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American actor, playwright, and pastor (1873-1936)

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Cader Edwards Davis was an American actor, producer, and playwright of vaudeville and the silent film era, known as a character actor.

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Davis became a popular, sensational oratorDavis became a popular, sensational oratorDavis in The Unmasking, in which he made over 1,000 performancesDavis in The Unmasking, in which he made over 1,000 performancesDavis (right) in The Strength of the Weak alongside Mary Fuller and Harry HilliardDavis (right) in The Strength of the Weak alongside Mary Fuller and Harry Hilliard

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Cader Edwards Davis was an American actor, producer, and playwright of vaudeville and the silent film era, known as a character actor. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he was an ordained Christian minister and first achieved prominence as a sensational orator and lecturer, becoming known as the "poet-preacher" and the "Talmage of the West", before leaving the pulpit for an acting career. He wrote and starred in several original plays and vaudeville sketches, and appeared in over 50 films. In New York he was a president of the National Vaudeville Artists Association and the Green Room Club. In Hollywood he was a founder and president of the Masonic 233 Club. He was married to several actresses, including Adele Blood, who also appeared in some of his productions.

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Lived 1873 to 1936 · aged 62
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