Louis William Chaudet (March 20, 1884 – May 10, 1965) was an American film director of the silent movie era.

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Biography

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He was born on March 20, 1884, in Manhattan, Kansas. He died May 10, 1965, in Woodland Hills, California. Louis was the second child and only son of 5 siblings born to Alfred C. Chaudet (1854-1939) and Eva Ann Schlashman Chaudet (1862-1930). Alfred moved his family from Kansas to Pasadena CA between 1900 and 1910 according to the Census of 1910. Along with Louis' first born sister Emma Jane, third and fourth born twin sisters Bertha M. and Lucy Ann and finally sister Edna A.[1][2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Louis Chaudet". Allmovie.com.
  2. ^ "Louis Chaudet on Ancestry.com".
  3. ^ Geoffrey Bell (1984). The Golden Gate and the Silver Screen. Associated University Presse. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-8453-4750-8.
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