Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

120 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 RICKETTS, Thomas, director; b. London, Eng.; stage career, in Eng. with Henry Irving, in U. S. with Katherine Lewis, wrote and produced " Duvar," 1881, stock comedian in " Girofle Girofla," " Quilo," etc., produced and played lead in " Manon," " Mikado," " Bohemian Girl," " Honeymooners," producer for Frohman, K. & E., H E. Dixey; m. p. career, from 1907, Essanay, American, Horsley, Nestor, Universal, American (" Damaged Goods," " Lure of the Mask," " Secretary of Frivolous Affairs," " End of the Road," " House of a Thousand Scandals," " The Great Question," " Buzzard's Shadow," " Other Side of the Door," etc.). SARGENT, George L., director, American; b. Phila.; educ. Phila., and Princeton Univ.; stage career, asst. stage mgr. for Dillingham, in Cohan and Harris prods., " The Fortune Hunter," " Hawthorne of the U. S. A."; screen career, Universal, Eclair, produced " The Case of Cherry Purcelle," " Adventures in Diplomacy," " Elusive Isabel," World (" The Gentleman from Mississippi"), Dra-Ko comedies, Kalem (" Midnight at Maxim's," " The Masked Dancer," "The Call of the Dance," "The Dancing Doll"), assisted in dir. " The Fall of a Nation," American (" The Secret of the Submarine," etc.). Recreations, tennis and swimming. Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal. SCARDON, Paul, director, Vitagraph; b. Melbourne, Australia, May 6, 1878; educ. Scotch Coll., Melbourne; stage career, 12 yrs. in Australia, in U. S. with Nance O'Neil, Kyrle Bellew, E. H. Sothern, and Mrs. Fiske; screen career, Reliance-Majestic and Vitagraph, acted in " The Sins of the Mother," " The Goddess," director and actor in " The Alibi," " The Hero of Submarine D-2," " The Redemption of Dave Darcey." " The Dawn of Freedom," "Phantom Fortunes," " David Solomon," etc. Recreations, riding, swimming, etc. Hght. 5 ft. 8 in.; wght. 165; brown hair, blue eyes. Charter member of Screen Club. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. SCOTT, Sidney, director, Pallas-Morosco; stage career, for 20 yrs. on the legit, as actor, manager and director; screen career, 3 yrs, with NYMP (produced 80 one and two reel subjects), Triangle (dir. "Bullets and Brown Eyes," "The Deserter," " Matrimony," etc.), now with Pallas-Morosco. Ad., 201 N. Occidental Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal. SEAY, Charles Morgan, director; b. Atlanta, Ga.; educ. Univ. of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.; stage career, 4 yrs. with road productions, 5 yrs. in vaud. feature act, 6 yrs. in stock in N. Y. C. and other cities; screen career, Edison, Equitable, Moss (" A Weak-end at Happyhurst," " Twins and Trouble," " That Heavenly Cook,'" ' A Summer Resort Idyl," " Thorns and Roses," " Their Own Ways," "When Gratitude is Love," "The Heart of a Waif," " Blue Grass," " A Daughter of the Sea," "A Circus Romance," " Fantasma," "Lena," "Within the Enemy's Lines," "When Love is Young," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 9% in.; wght., 160 lbs.; hazel eyes, dark brown hair. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C. SEIGMANN, George, director, Fine Arts; educ. Boston Univ.; early career, army; stage career, 7 yrs., with Castle Square Stock Co., Boston, also in "The Volunteer Organist," "Under Southern Skies," etc.; m. p. career, Reliance-Majestic ("The Avenging Conscience"), appeared as Silas Lynch in "The Birth of a Nation," now with Fine Arts. Hght., 6 ft. 3 in.; wght., 230. Recreation, boxing. Studio ad., Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. SEITER, William A., director; b. N. Y. C; educ. Hudson River Mili. Acad., Nyack, N. Y.; early career, as artist and writer; screen career, Reliance, Universal, Majestic, Crown City, National Film ("Morning After," "Tangled Threads," etc.). Recreations, sketching, etc. Hght., 6 ft.; brown hair, gray eyes. Home ad., Gerard Hotel, W. 44th St., N. Y. C. SEMON, Lawrence, director and comedian, Vitagraph; b. West Point, Miss., Feb. 9, 1889; educ. Savananh, Ga.; early career, played child parts on stage with Zera Semon, his father; later became pro. magician, then cartoon artist and tumbler in vaud.; screen career, Universal, directed for Palace Players, Vitagraph (dir. Frank Daniels Comedies, etc.); cartoonist for sporting page in N. Y. Evening Sun; has written comedies for the screen. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. SENNETT, Mack, director-general Keystone, and one of three vice-presidents in charge of manufacturing, Triangle; screen career, actor with Biograph, where he appeared in many comedies and dramas; 1912, organized Keystone Film Co., with assistance of Ad. and Charles Kessel and Charles Baumann; took his co. to Los Angeles, establishing headquarters there, where he has since been; now supervising production of comedies for Triangle release; notable productions, "Bath Tub Perils," "A Submarine Pirate," " Fatty and Mabel Adrift," etc., etc. Studio ad., Keystone, Los Angeles, Cal. SMALLEY, Phillips, actor and co-di^dfcai^^ director, with Lois Weber, Universal; b. Ik Brooklyn, N. Y., 1870; educ. Balliol Col f<fV 1 lege, Oxford, and Harvard Univ.; early career, law, member of N. Y. Bar for 7 yrs.; stage career, with Mrs. Fiske, Bertha Galland, Raymond Hitchcock, etc.'; screen career, Gaumont, Kalem, NYMP, Rex, Bosworth, (" Hypocrites "), Universal ("Scandal," "The Dumb Girl of Portici," " Jewel," " The Flirt," " Sunshine Molly," "Hop, the Devil's Brew," "John Needham's Double," "The First Stone," "Where Are My Children," "Shoes," "Saving the Family Name," "Idle Wives," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, literary, etc. Hght., 6 ft.; wght.. 195; brown hair and eyes. Home ad., 1550 Sierra Bonita, Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. SMILEY, JOSEPH W., director; b. Boston, Mass., 1875; educ. Boston High and Latin Sch.; stage career, with Hanlon Brothers' Fantasma Co., with Agnes Huntington light opera co., producing "Paul Jones"; joined Fanny Davenport's Co., playing rep. in San Francisco; joined forces of C. B. Jefferson, Klaw and Erlanger, playing Palmer Cox's " Brownies "; 3 yrs. with " Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," under msmt. Liebler and Co.; sent by firm to Australia to make 2nd prod, of "Mrs. Wiggs": screen career, began as extra with Imp, soon became member of co., and director, later director at Lubin and for Jules Brulatour. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C. SLOMAN, Edward, director, American; b. London, 1885; stage career, at age 19 in stock, remaining 3 yrs. in Savage's " Parsifal," " Mummy and Hummingbird," stock lead in "The Wolf," "The City," 2 seasons in vaud.; m. p. career, with Universal, Lubin, American (" Under the Crescent," " Trey of Hearts," " Spirits of Evil," " Love Victorious," " Modern Enoch Arden," " Haunted Hearts," directed these 5-reelers, " Lying Lips," " The Reclamation," "Dust," "The Inner Struggle," "Vengeance of the Oppressed," " The Convict King," " The Embodied Thought," etc.). Recreations, boxing, swimming, motoring. Hght., 6 ft., wght., 165. Home ad., 2104 Hollister ave., Santa Barbara, Cal. Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal. SMITH, David, director; b. England; educ. England; early career, business, mechanical draughtsman; stage career, 2 yrs. bus. mgr. stock co. in Texas; screen career, scenario writer, dir. for Vitagraph, " Her Gethsemane," " Dr. Blinn's Repentance," " Barriers of Prejudice," " Nobody Home," " The Hoyden," etc. SMITH, Noel Mason, director, L-Ko; b. Rockland, Me.; educ. in Cal.; m. p. career, from 1912, Universal-L-Ko, (" Bold Bad Breeze," " Spring Fever," " Love and Alligators," " Saving Susie from the Sea," etc.); started as a stage hand and has done many special railroad scenes and dare devil acts. Accomplishments, riding, swimming, athletic stunts, music. Hght., 6 ft.; wght., 170; dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 1216 Gower st., Los Angeles. Studio ad., L-Ko, Los Angeles, Cal. SMITH, Hamilton, director; b. Muskegon, Mich., Oct. 22, 1887; educ. Xenia, O., and N. Y.; early career, electrical expert and chief electrician, U. S. Navy, also newspaper writer;