Joel Day was an American actor and artist who worked during the silent film era.
Life and career edit
Joel Arthur Day was born on 16 March 1861 in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois.[1] He grew up in Salina, Kansas.[2]
Day was married to Elizabeth Mets on 28 December 1892, in Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey.[3][4]
In 1900 Day was living in New Jersey and working as an artist.[5] In 1910 Day listed his occupation as a designer for a magazine in the 1910 US Census.[6] He also acted in stock theater, eventually moving into silent film,[7] and continued to paint between film contracts.[2]
Day died in California on 23 November 1923.[8]
Partial filmography edit
- The Egyptian Mummy (1914) as Tim, the Egyptian Mummy[9]
- The Man of Shame (1915) as Death[10]
- Caprice of the Mountains (1916) as Dave Talbert[11]
- The Pride of the Clan (1917) as The Dominie[12]
- Vengeance (1918) as Selim[13]
- The Challenge Accepted (1918) as Tom Carey[14]
- Hit or Miss (1919) as Si Martin[15]
- Red Courage (1921) as Chuckwalla Bill[16]
- Watch your Step (1922) as Ky Wilson[17]
- The Face Between (1922) as Mr Canfield[18]
- In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922) as Abraham Lincoln[19]
References edit
- ^ "U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925". Ancestry. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b "New York Takes All". The Salina Evening Journal. 1 August 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Jael A. Day - Vital • New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985". FamilySearch. 28 December 1892. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Wedding Bells". Salina Daily Republican. 11 January 1893. p. 4. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Census • United States Census, 1900". FamilySearch. 1 June 1900. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "United States Census, 1910 New York, New York, Manhattan Ward 12, ED 685". FamilySearch. 15 April 1910. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Cast for Next Artcraft Subject". The Moving Picture World. 30 (11): 1629. 16 December 1916 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "Joel A Day - Vital • California Death Index, 1905-1939". FamilySearch. 23 November 1923. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "The Egyptian Mummy". The Internet Movie Database. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Broadway Universal Features". Motion Picture News: 73. 25 September 1915.
- ^ "Caprice of the Mountains". AllMovie. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Film Reviews". Variety. XLV (6): 27. 5 January 1917 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "Vengeance". Moving Picture World. 36 (8): 1190. 25 May 2018 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Challenge Accepted". The Moving Picture World. 38 (13): 1561. 28 December 1918 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "Hit or Miss". The Moving Picture World. 39 (12): 1699. 22 March 1919 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "Who's Where". Camera!. 4 (29): 14. 29 October 1921 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "Who's Where". Camera!. IV (47): 13. 4 March 1922 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ Pardy, George T. (10 June 1922). "The Face Between". Exhibitors Trade Review. 12 (2): 119 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ "Lincoln: A Shadow Portrait". Motion Picture Magazine. XXIII (2): 26. March 1922 – via The Internet Archive.