Yale Boss

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Yale Boss

Acting October 17, 1899

Utica, New York, USA

New York-born Boss was one of the screen's first child stars. He was already a stage veteran when he made his screen debut in Thanhouser's The Actor's Children (1910). He appeared…

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New York-born Boss was one of the screen's first child stars. He was already a stage veteran when he made his screen debut in Thanhouser's The Actor's Children (1910). He appeared on Broadway opposite Adeline Genée in The Silver Star. Later he became one of Edison Studios's most popular players, but the studio constantly had to battle rumors questioning his true age. Boss's popularity waned in the late 1910s and he later worked as a prop man.

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  1. 1923
    Souls for Sale

    Movie Prop Man (uncredited)

  2. 1915
    Cartoons in a Seminary

    Movie Jim Alder

  3. 1914
    Andy Goes on the Stage

    Movie Jimmie Brown

  4. 1914
  5. 1913
    The Title Cure

    Movie Office Boy

  6. 1912
    How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family

    Movie The Messenger Boy

  7. 1912
    The Totville Eye

    Movie Young Sammy

  8. 1912
    Revenge Is Sweet

    Movie Jimmy - the Office Boy

  9. 1911
    Papa's Sweetheart

    Movie One of the Children

  10. 1911
    The Ransom of Red Chief

    Movie Red Chief - The Little Boy

  11. 1910
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Movie Mad Hatter

  12. 1910
    The Actor's Children

    Movie The Actor's Son