Burton L. King

Burton L. King was born in Cincinnati on August 25, 1887 (one account says August 5, 1877). Early in his adult life he was in the express business, after which he went on stage, where he was seen on the road in such productions as Strongheart, Graustark, and Shot Gun Opera. His screen career included work for Lubin, Solax, the New York Motion Picture Company (for whom he directed for a year), Vitagraph, Usona, Universal (Under the Crescent series, Chronicles of Bloom Center, etc.), Selig (Glory, with Kolb and Dill), Equitable (Man and His Angel), Metro (The Spell of the Yukon, The Eternal Question, The Black Butterfly, The Soul of a Magdalen, To the Death, Silence Sellers), Pathé (The Seven Pears), Selig (Out of the Shadow, The Font of Courage), Apollo (The Public Defenders), International (The Flower of Faith, and B.A. Rolfe (The Master Mystery).

Burton L. King’s work with Thanhouser was brief, and little ever appeared in print about his efforts in New Rochelle. In November 1910 The Nickelodeon reported that King and other Thanhouser personnel were in a traffic accident in New York City, in which King was injured by flying glass. In 1916 he was with Metro, and his studio address was 228 West 35th Street, New York City. In 1918 he was with Harry Raver at 1402 Broadway, New York City. At one time he was married to screen actress Adele Lane (life dates: July 17, 1897-October 23, 1957). King’s death occurred in Los Angeles on May 4, 1944, following a lengthy illness. His wife survived him.