Wilfred Lytell
{{Short description|American film actor (1891–1954)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Wilfred Lytell
| image = A scene from "Know Your Men" (SAYRE 14128).jpg
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| caption = Wilfred Lytell and Pearl White in Know Your Men (1921)
| birth_name = William Lyttel, Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1891|10|16}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1954|9|10|1891|10|16}}
| death_place = Salem, New York, U.S.[https://www.nytimes.com/1954/09/11/archives/just-plain-biil62-is-dead.html New York Times obituary, Sep. 11, 1954]
| restingplace = Evergreen Cemetery (Brooklyn, New York City), New York
| othername =
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1916–1951
| spouse = Jessie Mueller
Elizabeth McClellan Dustin
| children = 1
| relatives = Bert Lytell (brother)
}}
Wilfred Lytell Jr. (October 16, 1891 – September 10, 1954) was an American film actor.Silent Film Necrology, p. 329 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. VazzanaWho Was Who on Screen, p. 289 2nd Edition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt
Biography
Lytell was born in New York City, New York and appeared in 35 films between 1915 until 1952.
On November 29, 1923, while working the film The Warrens of Virginia in San Antonio, Texas, actress Martha Mansfield was severely burned when a tossed match ignited her Civil War costume. Having completed her scenes, she had returned to the car. When her clothing burst into flames, Lytell, who was the leading actor, threw his heavy overcoat over her and her chauffeur's hands were severely burned from trying to remove her burning clothing. The fire was put out, but she sustained substantial burns to her body and succumbed to her injuries the next day.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P5FHAAAAIBAJ&pg=6369,7429&dq=martha+mansfield+death&hl=en |title=Martha Mansfield, Movie Star, Dies As The Result Of Burns |work=Meriden Morning Record |date=December 1, 1923 |page=1}}
He died in Salem, New York, on September 10, 1954. His brother, actor Bert Lytell, died on September 28, just 18 days after his brother's death.
Partial filmography
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- The Conflict (1916)
- Freddy's Narrow Escape (1916)
- The Combat (1916) (uncredited)
- Our Mrs. McChesney (1918)
- Thunderbolts of Fate (1919)
- The Fatal Hour (1920)
- Heliotrope (1920)
- The Harvest Moon (1920)
- Know Your Men (1921)
- The Man Who Paid (1922)
- The Fair Cheat (1923)
- The Leavenworth Case (1923)
- The Warrens of Virginia (1924)
- The Trail of the Law (1924)
- Bluebeard's Seven Wives (1926)
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References
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External links
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- [https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/search/index?utf8=%E2%9C%93&keywords=wilfred+lytell Wilfred Lytell photos] (New York City Public Library, Billy Rose collection)
- [http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/sayre/id/13881 Still from Our Mrs. McChesney with Lucille Lee Stewart, Wilfred Lytell, Ethel Barrymore] (University of Washington Sayre)
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Category:20th-century American male actors