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  Milton Sills Information
Milton Sills (January 12, 1882 - September 15, 1930) was a highly successful American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century.
Milton Sills was born in Chicago, Illinois into a wealthy and highly regarded family.
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Milton Sills was awarded a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6263 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, California.
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 FGA - Milton Sills
Milton Sills must have had quite a personality, as top-rank producers Henry Miller, Charles Frohman, William A. Brady and David Belasco all vied for his services.
By 1914, Milton Sills was well-established as a leading man on Broadway and in stock, but his career had reached a plateau.
Milton was 32 when theatrical and film producer William A. Brady (who was also actress Alice Brady's father) offered him a role in the big-budget Frank Norris drama The Pit (1914).
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 Milton Sills photo
Milton Sills was born Jan. 12, 1882, in Chicago.
Sills' last First National film was his first part-talkie, "His Captive Woman" (1929).
Because of his stage training, talkies were posing no threat to Sills, but, unfortunately, he died of a heart attack Sept.
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 Milton Sills - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sills debuted in The Pit (1914) and was just as immediately a success in movies.
He was survived by his second wife, actress Doris Kenyon, and his two children.
His principal heir was his nephew, Frederick (Fritz) Sills, who went on to become a world-famous body-builder.
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 THE BARKER (George Fitzmaurice) Milton Sills, Dorothy Mackaill, Betty Compson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
THE BARKER (George Fitzmaurice) Milton Sills, Dorothy Mackaill, Betty Compson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
A carnival barker (Milton Sills) does his best to ensure that his wet-behind-the-ears son (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) will become an attorney, all the while trying to prevent a tough carnival girl (Dorothy Mackaill) from eloping with the boy.
In the title (and biggest) role, Milton Sills is an effective presence in the silent scenes, but his lackluster line delivery makes him woefully inadequate in the talking sequences.
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 Portrait of the actor Milton Sills by Thomas Staedeli
The actor Milton Sills was born into a wealthy family in Chicago - his father was a trader of mineral resources, his mother a daughter of a banker.
Milton Sills made his film debut in 1914 with "The Pit" and managed the breakthrough at the first go.
Milton Sills belonged to the 36 foundation members of the "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" (AMPAS).
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 The Mud-Rush. - New York Times
In "Framed," the new pictorial effort at the Mark Strand, Milton Sills appears as a hero who is a modern Job.
Sills) is trying to chop a hole through the roof of a diamond mine so that they can escape.
Sills does some excellent acting, but in others he rather drops from grace by his stagey reflection of alarm.
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 Milton Sills
HE was from the high pedagogical pedestal of a Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Chicago that Milton Sills stepped into the limelight of the stage and, afterward, the screen.
Sills regards this one of his best early pictures and one which gave him wide publicity.
Sills was born in Chicago, Ill., on January 12, 1882.
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 The Sea Hawk (1924)
Milton Sills, Enid Bennett, Wallace Beery, Lloyd Hughes (124 min.)
Sir Oliver is played by Milton Sills, a popular actor of the 1920s often ghettoized as a "strong, silent type" (whatever that means).
Sills was born January 12, 1882, into a prosperous Chicago family.
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 SparkNotes: Inherit the Wind: Act Two, Scene I
As Reverend Brown approaches the platform to deliver his sermon, the stage directions emphasize Hillsboro’s enthusiastic reception of its spiritual leader: “The prayer meeting is motion picture, radio, and tent-show to these people.
To them, the Reverend Brown is a combination Milton Sills and Douglas Fairbanks.” In this rural community, religion is not only a guide for moral conduct but also a primary source of entertainment.
The playwrights’ comparison of Reverend Brown to Milton Sills and Douglas Fairbanks—popular film stars during the era of the Scopes trial—emphasizes this point.
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 VH1.com : Person : Milton Sills : Main
American actor Milton Sills began his vocation on-stage while attending the University of Chicago.
Following his graduation, Sills worked in several stock companies until 1908, when he made his New York debut.
Sills became a popular hero noted for his versatility.
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 Milton Sills - Filmography - MSN Movies
In his next-to-last film, silent-screen favorite "Milton Sills" stars as a tough...
So far as his fans were concerned, "Milton Sills" could have played a ballerina...
Another triumph for the ever-popular "Milton Sills", "Paradise" casts the star...
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 GuideLive.com | Arts/Entertainment News and Events | Dallas-Fort Worth | The Dallas Morning News | Performing Arts
Beverly Sills, the bubbly redhead from Brooklyn who became America's most famous opera singer, died Monday night at her home in New York.
Beverly Sills, the opera diva who won fans worldwide with her sparkling voice, is gravely ill with cancer.
Sills, 78, also was chairwoman of the Met until two years ago.
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 Coaches   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He is looking forward to developing his coaching skills as an assistant coach under the guidance of John, Tony and the WSC coaching team and supporting Rod in realising his high ambitions for the club.
Milton taught sport in primary schools for 10 years under the Inner London Education Authority.
Milton is also a member of the ISTC.
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 Milton Sills - Biography
Sills debuted in The Pit (1914) and was just as immediately a success in movies.
Son of mineral dealer Milton Henry and banking heiress Josephine Sills, Milton Sills started out as a philosophy professor before joining Donald Robertson's stock company in 1906.
His principal heir was his nephew, Frederick (Fritz) Sills, who went on to become a world-famous body-builder.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0798130/bio   (520 words)

  
 AirNav: SN18 - Sills Air Park
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 "The Fear Woman"
Cast: Pauline Frederick, Milton Sills, Walter Hiers, Emmett King, Harry S. Northrup, Ernest Pasque, Beverly Travers, Lydia Yeamans Titus.
Woman refuses to marry for fear of inheriting and passing on her father's alcoholism.
Milton Sills is the leading man. Walter Hiers plays the young oil-can of the gusher millions and gets a lot of comedy out of it.
www.stanford.edu /~gdegroat/PF/reviews/fw.htm   (1078 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Sea Tiger: Video: Milton Sills,Mary Astor,Larry Kent,Alice White,Kate Price,Arthur Stone,Emily ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Starring: Milton Sills, Mary Astor Director: John Francis Dillon
Milton Sills as Justin Ramos, Mary Astor as Amy Cortissos, Larry Kent as Charles Ramos, Alice White as Manuella, Kate Price as Bridget, Arthur Stone as Enos, Emily Fitzroy as Mrs.
Enos, Joe Bonomo as Sebastiano, Milton Sills as Justin Ramos, Mary Astor as Amy Cortissos, Larry Kent as Charles Ramos, Alice White as Manuella, Kate Price as Bridget, Arthur Stone as Enos, Emily Fitzroy as Mrs.
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 Comedy Central: Movies - The Barker - Plot Summary
Based on the oft-filmed play by Kenyon Nicholson, The Barker represented the talking-picture debut of silent-screen favorite Milton Sills (the film itself is a part-talkie, containing 38 minutes' worth of dialogue).
Sills is cast as Nifty Miller, veteran sideshow barker for a cheap carnival.
Miller is determined that his young son Chris (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) will not follow in his footsteps but will instead attend law school.
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 Silent Era : People : Actors : Milton Sills
People active in the silent era and people who keep the silent era alive.
Married to actress Doris Kenyon 1925; son Kenyon Clarence Sills, born 6 May 1927; until his death.
Silent Era Home Page > People > Actors > Milton Sills
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 Milton Sills - Biography - MSN Movies
Sills became a popular hero noted for his versatility.
Even after the advent of sound, he remained popular.
But soon after completing The Sea Wolf (1930), Sills died of a heart attack; he was only 48.
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 Sills Products
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Milton Sills as The Sea Hawk - photoplay ed Sabatini
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 The Savage Woman
Cast: Clara Kimball Young, Milton Sills, Edward M. Kimball, Marcia Manon, Clyde Benson.
Lerier has treated her but lightly before, but he now realizes he loves her well enough to make her his wife.
Clara Kimball Young acts the young savage cleverly, and is excellently supported by Milton Sills as Jean, Marcia Manon as Aimee Ducharme, and Clyde Benson as Prince Menelek.
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Milton Sills hot pictures, posters, pics, news and images
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 FAA Information about Sills Air Park Airport (SN18)
FAA Information about Sills Air Park Airport (SN18)
Sills Air Park Airport (SN18) - FAA Information
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 Milton Sills
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