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- Birth nameSydney C. Smith
- Sidney Smith was born on February 28, 1893 in Faribault, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Ne'er Do Well (1915), The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923) and A Safe Risk (1916). He was married to Ruth Beckman. He died on July 4, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseRuth Beckman(March 17, 1915 - April 1921) (divorced)
- Did most of his work with the Christie Studios. He died as the result of bad liquor he'd consumed earlier in the day at a beach party.
- Diminutive silent screen comic, who specialized in comedies involving motor cars, such as An Auto Nut (1919), His First Flat Tire (1920), and so on. In films for Mack Sennett, Educational and Goldwyn. Also co-starred with James Parrott in a series of "Holly Comedies" between 1919-20.
- In the October 25, 1919 issue of Motion Picture News, it is stated that Sid Smith was one of the heroes of the 91st Division and was three times wounded in France in WWI.
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