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Louis William Chaudet

1884 – 1965

American film director

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Lived 1884 – 1965 (aged 81). Louis William Chaudet was an American film director and screenwriter.

Advertisement for The Girl of my Dreams with Billie Rhodes, a film directed by Louis William Chaudet. Louis William Chaudet (March 20, 1884 – May 10, 1965) was an American film director of the silent movie era.

Biography He was born on March 20, 1884, in Manhattan, Kansas. He died May 10, 1965, in Woodland Hills, California. Louis was the second child and only son of 5 siblings born to Alfred C. Chaudet (1854-1939) and Eva Ann Schlashman Chaudet (1862-1930). Alfred moved his family from Kansas to Pasadena, California between 1900 and 1910 according to the Census of 1910. Along with Louis' first born sister Emma Jane, third and fourth born twin sisters Bertha M. and Lucy Ann and finally sister Edna A.

Selected filmography A Young Patriot (1917) The Edge of the Law (1917) Follow the Girl (1917) Society's Driftwood (1917) The Finger of Justice (1918) Cupid Angling (1918) The Girl of My Dreams (1918) The Blue Bonnet (1919)

The Kingfisher's Roost (1921) Fools of Fortune (1922) Defying Destiny (1923) Viewable online. A Man of Nerve (1925) Tentacles of the North (1926) Eyes Right! (1926) Lightning Bill (1926) A Captain's Courage (1926) Speeding Hoofs (1927) Outcast Souls (1928)

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Who was Louis William Chaudet?

American film director

When was Louis William Chaudet born?

Louis William Chaudet was born on 20 March 1884 in Manhattan.

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Louis William Chaudet died on 10 May 1965 in Woodland Hills.

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Louis William Chaudet was a film director and screenwriter.

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Louis William Chaudet was American.

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· Wikipedia: Louis William Chaudet

· Wikidata: Q13435658

· DBpedia: Louis Chaudet

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