Biography of Sydney Newton FOLKER
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Biography of Sydney Newton FOLKER
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Profile | |
Photographs |
Sydney Newton Folker was born in Islington on 26 July 1888, the youngest of the five children of
Alfred Henry and Hannah Maria Keevill Folker. He was given the name Sydney as his father was in
Sydney Australia when his son was born. The name Newton was given in recognition of the family
connection with Sir Isaac Newton.
This photograph of Sydney is one of a set taken in the early 1920's and which were used for publicity when he was starring in silent films put out by a company called Quality Films.
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| Chapter 1 | Family & social life | |
| Chapter 2 | Employment | |
| Chapter 3 | Military Service | |
| Chapter 4 | Stage and Screen | |
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| Appendix 1 | Photographs | |
| Appendix 2 | Keepsakes |
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