Edmund Burns
Edmund Burns was an American actor.
Early years
Burns was a twin and one of 13 children in a Catholic family in Philadelphia. He acted in plays when he was in high school. After he lost a job with the Post Toasties company, he decided to try acting as a profession. A successful screen test led to his first work in films. Cecil B. DeMille changed his first name from Edward to Edmund.
Career
Burns was best known for his films of the silent 1920s, particularly The Princess from Hoboken, Made for Love, and After the Fog, although he continued acting in films until 1936. Burn's first film appearance was an uncredited role as an extra in The Birth of a Nation. Other films include The Country Kid, The Farmer from Texas, Ransom, The Adorable Outcast, Hard to Get, The Shadow of the Eagle, Hollywood Boulevard, and his last film, Charles Barton's Murder with Pictures for Paramount Pictures.
Burns was married to Ruth Curry, whom he met at Camp Baldy resort. She was a widow with three children and the resort's owner. Burns left acting and became co-manager there.
The Birth of a Nation as KlansmanDiamonds and Pearls The Slave Her Hour The Wasp The Danger Mark Love Watches The Ordeal of Rosetta Under the Greenwood Tree Marriage For Convenience Male and Female Pegeen The Virgin of Stamboul Eyes of the Heart To Please One Woman Opened Shutters Hickville to Broadway Outlawed Fifty Candles East Is West The Lavender Bath Lady Lights of the Desert The Woman's Side The Dangerous Age Jazzmania Scars of Jealousy The Country Kid The Humming Bird Broadway After Dark Those Who Dare The Manicure Girl The Farmer from Texas The Million Dollar Handicap Made for Love Paris at Midnight Out of the Storm Whispering Wires The Lodge in the Wilderness The Princess from Hoboken The Shamrock and the Rose The Chinese Parrot Ransom The Adorable Outcast Phyllis of the Follies She Goes to War After the Fog Hard to Get Tanned Legs Sea Devils Hell-Bent for Frisco The Shadow of the Eagle The Death Kiss Western Limited Rusty Rides Alone