Sydney Ayres
Born	Daniel Sydney Ayres (1879-08-28)August 28, 1879 New York City,New York
Died	September 9, 1916(1916-09-09) (aged 37) Oakland,California
Other names	Sydney Ayers

Daniel Sydney Ayres^[1](August 28, 1879 – September 9, 1916)^[2] was an Americansilent film actor,director andscreenwriter. Ayres was also a theater actor.^[3][4][5]

Born inNew York City, Ayres was known for his handsome, suave looks.^[6][7] He often simultaneously acted and directed films after 1913. In 1916, Ayres died frommultiple sclerosis^{[citation needed]} at the age of 37, in Oakland.

Ayres had also a successful acting career on stage, from 1902 onwards at least.^[8]

• Blackbeard^[9] (1911)
• Trapped in a Forest Fire (1913)
• Destinies Fulfilled (1914)
• The Story of the Olive (1914)
• The Navy Aviator (1914)
• Does It End Right? (1914)
• True Western Hearts (1914)
• The Coming of the Padres (1914)
• The Call of the Traumerei (1914)
• At the Potter's Wheel (1914)

• The Rose of San Juan (1913)
• Billy's Rival (1914)
• The Story of the Olive (1914)
• The Navy Aviator (1914)
• The Oath of Pierre (1914)
• Nature's Touch (1914)
• Cameo of the Yellowstone (1914)
• Feast and Famine (1914)
• The Painted Lady's Child (1914)^[10] (not to be confused with Griffith's lostThe Painted Lady)
• A Man's Way (1914)
• Does It End Right? (1914)
• Their Worldly Goods (1914)
• The Cocoon and the Butterfly (1914)
• His Faith in Humanity (1914)
• The Taming of Sunnybrook Nell (1914)
• Jail Birds (1914)
• In the Open (1914)
• Sir Galahad of Twilight (1914)
• Redbird Wins (1914)

• Business Versus Love (1914)
• Break, Break, Break (1914)

• University of California, Riverside, Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research

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