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Samuel Edwin McKim (October 31, 1868 – March 31, 1942) was an actor and director of American silent films. He had directed films for Lubin Manufacturing Company, among other companies. McKim was the father of actress Ann Dvorak, born during his marriage to silent film actress Anna Lehr.
Edwin McKim was born on 31 October 1869 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and writer, known for A Bath Tub Mystery (1916), Oliver Twist (1912) and Should a Woman Divorce? (1914).
- Director, Writer, Actor
- October 31, 1869
- Edwin McKim
- March 31, 1942
Edwin McKim was born on 31 October 1869 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and writer, known for A Bath Tub Mystery (1916), Oliver Twist (1912) and Should a Woman Divorce? (1914).
- October 31, 1869
- March 31, 1942
Ann Dvorak made her first big entrance on August 2, 1911 in New York as Anna McKim. The only child of two vaudevillians, young Anna was raised in the business that would later make her a star (or at the least, a respected leading lady).
Feb 13, 2013 · Samuel Edwin McKim was born in Pittsburgh in 1869 to a Pennsylvania native and a Scotch-Irish immigrant. He abandoned a successful career in local government after getting bit by the acting bug.
Samuel Edwin McKim was an actor and director of American silent films. McKim is probably best known as the father of actress Ann Dvorak, born during his marriage to silent film actress Anna Lehr.
Jan 8, 2013 · You may or may not know that Ann Dvorak was reared in show business. Her father, Edwin McKim was a stage actor and later a film director, but we’ll find out more about him on a later post. He wasn’t in Ann’s life during her formative years, so the true influence was her mother.
