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Yale Boss

Oct 17, 1899 - Nov 16, 1977 (78 years old) in Utica, New York, USA

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.

Known For

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Souls for Sale
Prop Man (uncredited)
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How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
The Messenger Boy
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Mad Hatter
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Cartoons in a Seminary
Jim Alder
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The Actor's Children
The Actor's Son
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The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan
Daddy, the office boy
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The Ransom of Red Chief
Red Chief - The Little Boy
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The Totville Eye
Young Sammy
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Papa's Sweetheart
One of the Children
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The Title Cure
Office Boy

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