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R. Cecil Smith

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R. Cecil Smith
Born
Reginald Cecil Smith

September 27, 1880
Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
DiedDecember 18, 1922 (aged 42)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
OccupationScreenwriter
SpouseElla Stuart Carson

R. Cecil Smith (born Reginald Cecil Smith) was an American screenwriter and actor active during Hollywood's silent era. He collaborated frequently with his wife, Ella Stuart Carson, and the pair often wrote under the name the R. Cecil Smiths.[1][2] He sold cars before he decided to turn his talents to writing.[3] He has often been confused with actor Robert Smith.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Los Angeles Herald 22 November 1920 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  2. ^ Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage. Dramatic Mirror Company. 1918.
  3. ^ "Los Angeles Herald 4 March 1919 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-09.

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