Templar Saxe

{{short description|British opera singer (1865–1935)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{infobox person | name = Templar Saxe | image = The Mind-the-Paint Girl (1919) still 1.jpg | image_size = | caption = Saxe in rear with actresses (from left) Hattie Delaro, Anita Stewart, and Gladys Valerie in ''The Mind the Paint Girl'' (1919) | birth_name = Templer William Edward Edevein | birth_date = August 22, 1865 | birth_place = Redhill, Surrey, England | death_date = April 17, 1935 (*some sources March 23, 1935) | death_place = Cincinnati, Ohio | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = Templer Saxe | occupation = Actor, Opera Singer | years_active = 1888–1928 | spouse = | children = }} '''Templar Saxe''' (born '''Templer William Edward Edevein'''; August 22, 1865 – April 17, 1935) was a British-born stage actor, opera singer and silent film actor. In films, he usually was a character actor as his singing voice could not be used in silent films. He was born in Redhill, Surrey, England and died in Cincinnati, Ohio.<ref>''Silent Film Necrology'' 2nd Edition; c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana</ref><ref>''Who Was Who on Screen'' by Evelyn Mack Truitt, 3rd Edition c.1983</ref>

==Life and career== Templar Saxe was the son of Lady de Capel Broke and Eaton Edeveain, a prominent London barrister and journalist. He originally planned to join the diplomatic service, but chose performing instead.<ref>{{cite news |title=Notes. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72157740/notes/ |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=31 August 1902}}</ref>

===Theatre=== In 1901, he starred in Alfred E. Aarons' production of ''The Ladies' Paradise'' at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.<ref>{{cite news |title=Extravaganza at Metropolitan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72159461/extravaganza-at-metropolitan/ |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=28 July 1901}}</ref> In 1905, he starred in the Broadway production of ''The Earl and the Girl'' at the Casino Theatre, and was praised by ''The New York Times'' for his singing.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Rollicking Show Opens New Casino |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72167388/a-rollicking-show-opens-new-casino/ |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=5 November 1905}}</ref>

===Film=== In 1919, he starred in ''The Teeth of the Tiger''.<ref name=TeethOfTheTiger>{{cite news |title=De Luxe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72164506/de-luxe/ |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=30 November 1919}}</ref> In 1927, he starred in ''When a Man Loves''.<ref name=WhenAManLoves>{{cite news |title=Director Signs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72165187/director-signs/ |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=21 May 1926}}</ref>

== Selected filmography == *''Beauty Unadorned'' (1913) *''A Lily in Bohemia'' (1915) *''The Starring of Flora Finchurch'' (1915) *''Myrtle the Manicurist'' (1916) *''The Tarantula'' (1916) *''Intrigue'' (1917) *''The Sixteenth Wife'' (1917) *''Mary Jane's Pa'' (1917) *''The Fettered Woman'' (1917) *''Babette'' (1917) *''Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation'' (1917) *''The Triumph of the Weak'' (1918) *''Miss Ambition'' (1918) *''The Lion and the Mouse'' (1919) *''The Teeth of the Tiger'' (1919)<ref name=TeethOfTheTiger/> *''Human Desire'' (1919) *''The Mind the Paint Girl'' (1919) *''The Dangerous Paradise'' (1920) *''Slaves of Pride'' (1920) * ''Whispers'' (1920) *''Two Weeks'' (1920)<ref>{{cite news |title=Tally's Broadway |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72166608/tallys-broadway/ |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=8 February 1920}}</ref> *''Bucking the Tiger'' (1921) *''How Women Love'' (1922) * ''What Fools Men Are'' (1922) *''In Search of a Thrill'' (1923) *''Sidewalks of New York'' (1923) *''Beau Brummel'' (1924) *''Captain Blood'' (1924) *''Her Night of Romance'' (1924) *''Gerald Cranston's Lady'' (1924) *''What Price Beauty?'' (1925)<ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Rambova's First |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72166465/miss-rambovas-first/ |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=8 May 1925}}</ref> *''The Primrose Path'' (1925) *''Time, the Comedian'' (1925) *''The Dancers'' (1925)<ref>{{cite news |title="Dances" Has Big Cast |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72165351/dances-has-big-cast/ |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=30 October 1924}}</ref> *''The White Black Sheep'' (1926) *''When a Man Loves'' (1927)<ref name=WhenAManLoves/> *''The Girl from Gay Paree'' (1927) * ''For Ladies Only'' (1927) *''Beyond London Lights'' (1928)

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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0768283}}

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