Edward Boulden

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| name = Edward Boulden

| image = Edward Boulden 1913.jpg

| image_upright = 0.89

| caption = Boulden in 1913

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1879|7|4}}

| birth_place = Pencader, Delaware, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1937|8|29|1879|7|4}}

| death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Film actor|comedian|vaudevillian}}

| years_active = 1903–1921

| era = Silent Era

| employer = Edison Studios

| known_for = Acting in experimental kinetephone sound films

| module = {{Infobox military person

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| allegiance = {{flagcountry|United States}}

| serviceyears = 1917–1918

| rank = Private

| battles = World War I

}}

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{{Short description|American film actor and comedian (1879–1937)}}

Edward Boulden (July 4, 1879 – August 29, 1937){{Cite web |title=Edward Boulden |url=https://www.tvpassport.com/person/edward-boulden/645907 |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=TV Passport |language=en}} was an American film actor, comedian, and vaudevillian—best known for starring in experimental kinetephone sound films from 1913 to 1914, such as The Edison Minstrels and Jack's Joke.{{Citation |last=Allen Ramsey |first=Edison studios |title=1913 Kinetephone Sound Film ( Jacks Joke) |date=1913 |url=https://archive.org/details/1913-kinetephone-sound-film-jacks-joke-8k |access-date=2025-02-27}}{{Cite book |last=Brooks |first=Tim |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Blackface_Minstrel_Show_in_Mass_Medi/7d-_DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Edward+Boulden%22+%22actor%22&pg=PA143&printsec=frontcover |title=The Blackface Minstrel Show in Mass Media: 20th Century Performances on Radio, Records, Film and Television |date=2019-11-29 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-7676-0 |pages=143 |language=en}}

Nearing forty, he served in World War I, specifically as a private,{{Cite book |last=Macomber |first=Alexander |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_56th_Engineers_in_the_World_War/golPAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Edward+Boulden+world+war+I&pg=PA65&printsec=frontcover |title=The 56th Engineers in the World War: Company Data Furnished by Company Commanders; Platoon Rosters by Platoon Commanders |last2=Brunet |first2=Meade |date=1920 |publisher=Brandow printing Company |pages=65 |language=en}} at which point he resided in Philadelphia.{{Cite web |title=Edward Boulden (1879–1937) |url=https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LYHW-XB2/edward-boulden-1879-1937?sourceUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AK62S-H26&cid=fs_copy |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=ancestors.familysearch.org}}