Biography

Charles Weston was born on May 24, 1886 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Hand at the Window (1915), The Seventh Day (1914) and For King and Country (1914). He was married to Alice Inwood. He died on August 15, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA.

Unable to get work even as a strike breaker, Weston leaped to his death from the 18th floor of the Aeolian building in New York City. He left behind a 500 word suicide note, an un-mailed letter to George M. Cohan and an envelope containing a hypodermic syringe and needle. On the envelope he had written "This is man's greatest curse".