Eddie Lyons
actor, director, writer
- Born:
- 1886-11-25, Beardstown, Illinois, USA
- Died:
- 1926-08-30, Pasadena, California, USA
- Professions:
- actor, director, writer
Biography
A barber’s son from Beardstown, Illinois—arriving November 25, 1886—Eddie Lyons swapped small-town shears for slapstick and became one of early Hollywood’s busiest utility players. Between 1914 and 1926 he cranked out hundreds of one- and two-reelers, often writing, directing, and starring in the same morning: he chased skirts in *Good Night, Ladies* (1919), tangled with ropes and rivals in *All Bound Around* (1919), and turned courtroom chaos into comic gold in *Everything But the Truth* (1920). Off-screen he teamed first with comic Lee Moran, then married leading lady Virginia Kirtley; together they kept the cameras rolling and the laughter brisk. The pace finally stopped on August 30, 1926, when Lyons—barely 39—died in Pasadena, California, leaving behind a shelf of silent reels that still flicker with his manic grin.
