Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

October 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY 123 WEST, LANGDON, director; b. Camden, N. J., Jan. 11, 1886; educ. Camden, Jamestown, N. Y., and N. Y. College; stage career, in rep. and stock, 7 yrs. stage mgr., actor, and director with David Belasco; screen career, Edison (" Sally Castleton, Southerner," " Poisoned by Jealousy," " As It Happened on the Barbuda," " Killed Against Orders," " The Girl of the Gypsy Camp," etc.). Recreations, writing, collecting antiques, cameos, etc., art photography. Home ad., 300 East 159th St., N. Y. C. WHARTON, Leopold, director and producer, Wharton Film, Inc.; b. Manchester, Eng., 1870; educ. Hempstead, Tex.; when still a youngster became fancy skater; stage career, associated with Augustin Daly, Olga Nethersole, Marie Wainright, K. & E., Macklyn Arbuckle, etc, etc.; screen career, since 1909, Pathe (played, among other parts, Lincoln in " Abraham Lincoln's Clemency," later dir. comedies, " The Elusive Kiss," etc., then dramas, " Memories," " The Frozen Trail," etc.), "The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford," " The Mysteries of Myra," " Patria." Ad., Wharton, Inc., Ithaca, N. Y. WHARTON, Theodore, director and producer, Wharton Film, Inc.; b. Milwaukee, Wis., April 12, 1875; early career, treasurer of Dallas, Tex., Opera House and Hopkins Grand Opera House, also Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre, N. Y. C. ; stage career, has appeared with E. H. Sothern, Augustin Daly, John Drew, and many others; screen career, since 1907, first as free lance seen, writer, later seen. ed. and studio supervisor Edison, Kalem, 1908, building first indoor studio, Pathe, 1911, their first dir., later Essanay (dir. "The Wars for Civilization in America," etc.), Wharton, Inc. (" The New Adventures of Rufus Wallingford," " The Mysteries of Myra," "Patria"). Ad., Wharton, Inc., Ithaca, N. Y. WEST, Raymond B., director, Ince-Triangle; b. Chicago, 111., 1886; educ. La Salle Inst., Chicago, and Grand Rapids, Mich., schls.; early career, artist, private secretary, secretary-treasurer of two gas cos.; screen career, since 1909 with Ince as property man, asst. cameraman, cameraman, asst. director, and director (dir. " The Cup of Life," " The Mating," codir. " Civilization," " An Alien," dir. Payment," " The Wolf Woman," etc.). Studio City. Cal. Home ad., 2150 Beechwood Drive, WILLIAMS, Harry H., director and scenario writer, Keystone; b. Faribault, Minn., Aug. 23, 1879; educ. Faribault and Univ. of Minn.; early career, song writer, actor, playwright; screen career, with Keystone, producing or writing a number of successful comedies, released through Triangle. Studio address, Keystone Film Co., 1702 Allesandro st., Los Angeles, California. WINDOM, Lawrence C, director, Essanay; b. N. Y. C, Oct. 5, 1876; educ. there; stage career, actor and stage mgr. for Klaw and Erlanger, Charles Frohman and Henry B. Harris, with Richard Mansfield, Joseph Jefferson, Robert Edeson, William Faversham, Elsie Ferguson, road and stk. cos.; screen career, Pathe, Essanay (dir. " Blind Justice," " The Destroyer," " Brought Home," " The Chimney Sweep," " The Way of Patience "). Hght. 5 ft. 8 in.; wght. 158; brown hair, blue eyes; recreations, swimming, motoring. Studio ad., Essanay, Chicago, WITHE Y, Chester, director, Fine Arts; stage career, extensive stock experience; screen career, American, Keystone (as author and actor), Reliance-Majestic (" Bill the Office Boy " series, etc., and many other " Komic " prods.), Fine Arts (picturized " Don Quixote," and also played prominent part in it, " Sunshine Dad," "The Devil's Needle," etc.); author of large number of photoplays. Studio ad., Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. WINTER, Percy, director; b. Toronto, Can.; son of William Winter, dramatic critic; educ. Upper Canadian Col., Toronto; stage career, associated with Mary Anderson (Mme. Navarro), Mme. Modjeska, Edwin Booth, Joseph Jefferson, and John McCullough; stage mgr. under Steele Mackaye of orig. " Hazel Kirke," with Lawrence Barrett; staged Bronson Howard's "One of Our Girls"; producer for A. M. Palmer 6 yrs.; stage dir. Theatre of Arts and Letters, N. Y.; est. " Home," ad., Ince, Hollywoo " The Culver d, Cal. own stk. co. in Washington, D. C. ; joined David Belasco producing staff; has produced and revived over 600 plays and interpreted 563 roles. WOLBERT, William, director; b. Petersburg, Va., Nov. 18, 1883; educ. St. John's Military Acad., Haddonficld, N. J., and N. Y. Naval Acad., Nyack; stage career, commenced at 17, lasting 12 yrs.; heavies, characters, and juveniles with Maude Adams, John Barrymore, Nat Goodwin; several seasons in stock, including 4 yrs. with Morosco; screen career, since 1912, Balboa, Universal, Kalem, Vitagraph; heavy in SmalleyPavlowa prod., " Dumb Girl of Portici," played in " Man to Alan" (Pathe), one of first American pictures to be handcolored abroad; produced "The Wanderer," "When Lynn Came Home," " A Squared Account," for Vitagraph. Hght., 5 ft. 10^ in.; wght., 160. WORTHINGTON, William, director Universal; b. and educ. Troy, N. Y.; studied grand opera in France and Germany; stage career, grand opera, drama, stock, vaud., with Savage's " The Million," and " Everywoman " which he directed, m. p. career, Universal, played lead with Rawlinson in " Damon and Pythias," dual role in " Black Box " serial, directed Ruth Stonehouse and Franklyn Farnum in " Spring Song," Herbert Rawlinson in etc. Hght. 5 ft. 11 in., wght. 185, gray hair, "The hazel Prod eyes. igal Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. WRIGHT, Fred E., director, Essanay; b. Catskill Mts., N. Y.; educ. Union Coll. and Albany Law Schl. ; stage career, went on stage when 16 yrs. old, acting in Shakespearean plays; 3 yrs. in romantic schl. with Frank Mayo, later spent several yrs. with traveling combinations, dir. stage plays for 15 yrs..; screen career, Columbia, National, Pathe, Essanay (dir. " The White Sister," " Graustark," " In the Palace of the King," " The Prince of Graustark," " Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines," "The Little Shepherd of Bargain Row" and many two and three reelers). Hght. 6 ft. 1 in.; wght. 200; dark hair, blue eyes; recreation, motoring. Studio ad., Essanay, Chicago, 111. WRIGHT, Walter, director, Keystone; b. Ohio; educ. Coshocton, Ohio; screen career, first operated Wright Film Co., made own cameras, in 1902 went with Harry Davis of Pittsburg, opened " The Nickelodeons " in Pittsburg, later opened 20 theatres for Haddox, Brown and Haddox between Chicago and Atlantic City, from 1907 until 1912 experimented in_ stereoscopic photography, then joined Keystone, has been directing about three yrs., dir. " The Cannon Ball," " Hushing a Scandal," " Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts," " Saved by Wireless," " A la Cabaret," " His Last Laugh," " The Love Comet," etc. Hght. 6 ft.; wght. 200; light hair, gray eyes. Studio ad., Keystone, Los Angeles, Cal. YOUNG, James, director, leading man, scenario writer, Lasky; b. Baltimore, Md., 1878; educ. Baltimore City Coll., and Johns Hopkins Univ.; stage career, many produs. and Shakespearian rep. with own co., with Sir Henry Irving, Augustin Daly, Viola Allen, Annie Russell in " Midsummer Night's Dream," starred in " Brown of Harvard"; screen career, dir. at Vitagraph 5 yrs., Peerless-World (produced "David Garrick," "The Little Minister," " Lola," " Little Miss Brown," " Deep Purple," " My Official Wife," " Heart of the Blue Ridge," " Hearts in Exile," " Goodness Gracious ") ; with Lasky wrote and directed " Sweet Kitty Belairs," "The Thousand Dollar Husband," "The Lash." etc. Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal. For Complete ALPHABETICAL INDEX See Pages in Back of Book