Niles Welsh — Blue Book of the Screen (1923) 🇺🇸

One’s first impression of Niles Welsh is that he must be very young and just out of college. But in spite of the impression he has been on the screen for seven years.

He was born in Hartford, Conn., in 1895, and started his schooling at St. Paul’s school in Concord, N. H. Later he attended Yale and then Columbia college.

After graduating from the university he joined a stock company and from there toured the country in vaudeville. That was his only stage experience.

The first photoplay he worked in was with the Eastern Vitagraph company in a picture titled “The Stranger in Grey.” But he was a particularly desirable screen type and before long he was co-starred in two Ince [Thomas H. Ince] productions. “Stepping Out” and The Cup of Life.

His next work was with Marguerite Clarke [Marguerite Clark] in “Miss George Washington” for Famous Players. Others followed in rapid succession, among them: “One of Many,” “Her Boy,” “Secret of the Storm Country” and “The Courage of Marge O’Doone.”

Then Mr. Welsh joined Selznick [Lewis J. Selznick], where he and Elaine Hammerstein formed one of the best liked teams on the screen. He and his wife, Dell Boone Welsh, live in Hollywood. Tennis is one of Mr. Welsh’s hobbies.

He has blond hair and dark blue eyes, is six feet tall and weighs 170 pounds.

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Niles Welsh and Elaine Hammerstein formed one of the most popular teams on the screen.

A scene from a recent color film starring Mr. Welsh.

Portrait by Freulich • Los Angeles

Collection: The Blue Book of the Screen (1923)