Lytell was born in New York City, New York and appeared in 35 films between 1915 until 1952.
On November 29, 1923, while working the film The Warrens of Virginia in San Antonio, Texas, actress Martha Mansfield was severely burned when a tossed match ignited her Civil War costume. Having completed her scenes, she had returned to the car. When her clothing burst into flames, Wilfred Lytell, who was the leading actor, threw his heavy overcoat over her and her chauffeur's hands were severely burned from trying to remove her burning clothing. The fire was put out, but she sustained substantial burns to her body and succumbed to her injuries the next day. [4]
He died in Salem, New York, on September 10, 1954. His brother, actor Bert Lytell, died on September 28, just 18 days after his brother's death.
Wilfred Lytell photos (New York City Public Library, Billy Rose collection)
Still from Our Mrs. McChesney with Lucille Lee Stewart, Wilfred Lytell, Ethel Barrymore (University of Washington Sayre)
April 12, 2024
wilfred, lytell, october, 1891, september, 1954, american, film, actor, pearl, white, know, your, 1921, bornwilliam, lyttel, 1891, october, 1891new, york, city, diedseptember, 1954, 1954, aged, salem, york, resting, placeevergreen, cemetery, brooklyn, york, ci. Wilfred Lytell Jr 16 October 1891 10 September 1954 was an American film actor 2 3 Wilfred LytellWilfred Lytell and Pearl White in Know Your Men 1921 BornWilliam Lyttel Jr 1891 10 16 October 16 1891New York City U S DiedSeptember 10 1954 1954 09 10 aged 62 Salem New York U S 1 Resting placeEvergreen Cemetery Brooklyn New York City New YorkOccupationActorYears active1916 1951Spouse s Jessie Mueller 2 Elizabeth McClellan DustinChildren1RelativesBert Lytell brother Contents 1 Biography 2 Partial filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editLytell was born in New York City New York and appeared in 35 films between 1915 until 1952 On November 29 1923 while working the film The Warrens of Virginia in San Antonio Texas actress Martha Mansfield was severely burned when a tossed match ignited her Civil War costume Having completed her scenes she had returned to the car When her clothing burst into flames Wilfred Lytell who was the leading actor threw his heavy overcoat over her and her chauffeur s hands were severely burned from trying to remove her burning clothing The fire was put out but she sustained substantial burns to her body and succumbed to her injuries the next day 4 He died in Salem New York on September 10 1954 His brother actor Bert Lytell died on September 28 just 18 days after his brother s death Partial filmography editThe Conflict 1916 Freddy s Narrow Escape 1916 The Combat 1916 uncredited Our Mrs McChesney 1918 Thunderbolts of Fate 1919 The Fatal Hour 1920 Heliotrope 1920 The Harvest Moon 1920 Know Your Men 1921 The Man Who Paid 1922 The Fair Cheat 1923 The Leavenworth Case 1923 The Warrens of Virginia 1924 The Trail of the Law 1924 Bluebeard s Seven Wives 1926 References edit New York Times obituary Sep 11 1954 a b Silent Film Necrology p 329 2nd Edition c 2001 by Eugene M Vazzana Who Was Who on Screen p 289 2nd Edition c 1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt https news google com newspapers id P5FHAAAAIBAJ amp pg 6369 7429 amp dq martha mansfield death amp hl enExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wilfred Lytell Wilfred Lytell at IMDb Wilfred Lytell at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Wilfred Lytell photos New York City Public Library Billy Rose collection Still from Our Mrs McChesney with Lucille Lee Stewart Wilfred Lytell Ethel Barrymore University of Washington Sayre Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilfred Lytell amp oldid 1167562930, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
