his death. Roles in additional Westerns, such as The Riding Kid, Trails of the Golden West, The Mystery Trooper, and Lightnin' Smith's Return are among his final performances. Personal life and death According to information recorded in the 1930 federal census, William Bertram married in 1920; and by 1930 he and his wife Jean, who was a native of New York, were living in a rented residence at 1634 Argyle Avenue in Hollywood. William was still acting in occasional films at that time. He, for example, portrayed the character "Indian Joe" in Spurs, a Western that was completed just a few months after the noted census was taken. On May 1, 1933, William Bertram died at the Olive View Sanitarium in Los Angeles, California, following "two years' illness". The widely read trade weekly Variety announced Bertram’s passing eight days after his death and noted in his obituary, "A resident of Southern California for 43 years, Bertram became identified with pictures in their infancy as a director for Vitagraph, Keystone and others." Variety also reported that Bertram was survived by his wife, mother, and five brothers. Selected filmography In addition to the series of "Babie Marie" films that Bertram directed between 1917 and 1919, the following constitute a small sampling of other productions in which he served as either a cast member or director: Hearts in Conflict (1912) In the Firelight (1913) The Shriner's Daughter (1913) When a Woman Waits (1914) A Slice of Life (1914) The Final Impulse (1914) Damaged Goods (1914) Footprints of Mozart (1914) A Soul Astray (1914) A Happy Coersion (1914) The Town of Nazareth (1914) Unto the Weak (1914) His Obligation (1915) Wife Wanted (1915) The Idol (1915) Neal of the Navy (1915) Water Stuff (1916) The Neglected Wife (1917) Who Is Number One? (1917) The Little Patriot (1917) The Wolverine (1921) The Long Chance (1922) The Purple Riders (1922) Ace of Action (1926) Twisted Triggers (1926) Under Fire (1926) Gold from Weepah (1927) Tangled Herds (1927) The Phantom Buster (1927) The Swift Shadow (1927) The Boss of Rustler's Roost (1928) The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928) Spurs (1930) Lightnin' Smith Returns (1931) The Riding Kid (1931) Trails of the Golden West (1931) References and notes External links 1880 births 1933 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian male silent film actors Film directors from Ontario People from Bruce County Male actors from Los Angeles 20th-century