Don O. Newland

Newland never made a great deal of money with his itinerant film work and occasionally would give it up to pursue more mainstream employments. In a 2005 newspaper interview, his daughter, Hellen Newland, noted: "My father absolutely loved film-making. It was his passion and he threw himself into it with everything he had. He wasn’t much of a businessman – he really didn’t care anything about money –he just wanted to move about in his creative world."<ref>Staunton (Virginia) Daily News Leader, ''Some Light is Finally Shed on Origins of Obscure Silent Film Shot in Staunton'', February 12, 2005</ref>

Newland never made a great deal of money with his itinerant film work and occasionally would give it up to pursue more mainstream employments. In a 2005 newspaper interview, his daughter, Hellen Newland, noted: "My father absolutely loved film-making. It was his passion and he threw himself into it with everything he had. He wasn’t much of a businessman – he really didn’t care anything about money –he just wanted to move about in his creative world."<ref>Staunton (Virginia) Daily News Leader, ''Some Light is Finally Shed on Origins of Obscure Silent Film Shot in Staunton'', February 12, 2005</ref>

In 1951, Newland traveled with his wife, Opal, and children to [[Tampa]], Florida for the winter. On May 5, while driving in Tampa, he swerved to miss another car and crashed. Newland was rushed to the hospital with severe spinal cord injuries. Newland died May 7 and his body was removed to [[South Bend]], Indiana, where relatives lived. He was buried there in Riverview Cemetery on May 11.<ref>Obituary, South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, May 11, 1951</ref>

In 1951, Newland traveled with his wife, Opal, and children, Hellen & Donna, to [[Tampa]], Florida for the winter. On May 5, while driving in Tampa, he swerved to miss another car and crashed. Newland was rushed to the hospital with severe spinal cord injuries. Newland died May 7 and his body was removed to [[South Bend]], Indiana, where relatives lived. He was buried there in Riverview Cemetery on May 11.<ref>Obituary, South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, May 11, 1951</ref>

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