Joel Day

Joel Day in Red Courage.

Joel Day was an American actor and artist who worked during the silent film era.

Life and career

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Joel Arthur Day was born on 16 March 1861 in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois.[1] He grew up in Salina, Kansas.[2]

Day was married to Elizabeth Mets on 28 December 1892, in Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey.[3][4]

In 1900 Day was living in New Jersey and working as an artist.[5] In 1910 Day listed his occupation as a designer for a magazine in the 1910 US Census.[6] He also acted in stock theater, eventually moving into silent film,[7] and continued to paint between film contracts.[2]

Day died in California on 23 November 1923.[8]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925". Ancestry. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "New York Takes All". The Salina Evening Journal. 1 August 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Jael A. Day - Vital • New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985". FamilySearch. 28 December 1892. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Wedding Bells". Salina Daily Republican. 11 January 1893. p. 4. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Census • United States Census, 1900". FamilySearch. 1 June 1900. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. ^ "United States Census, 1910 New York, New York, Manhattan Ward 12, ED 685". FamilySearch. 15 April 1910. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Cast for Next Artcraft Subject". The Moving Picture World. 30 (11): 1629. 16 December 1916 – via The Internet Archive.
  8. ^ "Joel A Day - Vital • California Death Index, 1905-1939". FamilySearch. 23 November 1923. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  9. ^ "The Egyptian Mummy". The Internet Movie Database. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Broadway Universal Features". Motion Picture News: 73. 25 September 1915.
  11. ^ "Caprice of the Mountains". AllMovie. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Film Reviews". Variety. XLV (6): 27. 5 January 1917 – via The Internet Archive.
  13. ^ "Vengeance". Moving Picture World. 36 (8): 1190. 25 May 2018 – via The Internet Archive.
  14. ^ "The Challenge Accepted". The Moving Picture World. 38 (13): 1561. 28 December 1918 – via The Internet Archive.
  15. ^ "Hit or Miss". The Moving Picture World. 39 (12): 1699. 22 March 1919 – via The Internet Archive.
  16. ^ "Who's Where". Camera!. 4 (29): 14. 29 October 1921 – via The Internet Archive.
  17. ^ "Who's Where". Camera!. IV (47): 13. 4 March 1922 – via The Internet Archive.
  18. ^ Pardy, George T. (10 June 1922). "The Face Between". Exhibitors Trade Review. 12 (2): 119 – via The Internet Archive.
  19. ^ "Lincoln: A Shadow Portrait". Motion Picture Magazine. XXIII (2): 26. March 1922 – via The Internet Archive.
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