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Edwin Middleton (1865–1929) was a film director in the United States.He worked in theater as part of a stock company from Philadelphia before his film career. In 1891, he was an actor in a production titled Sin and Shadow. In 1906, he is credited with a part in a Broadway production titled Matilda as "Dr. Lamb".He directed W.C. Fields's film debut in Pool Sharks in 1915. He also directed several shorts with casts that included Bud Ross. He made a series of films for the Gaumont Film Company.
He directed at least three "Cissy" films starring Cissy Fitzgerald.
He worked for Gaumont Film Company in Jacksonville, Florida.He was an organizer of the Motion Picture Directors Association of New York.
Source: Wikidata , May 2022
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