Yale Boss
Yale Boss (October 18, 1899 – November 16, 1977) was an American child actor of the silent screen. New York-born Boss, was one of the screen's first child stars. Already a stage veteran when he made his screen debut in Thanhouser's The Actor's Children. He appeared on Broadway opposite Adeline Geneé in The Silver Star. Later he became Edison's most popular players but the studio constantly had to battle rumors questioning his true age. Boss' popularity waned in the late 1910s and he later worked as a prop man. By the time of his death at age 78, the former actor was operating a garage in Augusta, Georgia.
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The Totville Eye
A nostalgic comedy set in small-town America. While the editor is away, his employees change the style of his newspaper (the Totville Eye) and actually report local news. The results are all to the good. Child star Yale Boss plays the bad boy turned cub reporter. Bigelow...Watch Movie
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The Actor's Children
The first Thanhouser release about the disappearance of an actor's children, their thrilling adventure and how they return to their parents. Remarkably for a movie studio’s first release, THE ACTOR'S CHILDREN is well up to the state of the art for early 1910. Intertitles...Watch Movie
