Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

136 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 Majestic Co. (" The Escape," " The Warning," " Father and Son," "The Nun"); ed. Famous ("Mice and Men," "The Incorrigible Dukane," " Helene of the North"); ed. Equitable ("Daughter of the Sea," "A Circus Romance." Member Friars, Screen, Green Room and Authors' (Lond.) clubs. Ad., Hollywood, Cal. SNYDER, Flora B., scenario writer; b. Des Moines, Iowa; educ. Iowa and Washington, D. C. ; early career, teacher of elocution and public reader, also 4 yrs. legit, stage experience; screen career, Biograph (wrote " The World and the Woman," "The Sheriff of Willow Gulch"), American ("Armed Intervention," " She Walked Alone," " Wait and See," " Applied Romance," " The Sting of It," " Watching Dreams," etc.). Member Photodramatists, Inc. Home ad., 318 Adams St., Bay City, Mich. STAHL, Walter Richard, scenario writer, Reserve Photoplay Co.; b. N. Y. C, May 26, 1887; educ. DeWitt Clinton High and Columbia Law; early career, cartoonist on staff of Success Magazine and various dailies; screen career, has written " The Garden of Shadows and Fears," " On the Brink of Civilization," " The Luck," etc., at present scenario editor for Reserve Photoplay Co., writing Casey comedies for Johnny and Emma Ray, (" Casey on the Border," " Casey on the Grand Circuit," " Casey Goes Shopping," etc.). Hght. 6 ft. 3 in.; wght, 165; brown hair, bue eyes. Home ad., 944 Jackson ave., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Reserve Photo Play Co., Cleveland, O. STARK, Lowell Randall, scenario writer, Rolfe-Metro; b. Norwich, Conn., 1892; educ. Univ. of Michigan; early career, exhibitor; screen career, Kalem, as asst. dir. ("The Masked Dancer," "The Call of the Dance"); Henry W. Savage, as asst. dir. ("Madame X"); Rolfe-Mctro, in comedy end of scenario dept. (" Ducks is Ducks," " Honeymoon Half-Time "). Hght. 5 ft. 11 in.; wght. 150; brown hair, brown eyes. Studio ad., Rolfe, 3 W. 61st St., N. Y. C. STARR, Helen, scenario editor, Universal, N. Y. ; early career, newspaper work on Seattle Post-Intelligencer, has written for Harper's Weekly, Collier's, and other magazines; stage career, several seasons in productions and stock; screen career. Republic (wrote and played in pictures made at Saranac Lake), wrote for Mutual for a time, at present with Universal as script editor. Studio ad., Universal, 1600 Broadway, N. Y. C. STERNE, Elaine, scenario writer; b. N. Y. C; educ. St. Agatha's Sch., N. Y. C, and Columbia Univ.; screen career, free lance scenario writing, has written for many cos.; winner Evening Sun-Vitagraph contest; author "Sins of the Mothers," "Sonny Jim" series, "The Path of Happiness," "Sorrows of Love," " Without Hope," " The Girl Who Had a Soul," " The Drudge," etc., etc. Author of " Sonny Jim," a STONE, LeRoy, film editor, Ince; b. San Francisco, 1894; educ. Univ. of Cal.; m. p. career began in business office of Kay-Bee Studios, gave this up to become film cutter; worked on "Civilization " for 12 mos., of which 8 mos. of actual cutting was required, accompanied Thos. H. Ince to N. Y. to supervise laboratory work and introduce innovations in color effects in battle and inferno scenes in " Civilization." Studio ad., Ince, Culver City, Cal. Home ad., 115 Hill St., Ocean Park, Cal. STRACHAN, Earl, scenario writer; b. Bathurst, New Brunswick, 1881; educ. Milwaukee Hgh. Sch., Milwaukee Law Sch.; early career, newspaper reporter and editor, magazine writer; screen career, Keystone, Vogue (" The Stranger," " Corset Maker," " A Plot Miscarried," " Bathtub Romance," etc.). Recreations, horseback riding, writing, etc. Home ad., 1007}4 W. Eleventh, Los Angeles. Studio ad., Vogue, Los Angeles, Cal. SULLIVAN, Charles Gardner; staff scenario writer, Ince-Triangle; b. Stillwater, Minn., 1886; educ. Univ. Minnesota; early career, newspaper man in nany cities; m. p. career, from 1913, sold first script to Edison, second to NYMP, for whom he has written " The Italian," " Cup of Life," " The Reward," " The Mating," " Darkening Trail," " Toast of Death," " Man from Oregon," "Winning Back," "Stepping Stone," " Bugle Call," "The Market of Vain Desire," " Shell 43," " Civilization," and many others. Studio ad., Ince Studio, Culver City, Cal. STRONG, Malcolm, scenario writer; b. N. Y. Oct. 18, 1883; educ. Stanford Univ.; early career, fiction and vaud. sketch writer; m. p. career, Universal. TAYLOR, Charles A., scenario writer, Metro; b. Greenfield, Mass.; educ. Oakland, Cal.; author of many plays, incl. " Yosemite," " King of the Opium Ring," " From Rags to Riches," " Queen of the White Slaves," " Female Detective," " Queen of the Highway"; b. p. career, Metro ("What Will People Say?" "Corner in Cotton," "Virginia Romance"). Recreations, shooting, motoring, traveling, yachting. Ad., 1476 Broadway, N. Y. TERHUNE, Albert Payson, scenario writer; b. Newark, N. J., Dec. 21, 1872; educ. Columbia Univ., Paris, Geneva and Florence; early career, newspaper and magazine writer, novelist, editor, etc.; screen career, Famous Players, Pathe, Lubin, Essanay, Bosworth, Gaumont, etc.; author of " Dollars and the Woman," " The Years of the Locust," " The Amateur Prodigal," " A Return to Youth." Hght. 6 ft. 2 in.; wght. 210; dark complexion, black hair, gray eyes; boxer, fencer, horseman, etc. Home ad., " Sunnybank," Pompton Lake, N. J. Ad., New York World, N. Y. C. TERRELL, Maverick, staff writer, Lone Star Film Corp.; b. Indianapolis, Ind., 1875; educ. De Pauw Univ., Univ. of Indianapolis Law Sch., and in Europe; early career, went to Europe with father in the diplomatic service, writer of magazine fiction and stage plays, author of " The Real ' Q ' ", " Detectivism," " The Woman in the Park," " The Other Fellow," " Temperament," etc., co-author with Rachael Marshall of the plfeys, " The Cave Lady," and " Friday the Thirteenth "; screen career, wrote " Shanghaied " for Mr. Chaplin. Studio ad., Lone Star Film Corp., 1025 Lillian Way, Los Angeles, Cal. THEW, Harvey F., scenario writer, Famous Players-Lasky; b. Mankato, Minn., July 4, 1883; educ. Mankato; Univ. of Minn.; early career, newspaper man in Minneapolis, Chicago, New York, Cuba, Italy, France; screen career, Pathe ("The Woman's Law," " Second Offense " and " Tight Rein " of "Who's Guilty?" series), Famous Players ("The Big Sister," "The Kiss), Lasky ("The Years of the Locust"), World ("Friday the Thirteenth"). Ad., Green Room Club, N. Y. C. Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal. TURNBULL, Hector, scenario editor, Famous PlayersLasky; b. Arlington, N. J., Sept. 11, 1884; educ. Pratt Inst., Brooklyn, N. Y.; early career in U. S. army; newspaper and magazine work, dramatic ed. N. Y. Tribune 2 yrs.; screen career with Lasky (wrote scenarios for " Out of Darkness," " The Cheat," " Temptation," " Pudd'nhcad Wilson," " The Heart of Nora Flynn," " Alien Souls," " The Dupe," " The Selfish Woman," etc.). Now head of Famous Players-Lasky Scenario Dept. Ad., Famous Players-Lasky, 485 5th ave., N. Y. C. UNSELL, Eve. scenario writer; educ. Christian Coll., Columbia, Mo., State Univ., Emerson Coll., Boston; early career, newspaper work, short stories and vaud. sketches; stage career, H. W. Savage's "Excuse Me," "Seven Days," etc.; screen career, free lance scenario writer (Kalem) " The Pawnbroker's Daughter," etc., scenario writer for Famous, 1914-15, now freelancing for Metro, Triumph and other cos., adapting " The Man From Mexico," " One of Our Girls," " Are You a Mason," " The Morals of Marcus," " Wildflower," " The Moth and the Flame," " The Dawn of a Tomorrow," " The Reapers," etc., and many origs. Ad., 1472 Broadway, N. Y. C. VAN PETTEN, S. A., free lance scenario writer; b. Peoria, 111.; educ. Grinnell High Schl., la., and Iowa Coll.; early career, court and general stenographic reporter for 12 yrs.; wrote short stories and magazine articles before photo play work; screen career, has written farce and polite comedies, Kalem (" Ham and Bud " comedies, Sis Hopkins comedies, scrips for Ethel Tearle, " The Stenographer's Strategy," etc.), Vitagraph ("Lillian's Husbands," etc.). Member of the Photodrama Club of Chicago. Home ad., 945 Gait ave., Chicago, 111. VON SAXMAR, Alice, scenario writer, Universal; b. New Zealand; educ. private schls; early career, newspaper and magazine writer, has also written vaud. sketches and plays