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"Above the Border", only talking picture in which Edwin starred. A
sort of Mexican Robin Hood & stuff from "The Bad Man". Unfortunately the film is no longer available.
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Edwin August died in Los Angeles, CA on March 4, 1964, just
six months before I was born. According to the death certificate he died of cerebral metastatic disease at the Motion Picture
County Hospital, 23430 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA.
Edwin was buried March 6, 1964 in an unmarked grave, lot
3, Block G, Section 6258 at Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, California.
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| Edwin and Iva Shepard in "The Law of Nature" |
I could use your help! Do you have
any silent film memorabilia or information that pertains to Edwin and his career? I would like to copy it or even buy
it from you. Please contact me and help me further document the history of this early film pioneer. Thanks in
advance and God Bless you!
Donald C. McDaniel, Jr.
Just click this email address to send me an email
or click on the Donate button at the top of any page:
edwinaugust@earthlink.net
^ Autograph purchased on EBAY.
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It was incredible 80-year journey. I hope I did a respectful
job chronicling some of the highlights and contributions that Edwin August made to our American culture.
I would like to thank the following sources used to create
this web site:
- Donald C. McDaniel, Sr. Thanks for everything Pop!
- Betty McDaniel
- Gina Gegg
- Betsy Sumpter
- Ed Ekstedt
- Karen Keevil
- Pam Keevil
- Martin and Tom Smith
- Barbara Smith Wilbret
- Phil Wilson
- Joe Eckhardt, author, The King of the Movies; Film Pioneer, Siegmund Lubin.
- Charlie Keil, Director Cinema Studies Institute, University of Toronto,
CA
- Joe Edwards, founder, St. Louis Walk of Fame.
- Ann-Marie Berger, 'Living St. Louis', KETC Channel 9.
- Scot Page, 'Living St. Louis', KETC Channel 9.
- Jim Osborne, Lawndale Historian.
- Eileen Bowser, author of The Transformatinon of Cinema.
- Eugene Michael Vazzana, author of Silent Film Necrology.
- The United States Library of Congress - Photoduplication Service.
- St. Louis County Library.
- Kristine Krueger, National Film Information Service.
- Mary Lou Neighbour, AV Librarian, Montgomery County Community College.
- Marilyn Patton, Microforms Dept., Willis Library, University of North Texas.
- Daniel Blum, author of A Pictorial History of the Silent Screen.
- Hugh Munro Neely, Project Manager/Film Curator/Mary Pickford Library.
^ Inscription on front cover of
Daniel Blum's book given to Edwin.
< The Yellow Passport (1916) World Film.
Edwin August and Clara Kimball Young.
^ Recently we were able to nominate Edwin for this very prestigious award. God willing
his name will be on the 2005 ballot and if selected he could be a part of the May 2006 induction ceremony.
We
hope some day you will be able to visit Edwin's star set in the sidewalk somewhere in the 6200 - 6600 blocks of Delmar
Boulevard in the exciting restaurant, shopping and arts & entertainment district called 'THE LOOP'. Click on the
circle logo below and it will take you to the 'Visit The Loop' web site.
The
St. Louis Walk of Fame is open 24 hours every day of the year and is absolutely free. Take a look at their web site by
clicking on the star logo above and see all the other great inductees. I think Edwin will fit in nicely. Thanks again
and God Bless. DCM
Edwin August page on IMDB.com
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