Vintage original 8 x 10 in. US double-weight matte photograph of silent film actor and director FRED J. BUTLER c.1915.
 
Taken during his association with the Triangle Film Company's "Fine Arts" brand headed by D.W. Griffith, he is depicted in an interior studio shot gazing off-camera. This photograph was taken by the acclaimed Hollywood photographer, Gerald D. Carpenter, and features Carpenter's actual signature above Butler's knee. This example was unused and is in very fine condition.
 
*"Fred J. Butler was born on October 22, 1867 in Idaho, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Smiling All the Way (1920), Girls Don't Gamble (1920) and Fickle Women (1920). Father with actress Adele Belgrade of actor/director David Butler. He died on February 22, 1929 in Los Angeles, California."
 
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