William Garwood
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William Garwood was an American
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 stage
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 and film
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 actor
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 and director
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 of the early silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 era in the 1910s.

Between 1911 and 1913, Garwood starred in a number of early adaptions of popular films including Jane Eyre and The Vicar of Wakefield (1910), Lorna Doone, The Pied Piper of Hamelin and David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1911 film)
David Copperfield is a 1911 American black-and-white silent film based on the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. It is the oldest known film adaptation of the novel....

 (1911), The Merchant of Venice (1912), and Little Dorrit and Robin Hood (1913). In total, he appeared starred in more than 150 films.

Early life

Garwood was born in Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
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, and at the age of 15 moved to New Mexico
New Mexico
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 for several years. His advanced education was at Springfield's Drury College, where he was awarded prizes for his abilities in dramatic reading and literature
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. Garwood could have pursued a career as a top athlete
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 and ran the 100 yards (91.4 m) dash in 10.20 seconds, also playing on the college football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 team. His father hoped that he would follow a career in metallurgy
Metallurgy
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 and secured a position for his son with a zinc
Zinc
Zinc , or spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2...

 company in Joplin, Missouri
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...

. However, young Garwood had other plans, and aspired to be an actor on stage.

Early work

Among his early work was employment in 1903 for $3.50 per week with the Lakeside Theatre at Elitch's Gardens
Elitch Gardens
Elitch Gardens was a family-owned seasonal amusement park, theater, and botanic garden in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States at 38th and Tennyson streets. For more than a century Elitch's was one of the most popular entertainment destinations in Colorado...

 in Denver
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, where for two years he did odd jobs in addition to taking minor stage roles with the stock company, which at the time included such players as Maude Fealy
Maude Fealy
Maude Fealy was an American stage and film actress who appeared in nearly every film made by Cecil B. DeMille in the post silent film era.-Early life:...

, Bruce McRae
Bruce McRae
Bruce McRae Bruce McRae Bruce McRae (January 15, 1867, India - May 7, 1927 City Island, New York, was an American stage and early silent film actor.Born in India in 1867 he entered acting as a stage actor. He was the first actor to play Dr. Watson to William Gillette's Sherlock Holmes. For several...

, Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro....

 and Edward Mackey. After living in Denver for two seasons he moved to New York City
New York City
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 in 1905, where he worked with Virginia Harned
Virginia Harned
Virginia Harned , born Virginia Hicks, was a noted American stage actress at the turn of the 20th century. She is mainly remembered for playing the title character in the 1895 Broadway premiere of the play Trilby based on George Du Maurier's novel of the same name...

, after which he joined the Frohman management in the original production of Mizpah. Later, he was with Kyrle Bellew in Brigadier Girard and with S. Miller Kent in Raffles. Between productions he worked with a number of stock companies, including those at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco
San Francisco, California
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 and the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. Among his appearances on stage Garwood considered his work with Dustin Farnum
Dustin Farnum
Dustin Lancy Farnum was an American singer, dancer and an actor in silent movies during the early days of motion pictures. After a great success in a number of stage roles, in 1914 he landed his first film role in the movie 'Soldiers of Fortune', and later in Cecil B. DeMille's The Squaw Man...

 in the traveling company of Cameo Kirby
Cameo Kirby
Cameo Kirby is a 1923 silent drama film directed by John Ford and featured Jean Arthur in her onscreen debut. It was Ford's first film credited as John Ford instead of Jack Ford. It was based on a play by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson. The story had been filmed as a silent before in 1915...

 to be one of his early career highlights in stage acting. This was his last appearance on stage prior to his debut in films.

Career

In November 1909, Garwood joined Thanhouser and was seen in his first Thanhouser film by 1910. He departed from Thanhouser in the autumn of 1911, by which time he was one of the studio's most popular actors. He returned in June 1912 after a season on the stage with the Stubbs-Mackay stock company playing roles in The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. The king of the fictional country of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus unable to attend his own coronation. Political forces are such that in order for the king to retain his crown his...

, Mills of the Gods, and other plays at the Southern Theatre in Columbus, Ohio
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Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

 during his hiatus from the screen.

On April 30, 1913, the Thanhouser company relocated from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 to New York, but Garwood remained behind in the same studio in Los Angeles, which was now acquired by Majestic, and became, with Francelia Billington
Francelia Billington
Francelia Billington was an early American silent-screen actress, and an accomplished camera operator.-Early life:...

 and Fred Mace
Fred Mace
Fred Mace was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 156 films between 1909 and 1916. Mace worked for Mack Sennett at Keystone Studios...

, one of three featured stars in the "New Majestic" films. In an interview in Photoplay
Photoplay
Photoplay was one of the first American film fan magazines. It was founded in 1911 in Chicago, the same year that J. Stuart Blackton founded a similar magazine entitled Motion Picture Story...

 magazine in February 1913, he said that he was in love with love, life, and laughter, was fond of cars and blonde girls. His involvement with fast cars was particularly well known, and he reportedly drove the streets of New Rochelle at high speeds.

In the early summer of 1913, when he was acting in the Majestic film The Toy, William Garwood began a life-long love of farming and cultivation, particularly of onion
Onion
The onion , also known as the bulb onion, common onion and garden onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The genus Allium also contains a number of other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion The onion...

s, and began cultivating on a commercial basis on an onion patch on the farm of actor Irving Cummings
Irving Cummings
Irving Cummings , born Irving Camisky in New York City, New York was an American movie actor, director, producer and writer....

 in his spare time from film. Very much the farmer, in 1914 he purchased a six-room bungalow
Bungalow
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 in Whittier, California
Whittier, California
Whittier is a city in Los Angeles County, California about southeast of Los Angeles. The city had a population of 85,331 at the 2010 census, up from 83,680 as of the 2000 census, and encompasses 14.7 square miles . Like nearby Montebello, the city constitutes part of the Gateway Cities...

 and oversaw 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) of irrigated
Irrigation
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 crops.

An article in Reel Life on July 11, 1914 told of the enlargement of his real estate holdings: "William Garwood, of the American, believes in expansion. He has a big ranch near Los Angeles and several seaside lots. Now he is purchasing farm lands in the vicinity of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...

. Mr. Garwood is no mere real estate barterer. He cultivates his property intensively and makes it pay. He says that he has no intention of buying an automobile
Automobile
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 out of his salary at the studios, but he plans to get one of the finest cars on the market from the income of his land investments."

Still, on March 21, 1914, Garwood moved from Majestic to American Studios, in which he starred with Vivian Rich
Vivian Rich
Vivian Rich was an American silent film actress.-Career:Rich was born on the Atlantic ocean and spent her early years in Philadelphia. Later the family moved to Boston and she completed her education at the Boston Latin High School. From high school she went to the stage and played in musical...

 under the direction of Sidney Ayres, in his first film at the American studio.

After being with American, based in Santa Barbara, for eight months, he went to Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....

 under a two-year contract in late May 1914, where he came under the direction of Lucius J. Henderson
Lucius J. Henderson
Lucius J. Henderson was an American silent film director of the early silent period involved in over 70 film productions.-Biography:A classically trained musician, Lucius J...

. Garwood's first Universal release was On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground (1915 film)
On Dangerous Ground is a 1915 American silent short film directed by Lucius Henderson. Starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....

.

In 1915, Garwood worked exclusively with a popular actress of the time, Violet Mersereau
Violet Mersereau
Violet Mersereau was an American silent movie star.Her career spanned the years from 1908-1926. She was born in New York, New York and was educated there. As a young girl she played child parts in stock. She toured with Margaret Anglin and had a role in the original company of The Clansman. The...

, whom he starred in a number of films with and directed. They worked together in many films of that year, including You Can't Always Tell
You Can't Always Tell
You Can't Always Tell is a 1915 American silent short film directed by and starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....

, Destiny's Trump Card
Destiny's Trump Card
Destiny's Trump Card is a 1915 American silent short film directed by and starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....

, Uncle's New Blazer
Uncle's New Blazer
Uncle's New Blazer is a 1915 American silent short comedy film directed by and starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau. Nell Craig also starred....

, The Adventure of the Yellow Curl Papers
The Adventure of the Yellow Curl Papers
The Adventure of the Yellow Curl Papers is a 1915 American silent short comedy-drama film directed by Clem Easton and starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....

, Wild Blood
Wild Blood
Wild Blood is a 1915 American silent short drama film directed by and starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....

 and The Supreme Impulse
The Supreme Impulse
The Supreme Impulse is a 1915 American silent short film comedy-drama film directed by Lucius Henderson. Starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....

.

Garwood remained with Universal, where by 1916
1916 in film
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....

 he had moved in directing and was one of several dozen directors at Universal City, California
Universal City, California
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. In December 1916 he worked with Thomas H. Ince
Thomas H. Ince
Thomas Harper Ince was an American silent film actor, director, screenwriter and producer of more than 100 films and pioneering studio mogul. Known as the "Father of the Western", he invented many mechanisms of professional movie production, introducing early Hollywood to the "assembly line"...

 and went to Kay-Bee, which released through the Triangle program. In 1917
1917 in film
The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...

 Garwood starred in the films A Magdalene of the Hills
A Magdalene of the Hills
A Magdalene of the Hills is a 1917 American silent drama directed by John W. Noble and starring William Garwood as Eric Southward, Mabel Taliaferro and Frank Montgomery....

 (Rolfe for Metro) and The Little Brother
The Little Brother
The Little Brother is a 1917 American silent drama directed by Charles Miller and starring William Garwood and Australian actress Enid Bennett...

 (Kay-Bee for Triangle).

For the next two years he was involved in many films both in acting and directorship, including acting for Ince and the Authors' Film Company. He appeared in the 1919 film Wives and Other Wives
Wives and Other Wives
Wives and Other Wives is a 1918 American silent comedy drama directed by Lloyd Ingraham based on a story by Jules Furthman. Starring Mary Miles Minter and Colin Chase in the lead roles.-Cast:*Mary Miles Minter .... Robin Challoner...

 (American for Pathé) and both directed and acted in the 1919 Universal picture, A Proxy Husband, which was to be his last.

Physical appearance

Garwood was 5 in 10 in (1.78 m) in height and 165 pounds weight, in excellent athletic condition. He kept his physique in top shape by swimming and football playing, and continued his running which he had developed in his teen years in his spare time when not engaged in the studio work or cultivating onions in his garden. He always appeared on film as a gentleman with well-groomed dark hair and dark brown eyes. Genial, companionable, Garwood was a distinguished actor, and a successful businessman.

Personal life

Garwood was determined to remain a bachelor
Bachelor
A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married . Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a bachelor may have had children...

 for the entirety of his life and when answering reporters' inquiries about the possibility of his becoming married he always replied strongly with "Never!" He lived with a Japan
Japan
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ese servant, who attended to his personal needs and did most of the cooking.

Garwood remained interested in geology
Geology
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, a legacy which remained through his life created by his father from a young age and he spent many weekends in the pursuit of mineral
Mineral
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 specimens. By 1920 Garwood's parents had moved to the Los Angeles area and he visited them consistently on a Sunday when he was not pursuing his favorite sport of motor racing.

Later years and death

Between 1920 and 1950 Garwood retired from acting and directorship free to pursue his interests and his love of cultivation and business.

Garwood died from a coronary occlusion
Coronary occlusion
A coronary occlusion is the partial or complete obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery. This condition may cause a heart attack.In some patients coronary occlusion causes only mild pain, tightness or vague discomfort which may be ignored: the myocardium is however damaged....

 and cirrhosis
Cirrhosis
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 of the liver
Liver
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 in Los Angeles on December 28, 1950.

Selected filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1909 The Cowboy Millionaire
The Cowboy Millionaire
The Cowboy Millionaire is a 1909 American silent short western directed by Francis Boggs and Otis Turner. The film stars Tom Mix, Mac Barnes and William Garwood. It was the debut film of actor William Garwood.-Cast:* Tom Mix* Mac Barnes* William Garwood...

Alternative titles: Fell Heir to a Million Dollars
The Millionaire Cowboy
1911 The Pasha's Daughter
The Pasha's Daughter
The Pasha's Daughter is a 1911 American silent short romance directed by Francis Boggs. The film starred William Garwood....

Baseball and Bloomers
Baseball and Bloomers
Baseball and Bloomers is a 1911 American silent short sports film. The film stars William Garwood and Marguerite Snow....

For Her Sake
For Her Sake
For Her Sake is a 1911 American silent short war romance film. The film starred William Garwood as a confederate soldier in love....

Confederate Soldier, Lover
Cally's Comet
Cally's Comet
Cally's Comet is a short silent American drama film released on April 18, 1911. It featured William Garwood, a respected actor at the time. The film was developed and released in black and white....

Jack
The Railroad Builder
The Railroad Builder
The Railroad Builder is a 1911 American silent short drama film. The film starred William Garwood, Marguerite Snow and William Russell....

The Colonel and the King
The Colonel and the King
The Colonel and the King is a 1911 American silent short drama film. The film stars William Garwood, Marie Eline and William Russell....

Flames and Fortune
Flames and Fortune
Flames and Fortune is a 1911 American silent short drama film. The film starred William Garwood and Marie Eline....

The Rescuer
The Coffin Ship
The Coffin Ship
The Coffin Ship is a 1911 American silent short adventure film. The film starred William Garwood....

Courting Across the Court
Courting Across the Court
Courting Across the Court is a 1911 American silent short romantic comedy film. The film stars William Garwood....

The Lover
Won by Wireless
Won by Wireless
Won by Wireless is a 1911 American silent short film. The film stars William Garwood....

Wireless Operator
That's Happiness
That's Happiness
That's Happiness is a 1911 American silent short film drama directed by George Nichols. The film starred William Garwood and Bertha Blanchard.-Cast:* Bertha Blanchard as The Wealthy Old Woman* William Garwood as The Wealthy Old Woman's Son...

The Wealthy Old Woman's Son
The Smuggler
The Smuggler
The Smuggler is a 1911 American silent short romantic drama. The film starred William Garwood Florence La Badie and Harry Benham.-Cast:* William Garwood as The Smuggler* Florence La Badie as The Smuggler's wife* Harry Benham as The Secret Service Man...

The Smuggler
The Buddhist Priestess
The Buddhist Priestess
The Buddhist Priestess is a 1911 American silent short romantic drama film. The film starred William Garwood, Marguerite Snow as The Buddhist Priestess, Marie Eline and Florence La Badie....

The Naval Officer
The Higher Law
The Higher Law (1911 film)
The Higher Law is a 1911 American silent short film drama directed by George Nichols. The film starred William Garwood and James Cruze....

The Minister
The Lady from the Sea
The Lady from the Sea
The Lady from the Sea is a play written in 1888 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.Kvinnan från havet is a ballet by choreographer Birgit Cullberg, and based on Ibsen's play...

1912 A New Cure for Divorce
A New Cure for Divorce
A New Cure for Divorce is a 1912 American silent short drama film written by Lloyd Lonergan. The film stars William Garwood and Mignon Anderson....

The Groom
Conductor 786
Conductor 786
Conductor 786 is a 1912 American silent short comedy film starring William Garwood, Riley Chamberlin, Jean Darnell.-Cast:* Riley Chamberlin as Conductor 786* William Garwood as The Conductor's Son* Jean Darnell as The Conductor's Son's Wife...

The Conductor's Son
At the Foot of the Ladder
At the Foot of the Ladder
At the Foot of the Ladder is a 1912 American silent short romantic comedy written by Lloyd Lonergan. The film starred Mignon Anderson, William Garwood, Carey L. Hastings, Harry Chamberlain, and Riley Chamberlain.-Cast:* Mignon Anderson as The Debutante...

The Society Leader
Please Help the Pore
Please Help the Pore
Please Help the Pore is a 1912 American silent short drama starring William Garwood, Riley Chamberlin, Mignon Anderson and Marie Eline....

The Poor Father
A Six Cylinder Elopement
A Six Cylinder Elopement
A Six Cylinder Elopement is a 1912 American silent short romantic comedy written by Lloyd Lonergan. The film starred William Garwood, Riley Chamberlain and Marguerite Snow.-Cast:* Riley Chamberlain as Ex-Congressman Gray, The Girl's Father...

John Henderson, Gray's Daughter's Sweetheart
Put Yourself in His Place
Put Yourself in His Place
Put Yourself in His Place is a 1912 American silent short drama based on an 1870 English novel. The film was adapted and directed by Theodore Marston, and stars William Garwood and Marguerite Snow in the lead roles...

Henry Little
The Little Girl Next Door
The Little Girl Next Door
The Little Girl Next Door is a 1912 American silent short drama directed by Lucius Henderson and written by Philip Lonergan. The film starred William Garwood and Marguerite Snow in the lead roles.-Cast:* William Garwood as The Husband...

The Husband
Petticoat Camp
Petticoat Camp
Petticoat Camp is a 1912 American silent short comedy film starring William Garwood and Florence La Badie.-Plot:Only lasting 15 minutes, it is a light-hearted comedy about the battle between the sexes as several married couples go on a camp-out together...

Frankfurters and Quail
Frankfurters and Quail
Frankfurters and Quail is a 1912 American silent short drama starring William Garwood....

The Thunderbolt
The Thunderbolt
The Thunderbolt is a 1912 American silent short drama starring William Garwood, James Cruze, David Thompson, Jean Darnell and Mignon Anderson.-Cast:* James Cruze as The Dishonest Broker* Mignon Anderson as The Broker's Daughter, as an Adult...

The Poor Couple's Son, as an Adult
Standing Room Only
Standing Room Only (1912 film)
Standing Room Only is a 1912 American silent short romantic comedy film starring William Garwood, and Mignon Anderson....

The Cook's Sweetheart
Aurora Floyd
Aurora Floyd
Aurora Floyd is a 1912 American silent short drama film directed by Theodore Marston based on a novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Starring William Garwood, Florence La Badie and Harry Benham...

With the Mounted Police
With the Mounted Police
With the Mounted Police is a 1912 American silent short film written by Lloyd Lonergan. Starring William Garwood as a Mounted Police Officer and Mignon Anderson his sweetheart....

The Mounted Policeman
1913 The Oath of Tsuru San
The Oath of Tsuru San
The Oath of Tsuru San is a 1913 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood and Japanese actress Tsuru Aoki....

The Heart of a Fool
The Heart of a Fool
The Heart of a Fool is a 1913 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood....

The Evidence of the Film
The Evidence of the Film
The Evidence of the Film is a 1913 American silent short crime film directed by Lawrence Marston and Edwin Thanhouser starring William Garwood....

The Broker
Some Fools There Were
Some Fools There Were
Some Fools There Were is a 1913 American silent short comedy film starring William Garwood, Riley Chamberlin, Jean Darnell, Florence La Badie, and William Russell.-Cast:* Florence La Badie as The Girl Reporter* Jean Darnell as The Aunt...

Her Gallant Knights
Her Gallant Knights
Her Gallant Knights is a 1913 American silent short romantic comedy film starring William Garwood, Riley Chamberlin, James Cruze, Florence La Badie and Frank Urson....

For Her Boy's Sake
For Her Boy's Sake
For Her Boy's Sake is a 1913 American silent short romantic drama directed by starring William Garwood, Victory Bateman, James Cruze, William Russell and Marguerite Snow....

The Caged Bird
The Caged Bird
The Caged Bird is a 1913 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood and Marguerite Snow.-Cast:* William Garwood as The Prince* Marguerite Snow as The Princess* James Cruze as The King* William Russell as The Farmer...

The Oath of Pierre
The Oath of Pierre
The Oath of Pierre is a 1913 American silent short film directed by Sydney Ayres starring William Garwood and Charlotte Burton. The film was based on a story by M.H. McKinstry -Cast:*Charlotte Burton as Julia Naughton, of the border line...

Beautiful Bismark
Beautiful Bismark
Beautiful Bismark is a 1913 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood....

The Lady Killer
The Lady Killer
The Lady Killer is a 1913 American silent short comedy film starring William Garwood, Victory Bateman, Florence Crawford, Howard Davies, Lamar Johnstone, and Anne Drew....

The Shoemaker and the Doll
The Shoemaker and the Doll
The Shoemaker and the Doll is a 1913 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood....

A Mix-Up in Pedigrees
A Mix-Up in Pedigrees
A Mix-Up in Pedigrees is a 1913 American silent short comedy film starring William Garwood and Francelia Billington....

Through the Sluice Gates
Through the Sluice Gates
Through the Sluice Gates is a 1913 American silent short drama film directed by John G. Adolfi starring William Garwood and Belle Bennett....

Article 47, L'
Article 47, L'
Article 47, L' is a 1913 American silent short film starring William Garwood, Victory Bateman, Howard Davies, Ethel Jewett, and Ernest Joy....

The House in the Tree
The House in the Tree
The House in the Tree is a 1913 American silent short film written by Lloyd Lonergan starring William Garwood and Billie Bennett.-Cast:*Josie Ashdown*Victory Bateman*Billie Bennett*Howard Davies*William Garwood*Dimitri Mitsoras*Muriel Ostriche...

Rick's Redemption
Rick's Redemption
Rick's Redemption is a 1913 American silent short film starring William Garwood and Muriel Ostriche....

Lord John
1914 The Ten of Spades
The Ten of Spades
The Ten of Spades' was a 1914 American silent short film directed by starring William Garwood, Victory Bateman, J.H. Horsey, William Lowery, Muriel Ostriche, C.E. Rogers, Vera Sisson, Josef Swickard, Metta White and Mabel Wright....

A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch
A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch
A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch is a 1914 American silent short Western starring William Garwood, William Lowery and Belle Bennett.-Cast:* Belle Bennett* William Garwood* William Lowery* Mollie McConnell* W.A. Pyk* Charles Rogers* Billy Stafford...

A Turn of the Cards
A Turn of the Cards
A Turn of the Cards is a 1914 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood, Howard Davies, and William E. Lowery.-Cast:* J.W. Cornwall* Howard Davies* William Garwood* Daniel Gilfether* Lee Hill* William E. Lowery* William Nigh...

Fate's Decree
Fate's Decree
Fate's Decree is a 1914 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood, Richard Cummings, Fred Hamer, Justin MacDonald, and Billie West....

The Green-Eyed Devil
The Green-Eyed Devil
The Green-Eyed Devil is a 1914 American short silent film directed by James Kirkwood. The film starred Earle Foxe, Spottiswoode Aitken and William Garwood in the lead roles...

The Hunchback A Young Prospector
Imar the Servitor
Imar the Servitor
Imar the Servitor is a 1914 American silent drama film written by Daniel Carson Goodman. The film stars William Garwood....

Imar
The Body in the Trunk
The Body in the Trunk
The Body in the Trunk is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by John O' Brien starring William Garwood and George Larkin....

The Lost Sermon
The Lost Sermon
The Lost Sermon is a 1914 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood, Harry von Meter, Jack Richardson Vivian Rich and Louise Lester. It was based on a story written by Eleanor Talbot Kinkead.-Cast:*Harry De Vere*Reaves Eason...

The Unmasking
The Unmasking
The Unmasking is a 1914 American silent short film starring William Garwood, Harry De Vere, Jack Richardson Vivian Rich and Louise Lester, Charlotte Burton, and Harry Van Meter.-Cast:* William Garwood as Harold Clark* Harry Van Meter as John Dayton...

Nature's Touch
Nature's Touch
Nature's Touch is a 1914 American silent short film directed by Sydney Ayres. Starring William Garwood and Jack Richardson.-Cast:*William Garwood*Louise Lester*Joseph Melville*Billie O'Brien*Jack Richardson*Vivian Rich*Harry von Meter...

The Cameo of the Yellowstone
The Cameo of the Yellowstone
The Cameo of the Yellowstone is a 1914 American silent short Western directed by Sidney Ayres starring William Garwood and Harry De Vere.-Cast:*William Garwood*Harry De Vere*Louise Lester*Joseph Melville*George Morrison*Jack Richardson*Vivian Rich...

Feast and Famine
A Man's Way
A Man's Way
A Man's Way is a 1914 American silent short film directed by Sydney Ayres, starring William Garwood, Charlotte Burton and Louise Lester.-Cast:*Charlotte Burton*William Garwood*Louise Lester*Jack Richardson*Vivian Rich*Harry Van Meter...

Does It End Right?
Does It End Right?
Does It End Right? is a 1914 American silent short film drama film directed by Sydney Ayres. The short stars William Garwood, Charlotte Burton, Louise Lester, Vivian Rich, Jack Richardson and Harry von Meter....

Their Worldly Goods
Their Worldly Goods
Their Worldly Goods is a 1914 American silent short film directed by Sydney Ayres. Starring William Garwood, Edith Borella, Charlotte Burton, Jack Richardson, Louise Lester, Vivian Rich and Harry Van Meter....

Break, Break, Break
The Cocoon and the Butterfly
The Cocoon and the Butterfly
The Cocoon and the Butterfly is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Sydney Ayres, starring William Garwood and Louise Lester.-Cast:*William Garwood*Louise Lester *Afton Minear*Jack Richardson*Vivian Rich*William Tedmarsh...

His Faith in Humanity
His Faith in Humanity
His Faith in Humanity is a 1914 American silent short film directed by Sydney Ayres, starring William Garwood, Louise Lester and Vivian Rich.-Cast:* William Garwood as Jim Marsh* Louise Lester as His wife* Vivian Rich as Mrs. Van Zandt...

The Taming of Sunnybrook Nell
The Taming of Sunnybrook Nell
The Taming of Sunnybrook Nell is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Sydney Ayres, written by Harry Wulze and starring William Garwood, Louise Lester and Vivian Rich.-Cast:*William Garwood as Steve, a woodcutter...

Billy's Rival
Billy's Rival
Billy's Rival is a 1914 American silent short film directed by Sydney Ayres, starring William Garwood and Louise Lester.-Cast:* William Garwood as Billy Manning* Louise Lester as His wife* Vivian Rich as Mary, his wife...

Jail Birds
Jail Birds
Jail Birds is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Sydney Ayres starring William Garwood, Jack Richardson, and Charlotte Burton.-Cast:* William Garwood as Robert MacFarlane, a young attorney* Jack Richardson as Dick Patterson...

In the Open
In the Open
In the Open is a 1914 American silent short film directed by Sydney Ayres, starring William Garwood and Louise Lester.-Cast:* William Garwood as Ben Carroll, a young ranchman* Louise Lester as His mother* Harry von Meter as Mendez, a rascally Mexican...

Sweet and Low
Sweet and Low (1914 film)
Sweet and Low is a 1914 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood, Harry von Meter, and Vivian Rich, directed by Sydney Ayres, and released by Mutual Film Corporation.-Cast:* William Garwood as Bryan Kyam* Vivian Rich as His wife...

Sir Galahad of Twilight
Sir Galahad of Twilight
Sir Galahad of Twilight is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Sydney Ayres and written by Marie Layet. The film stars Perry Banks, Reaves Eason, William Garwood, Jack Richardson, Harry von Meter, and Vivian Rich.-Cast:...

Redbird Wins
Redbird Wins
Redbird Wins is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Sydney Ayres, starring Harry von Meter, Vivian Rich, Perry Banks and William Garwood.-Cast:* Harry von Meter as Colonel James Dinwidty* Vivian Rich as Fern, his daughter...

Old Enough to Be Her Grandpa
Old Enough to Be Her Grandpa
Old Enough to Be Her Grandpa is a 1914 American silent short comedy film directed by Tom Ricketts starring Charlotte Burton and William Garwood.-Cast:*Charlotte Burton as Lilyan DeVoe*William Garwood as Rollie, his grandson...

In the Candlelight
In the Candlelight
In the Candlelight is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Tom Ricketts, starring William Garwood, Vivian Rich, and Charlotte Burton.-Cast:* William Garwood as Ralph, a young art student* Vivian Rich as Marian, whom he loves...

The Strength o' Ten
The Strength o' Ten
The Strength o' Ten is a 1914 American silent drama short film directed by Tom Ricketts. The film stars William Garwood and Harry von Meter.-Cast:* William Garwood as Jep* Vivian Rich as Betty* Harry von Meter as Betty's father...

The Sower Reaps
The Sower Reaps
The Sower Reaps is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Thomas Ricketts, starring William Garwood, Harry von Meter, and Vivian Rich.-Cast:* William Garwood as Ben Rolfe* Harry von Meter as Mr...

Lord John
1915 The Legend Beautiful
The Legend Beautiful
The Legend Beautiful is a 1915 American silent short drama film directed by Tom Ricketts. It stars William Garwood in the lead role with Perry Banks and Jack Richardson.-Cast:* William Garwood as Jose Cordero* Perry Banks as Amelio Cordero...

On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground (1915 film)
On Dangerous Ground is a 1915 American silent short film directed by Lucius Henderson. Starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....

The Stake
The Stake
The Stake is a 1915 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....

She Never Knew
She Never Knew
She Never Knew is a 1915 American silent short drama film directed by Tom Ricketts. Starring William Garwood in the lead role with Charlotte Burton.-Cast:*Charlotte Burton*William Garwood*Louise Lester*David Lythgoe*Jack Richardson*Vivian Rich...

The Supreme Impulse
The Supreme Impulse
The Supreme Impulse is a 1915 American silent short film comedy-drama film directed by Lucius Henderson. Starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....

Wild Blood
Wild Blood
Wild Blood is a 1915 American silent short drama film directed by and starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....

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The Adventure of the Yellow Curl Papers
The Adventure of the Yellow Curl Papers
The Adventure of the Yellow Curl Papers is a 1915 American silent short comedy-drama film directed by Clem Easton and starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....

Uncle's New Blazer
Uncle's New Blazer
Uncle's New Blazer is a 1915 American silent short comedy film directed by and starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau. Nell Craig also starred....

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Destiny's Trump Card
Destiny's Trump Card
Destiny's Trump Card is a 1915 American silent short film directed by and starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....

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You Can't Always Tell
You Can't Always Tell
You Can't Always Tell is a 1915 American silent short film directed by and starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....

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Larry O'Neill
Larry O'Neill
Larry O'Neill is a 1915 short silent American drama film directed by Clem Easton and starring William Garwood and Violet Mersereau. Also starring Portuguese actor Hal De Forrest....

Gentleman
Thou Shalt Not Lie
Thou Shalt Not Lie
Thou Shalt Not Lie is a 1915 American silent film directed by Clem Easton and starring William Garwood and Violet Mersereau. The film also starred Charles Ogle, and William Welsh....

Driven by Fate
Driven by Fate
Driven by Fate is a 1915 American silent short drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring William Garwood and Violet Mersereau. The film also stars Florence Crawford, Tammany Young and Conrad Cantzel....

Billy's Love Making
Billy's Love Making
Billy's Love Making is a 1915 American silent romantic drama directed by and starring William Garwood and Violet Mersereau....

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The Wolf of Debt
The Wolf of Debt
The Wolf of Debt is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Jack Harvey. The film stars William Garwood and Violet Mersereau and Fanny Hayes.-Cast:* William Garwood as Bruce Marsden* Violet Mersereau as Helen Stanhope* Fanny Hayes as Mrs. Stanhope...

Bruce Marsden
The Unnecessary Sex
The Unnecessary Sex
The Unnecessary Sex is a 1915 American silent short comedy film directed by Jack Harvey and starring William Garwood and Violet Mersereau....

Getting His Goat
Getting His Goat
Getting His Goat is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Jack Harvey and starring William Garwood and Violet Mersereau....

Lord John's Journal
Lord John's Journal
Lord John's Journal is a 1915 American silent mystery film directed by Edward J. Le Saint based on a story by Harvey Gates. Starring William Garwood in the lead role.-Cast:...

Lord John
Lord John in New York
Lord John in New York
Lord John in New York is a 1915 American silent short mystery directed by Edward J. Le Saint based on a story by A.M. Williamson. Starring William Garwood in the lead role.-Cast:*William Garwood .... Lord John...

Lord John
1916 The Grey Sisterhood
The Grey Sisterhood
The Grey Sisterhood is a 1916 American silent short mystery directed by Edward LeSaint. Starring William Garwood in the lead role it was the second film in the five film series of the Lord John's Journal.-Cast:*William Garwood as Lord John...

Three Fingered Jenny
Three Fingered Jenny
Three Fingered Jenny is a 1916 American silent short mystery directed by Edward LeSaint written by Harvey Gates. Starring William Garwood in the lead role, it was the third film in the five film series of Lord John's Journal.-Cast:...

The League of the Future
The League of the Future
The League of the Future is a 1916 American silent short directed by Edward J. Le Saint. Starring William Garwood in the lead role. It is the fifth in the five series Lord John's Journal.-Cast:*William Garwood as Lord John...

Billy's War Brides
Billy's War Brides
Billy's War Brides is a 1916 American silent short comedy directed and starring William Garwood. Also starring Sonia Marcelle and Molly Gilmore....

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His Picture
His Picture
His Picture is a 1916 American silent short comedy directed and starring William Garwood, Violet Mersereau and Clara Beyers. The inspiration that was His Picture came from the ideals of self portraits...

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Broken Fetters
Broken Fetters
Broken Fetters is a 1916 American silent short comedy written and directed by Rex Ingram. Violet Mersereau played the lead role. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when Universal Studios and other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning...

Lawrence Demarest
Two Seats at the Opera
Two Seats at the Opera
Two Seats at the Opera is a 1916 American silent short comedy directed and starring William Garwood.-Cast:* William J. Welsh as Dr. Jones* William J. Dyer as Mr. Osgood* Inez Marcel...

Michael Claney Director
The Gentle Art of Burglary
The Gentle Art of Burglary
The Gentle Art of Burglary is a 1916 American silent short comedy directed byRaymond L. Schrock and starring William Garwood and Violet Mersereau. Also starring Paddy Sullivan....

A Society Sherlock
A Society Sherlock
A Society Sherlock is a 1916 American silent short comedy directed by and starring William Garwood and Irma Dawkins....

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He Wrote a Book
He Wrote a Book
He Wrote a Book is a 1916 American silent short comedy directed by and starring William Garwood and Edward Brady. Lois Wilson also starred....

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Arthur's Desperate Resolve
Arthur's Desperate Resolve
Arthur's Desperate Resolve is a 1916 American silent short comedy directed by and starring William Garwood and Edward Brady. Lois Wilson and Alfred Allenalso starred....

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A Soul at Stake
A Soul at Stake
A Soul at Stake is a 1916 American silent short drama directed by and starring William Garwood, Andrew Arbuckle and Lois Wilson....

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The Decoy
The Decoy (1916 film)
The Decoy is a 1916 American black and white silent short drama film directed by William Garwood, and starring William Garwood, Edward Brady, Lois Wilson, Wadsworth Harris and Frank MacQuarrie. The film premiered on October 19, 1916...

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1917 A Magdalene of the Hills
A Magdalene of the Hills
A Magdalene of the Hills is a 1917 American silent drama directed by John W. Noble and starring William Garwood as Eric Southward, Mabel Taliaferro and Frank Montgomery....

Eric Southward
The Little Brother
The Little Brother
The Little Brother is a 1917 American silent drama directed by Charles Miller and starring William Garwood and Australian actress Enid Bennett...

Franak Girard
1918 The Guilty Man
The Guilty Man
The Guilty Man is a 1918 American silent drama directed by Irvin Willat and starring William Garwood, Vivian Reed and Gloria Hope. The film was based on a play by Charles Klein.-Cast:*Vivian Reed.... Marie Dubois*Gloria Hope .... Claudine Flambon...

Claude Lescuyer
Her Moment
Her Moment
Her Moment is a 1918 American silent drama directed by Frank Beal and starring William Garwood and Anne Luther.-Cast:*Anna Luther .... Katinka Veche*William Garwood .... Jan Drakachu*Alida B. Jones .... Minka...

Jan Drakachu
Wives and Other Wives
Wives and Other Wives
Wives and Other Wives is a 1918 American silent comedy drama directed by Lloyd Ingraham based on a story by Jules Furthman. Starring Mary Miles Minter and Colin Chase in the lead roles.-Cast:*Mary Miles Minter .... Robin Challoner...

Norman Craig
1919 Proxy Husband
Proxy Husband
Proxy Husband is a 1919 American silent short film directed by and starring William Garwood.-Cast:*Violet Mersereau*William Garwood*Joseph Granby*Harry Carter*Leonora von Ottinger...

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