Vernon Steele

Vernon Steele
Steele in 1917
Born	Arturo Romeo Antonietti 18 September 1882 Santiago, Chile
Died	23 July 1955 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1906-1949 (including stage years)
Spouse(s)	Vivia Steele

Vernon Steele (18 September 1882 – 23 July 1955) was a Chilean-born British actor known for his appearances on the Broadway stage and in American films. He often played patrician young men in silent films.^[1] Steel was born in Santiago, Chile, the son of Daniel Antonietti, a professor of music, and his English wife, the former Grace Emma Bolton. Vernon Steel was christened Arturo Romeo Antonietti and his family eventually settled in London, England.^[2]

Partial filmography

• Her Great Match (1915)
• Silks and Satins (1916)
• Little Lady Eileen (1916)
• Bab's Matinee Idol (1917)
• The Panther Woman (1918)
• The Witness for the Defense (1919)
• Human Desire (1919)
• His House in Order (1920)
• Out of the Chorus (1921)
• For the Defense (1922)
• Alice Adams (1923)
• The Wanters (1923)
• The King's Vacation (1933)
• The Silk Express (1933)
• The Dover Road (1934)
• Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)
• Bonnie Scotland (1935)
• Captain Blood (1935)
• Dracula's Daughter (1936)
• Lloyd's of London (1936)
• Time Out for Romance (1937)
• Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)
• Kidnapped (1938)
• North of the Yukon (1939)
• The Witness Vanishes (1939)
• They Were Expendable (1945)
• The Lone Wolf in London (1947)
• Madame Bovary (1949)

References

1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | STEELE, Vernon". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
2. http://interactive.ancestry.com/6482/005263032_01834/11722956?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dWW1draft%26h%3d11722956%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%3aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d6598&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord

External links

• Vernon Steele at the Internet Movie Database
• Vernon Steele at the Internet Broadway Database
• Vernon Steele at Find a Grave