. The Philadelphia Record.
9. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
10. Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association (1914). The Moving picture world. California State Library. New York : The World Photographic Publishing Company.

External links

• University of California, Riverside, Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research

• Sydney Ayres at IMDb