Charles Ashton

British actor 'Charles Ashton' (qv) became an actor not long after receiving a medical discharge from the army due to injuries he received at the Battle of Ypres in World War I. He made his film debut in _Pillars of Society (1920)_ (qv). He appeared in a string of films for such well-known directors as 'Maurice Elvey' (qv) and 'Victor Saville' (qv). Ashton was one of the many silent-era actors whose career ended with the advent of sound, and he made his last film in 1929. However. he did begin another career as a successful novelist in the 1930s and 1940s, mostly of crime thrillers.::frankfob2@yahoo.com