Milton Sills

Milton Sills (January 12, 1882 - September 15, 1930) was a highly successful American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century. Image File history File links Milton_Sills. ... Image File history File links Milton_Sills. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Biography

Milton Sills was born in Chicago, Illinois into a wealthy and highly regarded family. He was the son of a successful mineral dealer father and an heiress mother 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 becoming a professor at the school. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ...

In 1905 stage actor Donald Robertson visited the school to lecture on author and playwright Henrik Ibsen and suggested to Sills that he should 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. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Photo of Henrik Ibsen in his older days Henrik Johan Ibsen (March 20, 1828 – May 23, 1906) was an influential Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the rise of the modern realistic drama (dubbed the father of modern drama). It is said that Ibsen is the most frequently performed...

In 1908, while Milton Sills was performing in New York City, he garnered critical praise from such notable Broadway producers as David Belasco and Charles Frohman. That same year he made his Broadway debut in This Woman and This Man, which was an immediate success with both the theater-going public and critics. From 1908 to 1914, Sills appeared in about a dozen Broadway shows, becoming a crowd favorite and attaining a great deal of fame. 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... David Belasco, between 1898 and 1916. ... Charles Frohman (1860 - 1915) was a U.S. theatre manager. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1910 Sills married English stage actress Gladys Edith Wynne. The union produced one child, Dorothy Sills, and the couple divorced in 1925. In 1926, Sills remarried, this time to silent film actress Doris Kenyon, and the couple had a son, Kenyon Clarence Sills, born in 1927. 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Doris Kenyon (September 5, 1897 – September 1, 1979) was a star of silent and sound motion pictures and television. ...

In 1914 Milton 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 World Company studios 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 the relatively small World Film company, taking the then unusual path of freelancing as an actor. Clara Kimball Young Clara Kimball Young (September 6, 1890 - October 15, 1960) was a notable highly regarded and publicly popular film actress of the early silent film era. ... // Events and trends The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginnings during the second half of the 19th Century. ...

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. Sills 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 release of the now lost Flaming Youth opposite Colleen Moore in 1923, and the enormous box-offic hit The Sea Hawk in 1924. The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France. ... Geraldine Farrar Farrar as the title character in Manon Geraldine Farrar (February 28, 1882 – March 11, 1967) was an opera singer whose stage presence earned her a fanatic following of Gerryflappers in the early 20th century. ... Gloria in one of her many movie roles. ... Viola Dana, sometimes credited as Viola Flugrath, (born June 26, 1897 in Brooklyn, New York; died July 3, 1987 in Woodland Hills, California) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent movies. ... Colleen Moore, born Kathleen Morrison (August 19, 1900 – January 25, 1988) was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940s paperback edition The Sea Hawk is a novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1915. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On May 11, 1927, Sills had the distinction of being among the original 36 individuals in the film industry to found the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. Fellow performers included: Mary Pickford, Richard Barthelmess, Jack Holt, Conrad Nagel, Douglas Fairbanks, and Harold Lloyd. May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Founded on May 11, 1927 in California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. ... Mary Pickford. ... Richard (Dick) Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 - August 17, 1963) was a silent film star. ... Jack Holt Jack Holt (actor) (May 31, 1888 - January 18, 1951) U.S. motion picture actor. ... Conrad Nagel Conrad Nagel, born March 16, 1897 in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, was a noted screen actor and matinee idol of the silent era and beyond. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Harold Clayton Lloyd (April 20, 1893–March 8, 1971) was an American actor and filmmaker, most famous for his hugely successful and influential silent film comedies. ...

Milton Sills made one sound picture, showing that he had an excellent voice. He 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, USA. A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States. ... Main entrance of Rosehill Cemetery Rosehill Cemetery is a 350 acre (1. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...

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. A band plays on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue...

External links

• Milton Sills at the Internet Movie Database