Sidney Rankin Drew Explained

Sidney Rankin Drew
Birth Name:	Sidney Rankin Drew
Birth Date:	19 September 1891
Birth Place:	New York City, United States
Death Place:	Arvillers, France
Death Cause:	Killed in action
Occupation:	Actor, film director
Yearsactive:	1913–1917

Sidney Rankin Drew (September 19, 1891May 19, 1918) was an American actor and film director.

Biography

Born in 1891, Drew was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew and first cousin of the actors John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, and Ethel Barrymore.^[1] He appeared in 36 films between 1913 and 1917, and directed 14 films between 1915 and 1917.

After a successful career with Vitagraph, Drew moved to Metro Pictures in 1916, becoming the fifth of the Barrymore/Drew to work at the studio. His first, and last, film at Metro was The Belle of the Season, which was shot in 1916, but released posthumously in 1918.^{[2] [3]}

Drew was killed in action when his plane was shot down over France during World War I.^[4] He has a monument in Central Park.^[5]

Filmography

• The Still Voice (1913)*short
• His Tired Uncle (1913)*short
• An Infernal Tangle (1913)*short
• The Snare of Fate (1913)*short
• An Unwritten Chapter (1913)*short
• The Glove (1913)*short
• My Lady of Idleness (1913)*short
• The Penalties of Reputation (1913)*short
• A Game of Cards (1913)*short
• Timing Cupid (1914)*short
• Hearts of Women (1914)*short
• Marrying Sue (1914)*short
• In the Old Attic (1914)*short
• The Drudge (1914)*short
• The Idler (1914)*short
• Never Again (1914)*short
• Mr. Barnes of New York (1914, actor)
• The Tattoo Mark (1914)*short
• Maria's Sacrifice (1914)*short
• The Royal Wild West (1914)*short
• In the Latin Quarter (1915, actor)*short
• O'Garry of the Royal Mounted (1915)*short
• The Island of Regeneration (1915)*feature
• The Quality of Mercy (1915)*short
• A Madcap Adventure (1915)*short
• Janet of the Chorus (1915)*short
• Elsa's Brother (1915)*short
• The Lesson of the Narrow Street (1915)*short
• The Reward (1915)*short
• The Third Party (1915)*short
• Who Killed Joe Merrion? (1915)*feature
• Thou Art the Man (1915)*feature
• The Hunted Woman (1916)*feature
• The Suspect (1916, director and actor)*feature
• The Musical Barber (1916)*short
• A Vampire Out of Work (1916)
• The Girl Philippa (1917, director and actor)*feature
• Who's Your Neighbor? (1917, director)*feature
• The Belle of the Season (released 1919 although shot in 1917, director, scenario, and actor)*feature

Director

• What's Ours? (1915)*short
• Love's Way (1915)*short
• The Lesson of the Narrow Street (1915)*short
• The Reward (1915)*short
• Thou Art the Man (1915)*feature
• Kennedy Square (1916)*feature
• The Hunted Woman (1916)*feature
• The Vital Question (1916)*feature
• The Suspect (1916)*feature
• The Daring of Diana (1916)*feature
• A Vampire Out of Work (1916)*feature
• The Girl Philippa (1916)*feature
• The Belle of the Season (1917)*feature (not released until 1919)
• Who's Your Neighbor? (1917)*feature

See also

• Barrymore family

External links

• Biography, Photoplay, April 1917
  • Life and Letters of Sidney Rankin Drew (1921), edited by Mrs. Sidney Drew, at the Internet Archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: S. Rankin Drew . September 4, 2011. Rotten Tomatoes.
2. News: Motion Picture News . S. Rankin Drew Goes to Metro After the 28th . October 28, 1917 . 2659 . December 6, 2019.
3. Web site: The Belle of the Season . American Film Institute . September 2, 2018.
4. Web site: S. Rankin Drew Biography . April 9, 2016.
5. Web site: S. Rankin Drew Marker . November 11, 2014 . nycgovparks.org.