Edwin August

{{Short description|American actor (1883–1964)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Edwin August

| birth_name = Edwin August Phillip von der Butz

| image = EdwinAugust.jpg

| caption = August in 1914

| birth_date = {{birth date|1883|11|10}}[https://books.google.com/books?id=8bOJCgAAQBAJ&dq=edwin+august+1883+1964&pg=PA201 Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries]

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1964|3|4|1883|11|20}}

| death_place = Hollywood, California, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|film director|screenwriter}}

| yearsactive = 1909–1947

}}

Edwin August Phillip von der ButzBorn Edwin August Phillip von der Butz - Photoplay Magazine; January 1915, p. 154 (November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era.

August was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Christian Brothers College there. He acted in stock theater as leading man at the Imperial Theater in St. Louis. He went on to act on stage in New York.{{cite journal |title=Edwin August, of the Lubin Company |journal=The Motion Picture Story Magazine |date=August 1912 |pages=121–122 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_y8XAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Edwin+August%22&pg=RA4-PA121 |access-date=January 18, 2022}} He appeared on Broadway in Mr. and Mrs. Daventry (1910).{{cite web |title=Internet Broadway Database |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/edwin-august-30358 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118031724/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/edwin-august-30358 |archive-date=January 18, 2022}}

He appeared in more than 150 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919. He co-founded Eaco Films in 1914.{{cite magazine |title=Eaco Films Formed |url= https://archive.org/stream/motography12elec#page/418/mode/1up |magazine=Motography |date=September 19, 1914 |access-date=August 9, 2012 }} He wrote novels under the pen name Montague Lawrence.{{cite web |title=Edwin August |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/edwin-august-p2835 |website=AllMovie |access-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220118031149/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/edwin-august-p2835 |archive-date=January 18, 2022}}

August died in Hollywood, California. His grave is located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood.