Edouard Trebaol Explained

Edouard Vincent Trebaol
Birth Date:	20 May 1905
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Death Place:	Culver City, California, U.S.
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1919–1923

Edouard Trebaol (20 May 1905 – 11 October 1935) was an American actor.

Biography

Trebaol was the son of French immigrants.^[1] There were a total of 13 children in the Trebaol family, all of whom are believed to have acted in Hollywood during the silent era.^[2] Their mother worked as an extra. Trebaol appeared in at least eight films between 1919 and 1923, first appearing as an orphan in the 1919 adventure film Jinx. His most notable role was as the Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist (1922) starring Jackie Coogan and Lon Chaney. His last film appearance was in the 1923 Ruth Roland serial, Haunted Valley.

He later became an electrician in a Culver City studio, dying from a fall at the studio on 10 October 1935. One of his brothers, Reverend Herve Trebaol of Ontario, performed the service.^[3]

Filmography

• Jinx (1919)
• The Penalty (1920)^[4]
• Honest Hutch (1920)^[5]
• Get-Rich-Quick Edgar (1920)
• Edgar's Feast Day (1921)
• Edgar the Detective (1921)^[6]
• Oliver Twist (1922)
• Haunted Valley (1923)

Bibliography

• John Holmstrom, The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 25.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edouard Trebaol - Movie and Film Biography and Filmography - AllRovi.… . https://archive.today/20120718090809/http://www.allrovi.com/name/edouard-trebaol-p+71682?r=allmovie/ . 18 July 2012 . dead.
2. Book: Slide, Anthony. Hollywood Unknowns: A History of Extras, Bit Players, and Stand-Ins. 5 September 2012. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 978-1-61703-475-6. 21–22.
3. News: Staff writer . 14 October 1935 . Edward Trebaol . Obituary . Los Angeles Times. 74 . 315 . Part I, p. 8 . Newspapers.com.
4. News: Staff writer . 25 August 1920 . News of Current Offerings at Local Amusement Houses . Akron Evening Times . . 78 . 296 . 14 . Newspapers.com.
5. News: Staff writer . 14 December 1920 . Happenings on Stage and Screen . Akron Evening Times . . 78 . 390 . 12 . Newspapers.com.
6. News: Staff writer . 17 November 1921 . Edgar, the Little Detective . The Chillicothe Constitution . . 60 . 251 . 5 . Newspapers.com.