Yale Boss

Personal Info

Birthday

October 17, 1899

Day of Death

1977-11-16

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Utica, New York, USA

Yale Boss

Biography

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.

Known For

Souls for Sale

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan

The Actor's Children

The Title Cure

Andy Goes on the Stage

Revenge Is Sweet

The Totville Eye

Filmography

1923
Souls for Sale
as Prop Man (uncredited)
1915
Cartoons in a Seminary
as Jim Alder
1914
Andy Goes on the Stage
as Jimmie Brown
The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan
as Daddy, the office boy
1913
The Title Cure
as Office Boy
1912
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
as The Messenger Boy
The Totville Eye
as Young Sammy
Revenge Is Sweet
as Jimmy - the Office Boy
1911
Papa's Sweetheart
as One of the Children
The Ransom of Red Chief
as Red Chief - The Little Boy
1910
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Mad Hatter
The Actor's Children
as The Actor's Son