Milton Sills Overview:

Actor, Milton Sills, was born on Jan 12, 1882 in Chicago, IL. Sills died at the age of 48 on Sep 15, 1930 in Santa Barbara, CA and was laid to rest in Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum in Chicago, IL.

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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Milton who? In praise of Mighty , Animated GIFs

By Fritzi Kramer on Jul 19, 2014 From Movies Silently

By Fritzi Kramer on July 19, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor After I posted my Silent Movie Star personality quiz, the #1 question I received was this: Who is ? You can read my mini biography of Sills but I think that in order to appreciate him, you need to see him in action. This means GIFs! W... Read full article


Silly mortal. smirks at you. Smirks! Animated GIF

By Fritzi Kramer on May 6, 2014 From Movies Silently

By Fritzi Kramer on May 6, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor is feeling pretty confident in Adam’s Rib. Who wouldn’t be? He is about to ship his kingly romantic rival back to his revolution-prone Balkan homeland. Nothing says victory like getting your wife’s boyfriend killed by... Read full article


Lost Film Files #4: Men of Steel, Starring

By Movies, Silently on Mar 28, 2013 From Movies Silently

Admit it, the poster makes you want to see it too… Men of Steel (1926) Status: Unknown Sorry, this is not a Superman movie. However, it just may be even better. ’s character study is set in a steel mill, an angle that is heavily exploited by the First National marketing depar... Read full article


Silent Movie Star Mini Biography:

By Movies, Silently on Mar 27, 2013 From Movies Silently

He may have been, um, distracting as a professor… (1882-1930) Country of birth: USA The basics: was born in Chicago into a well-to-do family. He received a college scholarship, earned a post as a professor and was working toward his doctorate when, in 1905,?he decided... Read full article


Lost Film Files #3: Puppets, Starring

By Movies, Silently on Mar 27, 2013 From Movies Silently

Puppets (1926) Status: Unknown The plot concerns Nicki (), an violently?temperamental?Italian puppet master living in New York. He serves in World War One and loses his hearing due to shell-shock but it too proud to admit it. His wife (Gertrude Olmsted), believing him dead, has begun an ... Read full article


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Milton Sills Facts
Before becoming an actor, he was a professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago (IL).

His principal heir was his nephew, Frederick (Fritz) Sills, who went on to become a world-famous body-builder. Fritz was lured to Hollywood in the 1960s where he was offered the starring role in Tarzan. He turned down the role when he learned that the salary was $1,750 a week, less than he was receiving from his uncles Trust Fund. Fritz Sills died in Hollywood in 1968.

Fluent in Italian, Russian, French, and German

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