Birthday: 1899-10-17
Place of Birth: Utica, New York, USA
Biography: New York-born Boss was one of the screen's first child stars. He was already a stage veteran when he made his screen debut in Thanhouser's The Actor's Children (1910). He appeared on Broadway opposite Adeline Genée in The Silver Star. Later he became one of Edison Studios's most popular players, but the studio constantly had to battle rumors questioning his true age. Boss's popularity waned in the late 1910s and he later worked as a prop man.
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Mr. Clayworth, a wealthy American and self-made man, has a daughter Bessie, who is determined to mar...
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An early Thomas Edison short. A young woman is kidnapped while attending a play in Chinatown. A repo...
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Made by the Edison Manufacturing Company and directed by Edwin S. Porter, the film starred Gladys Hu...
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A printer and his young assistant take over a local newspaper while the editor is away....
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When his play closes down, an actor returns home to find that his children are gone. He's then notif...
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A short comic film in which young André delivers a telegram to the theatre. Once there, he has to st...
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A farce in which Ms. Murphy finds that a horseshoe brings her anything but happiness....
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In the first scene we see a group of children at a window waiting for the arrival of their father. F...
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A short comedy in which the newest employee is teased by the office girls, but he retaliates by putt...
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After reading a newspaper article regarding old Tightwad's rise in the world, Bill and Jim hit upon ...
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