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Sylvia Ashton (26 January, 1880 – 17 November, 1940) was an American film actress of the silent era
Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, synchronized dialogue was only made possible in the late 1920s with the introduction of the Vitaphone system....
. She appeared in 134 films between 1912
1912 in film

The year 1912 in film involved some significant events....
 and 1929
1929 in film

EventsThe days of the silent film were numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound film was on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona was released....
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She was born in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado

Denver is the Capital and the Colorado municipalities of the state of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is a consolidated city-county located in the South Platte River on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains....
 and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
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Sylvia Ashton (26 January, 1880 – 17 November, 1940) was an American film actress of the silent era
Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, synchronized dialogue was only made possible in the late 1920s with the introduction of the Vitaphone system....
. She appeared in 134 films between 1912
1912 in film

The year 1912 in film involved some significant events....
 and 1929
1929 in film

EventsThe days of the silent film were numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound film was on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona was released....
.

She was born in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado

Denver is the Capital and the Colorado municipalities of the state of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is a consolidated city-county located in the South Platte River on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains....
 and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
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Selected filmography

  • Matching Dreams
    Matching Dreams

    Matching Dreams is a 1916 in film short subject comedy film directed by B. Reeves Eason....
     (1916)
  • Viviana
    Viviana

    Viviana is a 1916 in film short subject drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason....
     (1916)
  • A Sanitarium Scramble
    A Sanitarium Scramble

    A Sanitarium Scramble is a 1916 in film short subject comedy film directed by B. Reeves Eason....
     (1916)
  • Old Wives for New
    Old Wives for New

    Old Wives for New is a 1918 in film drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film survive at the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House....
     (1918)
  • We Can't Have Everything
    We Can't Have Everything

    We Can't Have Everything is a 1918 in film drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film is considered to be lost film. ...
     (1918)
  • Fuss and Feathers
    Fuss and Feathers

    Fuss and Feathers is a 1918 in film silent film comedy film directed by Fred Niblo. ...
     (1918)
  • Don't Change Your Husband
    Don't Change Your Husband

    Don't Change Your Husband is a 1919 in film comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. A print of the film survives. ...
     (1919)
  • For Better, for Worse (1919)
  • Why Change Your Wife?
    Why Change Your Wife?

    Why Change Your Wife? is a 1920 in film comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. ...
     (1920)
  • Saturday Night
    Saturday Night (film)

    Saturday Night is a 1922 in film comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille....
     (1922)
  • Manslaughter
    Manslaughter (1922 film)

    Manslaughter is a 1922 in film drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. ...
     (1922)
  • Greed
    Greed (film)

    Greed is a dramatic silent film. One of the most famous lost films in cinema history it is also considered Films considered the greatest ever....
     (1924)


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