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Carlyle Blackwell

Born 20 January 1884 in Troy, New York, USA.
Died 17 June 1955 in Miami, Florida, USA.

Married actress Ruth Hartman; actor Carlyle Blackwell Jr., born 22 May 1913; one other child; divorced.
Married Leah Barnato Haxton; divorced.
Married actress Avonne Taylor; divorced.
Married Nancy Emmons; until her death, April 1947.
Married Victoria Ann Enoch; until Carlyle’s death, 17 June 1955.

Carlyle Blackwell began in motion pictures for The Vitagraph Company of America in 1910.

When acting in England, Carlyle Blackwell entered into a partnership with producer Michael Balcon to form Piccadilly Pictures Company in 1926.

Blackwell retired from motion pictures in 1930, but continued acting as a live theatre actor.

References: Website-IMDb.