Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

142 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 MORANTE, Milburn M., cameraman, Universal; b. San Francisco, Cal., 1894; educ. Nevada Univ.; stage career, some yrs. in circus and carnivals, with father in own co., characters with Chas. K. Champlin and Geo. H. Summers, 7 yrs. in Eastern stock cos.; screen career, with Universal, filming Joker Brand comedies ("She Wrote a Play and Played It," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming and literary. Hght., 5 ft. 10J4 in.; wght., 145; dark hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 1425 Wilcox ave., Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. NAGY, Anthony, cameraman, Universal; b. Hungary, educ. Berlin, Germany, and Budapest, Hungary; early career, portrait photographer; screen career, with Universal. Home ad., 6003 Carlos ave., Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. NORTON, Stephen S., cameraman, Universal; b. Palmyra, N. Y.; educ. pub. and high schls., Buffalo, N. Y.; screen career, from 1912, Universal (" Hawkins Moves," "Tricks in All Trades," "Snow White," " Rivals," " Beauty and the Beast," " Mrs. Lacy's Legacy"), spring of 1913 went to Powers ("The Sleeping Beauty," "Hansel and Gretel," " For the Heart of a Princess"), fall of 1913 returned to Universal (" From Father to Son," " White Roses," " For the Secret Service," " Mavis of the Glen," " The Master Key " serial, " The Silent Command," " Where Are My Children," " The Eye of God," " Shoes," " The Seekers," etc.). Hght, 5 ft. 2J4 in.; wght, 112; black hair, blue-gray eyes. Home ad., Hotel Northern, Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. OES, Arthur, cameraman; b. Chicago, 111., April 23, 1885; educ. there and Norway; early exper., served in Norwegian army, later newspaper work in Christiania, Nor.; screen career, cameraman in Norway and Sweden, with several foreign m. p. cos.; in America, Cosmofoto Film Co., Paramount (News pictures), Tefft Johnson Co., juvenile pictures. Wght., 165 blue eyes. Home ad., 593 Riverside Drive, N. Y. C. ORTLIEB, Alfred, cameraman; b. Ivry-sur-Seine, France; educ. Paris; early career, in business as salesman; screen career, photographer for Gaumont, Solax, Metro (" The Heart of a Painted Woman," " The Shooting of Dan McGrew," "Greater Love Hath No Man," etc.). OSWALD, H. M., cameraman, Kalem; b. Penn.; m. p. career, Kalem 5 yrs. (only 3 retakes in that time, each owing to camera trouble), Selig, 1 yr. Recreations, swimming, riding, shooting. Hght, 5 ft 10 y2 in. Studio ad., Kalem, Glendale, Cal. PAWELSON, Arthur, cameraman; b. Newark, N. J., 1882; educ. pub. and high schls.; early career, photographer for White, N. Y.; screen career, Pathe (France), Pathe (U. S.), Wharton, Universal, California M. P. Co. (" Mignon," " Salomy Jane," "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch"); K. and D. ("Glory"); E. and R. Jungle. Ad., Los Angeles, Cal. PETERSEN, G. C. (Gus), cameraman, Universal; screen career, Biograph, Bosworth (" Smoke Bellew," " Beach Combers ") ; Universal ("Little Joe," "Mabelle of the Pictures," " Husks of Love," " The Betrayal "). Member of Static Club of America. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. PHYSIOC, Lewis W., cameraman, Famous Players; b. Columbia, S. C, June 30, 1879; educ. N. Carolina Coll. of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts; early career, chemist; stage career, 9 yrs. as scenic artist; screen career, National (dir.), Conners Film (tech. dir.), Universal (did special paintings), Edison (dir. Kinetophone), Pathe (scenic designs for "When Rome Ruled," " Pearl of the Punjab," " The Fogey," etc.), now with Famous Players. Home ad., Bayside, L. I. Studio ad., Famous Players, N. Y. C. POLITO, Sol, cameraman, PeerlessWorld; b. Palermo, Sicily; educ. Italy and N. Y. C; early career, still photographer, m. p. developer and licensed projector; screen career, Biograph, Metro (" Rip Van Winkle), Walter Miller Features, Universal, Kismet Features, Peerless-World (" Wildfire," " The Butterfly on the Wheel," " M'liss," " The Cotton King," " Sins of Society," etc.). Ad., 292 De Graw St., Brooklyn, N. Y. POWELSON, Arthur, cameraman; b. Newark, N. J., 1882; educ. pub. schls.; early career, professional photographer, with White in N. Y. C, etc.; screen career, photographed interior of the Mormon Temple at Salt Lake City, first cameraman to take picture within the White House, with Pathe in U. S. and abroad (filmed "The Perils of Pauline"), Universal (" Terrance O'Rourke " series), Cal. M. P. Co. ("Mignon," " Salomey Jane," " Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," etc.) Kold and Dill ("Glory"), E. & R. Jungle Film (made comedies). POWERS, Len, cameraman, Fox; b. Rodney, la., 1884; educ. Portland, Ore.; screen career; has been connected with Reliance, Magnetic and Fox Film Companies; filmed "The Honor System." Hght., 5 ft. 7j4 in.; wght., 155. Home ad., 1124 Echo Park ave., Hollywood. Studio ad., Fox, Hollywood, Cal. PRITCHARD, Walter, cameraman; b. N. Y. C, 1888; educ. Bayonne, N. J.; early career, photo-engraver; screen career, Nestor, NYMP (on the coast), Gaumont (photographed " Jewels of Sacrifice," " The House With Nobody in It," " The Card Players," etc.); good laboratory man and specialist in trick photography. Add., 473 Avenue E, Bayonne, N. J. QUINN, Arthur T., cameraman, Vitagraph; b. N. Y. C; educ. St. Francis Xavier Coll., N. Y. C; screen career, Vitagraph (photographed " Thou Art the Man," " Kennedy Square," " The Hunted Woman," " The Lesson of the Narrow Street," " The Reward," "Love's Way," "What's Ours?" etc.), "The Firefighters " and " New York City at Present " for the N. Y. C. Police Dept. for the Cal. Expos.; also the actual scenes of New York by night and of destroying New York City by night and day in " The Battle Cry of Peace." Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. Home ad., 1469 Bedford ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. RAHMN, K. O. ("Oppie"), cameraman, Liberty and Banner; b. Sweden, Mar. 20, 1876; educ. Sohenberg, Sweden; early career in photographic business with own studio, Greenwich, Conn.; m. p. career, 7 yrs. with Kalem as cameraman, played small parts for 2 yrs. with Geo. Melford. Studio ad., Liberty, San Mateo, Cal. RIES, Park J., cameraman, L-KO; b. Akron, O., Oct. 19, 1897; educ. pub. schs.; m. p. career begun at age of 13 in Akron as photoplay operator, went to Cal. in 1913, with Universal two seasons, then to L-KO ("White Feather," "Gilded Youth," "The Ferret," "As Fate Decides," "When the Wets Went Dry," "Where is my Husband?" etc.). Home ad., 1314 Beachwood Drive, Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., L-KO, Hollywood, Cal. RIPLEY, Arthur D., cameraman and cutter, Fox; b. Townshead, Vt; educ. Morris High, N. Y. C. ; screen career, photographer for Kalem (" A Celebrated Case," " Shannon of the Sixth"), Vitagraph ("A Silent Plea," "The Enemies," "A Price for Folly"), Fox ("Should a Mother Tell?" "Dr. Rameau," " The Wonderful Adventure," " The Blindness of Devotion," " The Green-Eyed Monster," etc.) ; is expert cutter. Studio ad., Fox, 130 W. 46th st, N. Y. C. Home ad., 401 E. 137th st, N. Y. C. RIZARD, George, cameraman, Balboa; b. Paris, France; in U. S. since 1895; early career, portrait and miniature photography; m. p. career, 5 yrs. with Pathe, American, and Balboa. Speaks English, French, Spanish. Studio ad., Balboa, Long Beach, Cal. ROOS, Charles G., Supt. of photography, Canada Film Co.; b. Gait, Ontario, Canada, 1882; educ. Gait High Sch., chemistry and still photography; screen career, 6 yrs., in motion pictures, with Atlas Motion Picture Co., Detroit, and with Canada Film Co., Gait, Ont; has photographed " Self-Defense " 10 reels, " On the Golf Links," "Dates," "In Wrong," " The Battle of Not Yet," " Booming Trixie," " When Husbands go to War," " Strong Evidence," " An Innocent Kidnapper," " Across Canada" scenic; at present Supt. of Photography, Canada Film Co., and making " Seeing Canada First." Home ad., 70 Oak st, Gait, Ont. Studio ad., 38 Water st, South Gait, Ont, Canada. ROOS, Leonard Hally, cameraman, Canada Film Co.; b. Gait, Ont; educ. Gait and Toronto; m. p. career, started at 16, Atlas M. P. Co., Detroit, Essanay, Canada Film Co. (" Self Defence," etc.), free lanced for 2 yrs. Hght, 5 ft. 9 in.; wght, 134; blonde