Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

44— ACTORS, LEADS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition JEFFERSON, Thomas; b. N. Y.; educ. France; stage career, Lester Wallack Stk., N. Y., Pri-ncess Theatre, Eng., Augustin Daly Co.. Fifth Ave., Stk., N. Y., 20 yrs. with father in " Rip Van Winkle," succeeding him in title role, later in " The Cricket on the Hearth," "Lend Me Five Shillings"; screen career, Biograph, Reliance Majestic, Universal ("The Romance of Billy Goat Hill "), Imp (" Through Solid Walls," " The Main Spring," " A Child of Mystery," " Polly Put the Kettle On "), Fine Arts; fishes, paints. Ad., National Film Corp., Los Angeles. JELLEY, Herbert E.; b. Pittsburgh, 1886; educ. St. Ignatius Col., Cleveland; stage career, in "Young America," "Stop Thief," four yrs. in vaud. ; screen career, Universal, Champion, Famous Players, Metro. Hght., 6; wght., 190: dark brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., home, 6407 Whittier ave., Cleveland, O. JOHNSON, Emory; b. San Francisco, 1894; educ. Univ. of Cal.; screen career, Essanay, Pathe, Liberty Films, Universal (" The Unattainable," " The Devil's Bondwoman," " Morals of Hilda," " The Right to Be Happy," " The Mystery of the Gray Ghost," " The Circus of Life," " The Lift Girl," " My Little Boy," "Green Magic"); football, baseball, rides, swims. Hght., 6, 2; wght., 185; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 1764 No. Vine, Los Angeles; studio. Universal City, Cal. JOHNSTON, J. W.; b. Ireland; educ. N. Y. and Dublin; stage career, Sothern, Frohman, " The Squaw Man," " The Waif," stock; screen career, Pathe, Eclair, Lasky, Famous ("Out of the Drifts," "Destiny's Toy"), Metro ("God's Half-Acre," " Red Horse Hill," " The Adopted Son," " The Eternal Mother"), Fine Arts ("Fifty-Fifty"). Hght., 6; wght., 175; dark hair, dark eyes; swims, rides. Ad., 356 Wadsworth ave., N. Y. K KARR, Darwin; b. Almond, N. Y., 1885; stage career, in vaud., " Man of the Hour," " Way Down East," in Providence stock with Malcolm Williams, Proctor stock; screen career, Edison, Solax, Vitagraph, Essanay ("The Way of Patience"); all outdoor sports. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 186; blond hair, blue eyes. Ad., Essanay, Chicago. KEEDWELL, A. Noval, also juvenile; b. 1896; stage career, vaud.; screen career, Vitagraph, Frohman. Hght., 5, 10^4; light complexion. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th st., N. Y. KELLARD, Ralph; b. N. Y. C, June 16, 1887; educ. N. Y. C; stage career, 3 seasons mgmt. David Belasco, with David Warfield in " Music Master," in orig. production of " The Warrens of Virginia," leading man in N. Y. production of " Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," 3 seasons owner and mgr. Ralph Kellard Stock Co., Empire theatre, Syracuse, N. Y.; also lead, man in stk. at Alcazar theatre, San Francisco, Cal, etc.; screen career, Fox ("Her Mother's Secret"), Pathe ("The Precious Packet," " The Shielding Shadow," " Pearl of the Army," etc.). Hght., 6; wght., 155; light complexion, red-brown hair, brown eyes. Home ad., Old Post Road, Rye, N. Y KELLER, Brooklyn; b. Lakeland, Fla., 1890; educ. pub. sch.; stage career, at 6 played in " Tom Thumb," Curtis stock, Denver, Potter theatre, Santa Barbara, Cal.; screen career, NYMP ("The Bargain," "Under Two Flags"), Horsley ("Vengeance Is Mine," " The Leopard's Bride "). In U. S. Service. KENT, Craufurd; b. London; stage career, musical comedy, "Deep Purple," etc.; screen career, Crystal, Lubin ("Dollars and the Woman"), Pathe ("Nedra"), Artcraft ("Broadway Jones "), Famous (" The Evil Thereof," " Double-crossed," " The Antics of Ann "), World (" The Woman Beneath "), Goldwvn ("Thais"), Selznick ("Search for a Soul"). Rides, swims." Hght., 5, 9y2; wght., 156. Ad., 10 W. 61st st, N. Y. Studio, Famous Players, N. Y. KERRIGAN, Jack Warren; b. Louisville, Ky 1889; educ. there; stage career, in "The Road to Yesterday," "Brown of Harvard"; screen career, Essanay ("The Bitter Sweets"), American (leads for 3 yrs.), Universal ("The Measure of a Man," "The Social Buccaneer," "The Master Key"), Paralta ("A Man's Man," "Turn of a Card"); outdoor sports, paints, music. Hght.. 6, 1; wght., 190; black hair, hazel eyes. Ad., home, 1765 Gower st., Hollywood; studio Paralta, L. A. KILGOUR, Joseph; b. Ayr, Ontario, Can.; educ. Ayr and Chicago; stage career, lead in "The Lion and the Mouse," "The Easiest Way," "Ready Money"; screen career, Vita graph (impersonating Washington in historical sketches, " The Secret Kingdom," "Womanhood"), Selznick ("The Easiest way"), Ardsley Art Film (" Runaway Romany"). Ad., Select, N. Y. KILPACK, Bennett, also juvenile; b. 1892; stage career, with Klaw and Erlanger, Shubert, Liebler; screen career, Imp, Thanhouser, Frohman. Hght., 5, 7; complexion dark. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th St., N. Y. KOLKER, Henry; b. Germany; educ. Quincy, 111.; stage career, 20 yrs., 15 yrs. annual appearance in N. Y. as leading man in B'way prods.; screen career, Rolfe-Metro ("The Bridge"), Triumph-Equitable ("The Warning"), Kleine ("Gloria's Romance "). Ad., Stamford, Conn. KOUPAL, T. Morse; b. N. Y., 1890; educ. City Coll.; stage career, with Mrs. Louis James, Edith Wynne Matthison, Charlotte Walker; screen career, Knickerbocker (" Tides of Time"), Gaumont ("Capital Punishment," "Unsuspected Isles"), Charter Features; swims, rides, writes short stories. Hght., 6; wght., 185; light complexion, sandy hair, blue eyes. Ad., 240 W. 122d st., N. Y. L LADD, Schuyler; b. 1877; stage career, "The Yellow Jacket"; screen career, Metro. Hght., 6; complexion, dark. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th st, N. Y. LANCASTER, John; b. Richmond, Va., 1861; educ. there; 35 yrs. in circus business; stage career, vaud.; screen career, Selig (" One Kiss," " Second Childhood," " Small Town Stuff," " The Bush Leaguer"), Fox ("Chased Into Love"). Hght., 5, 6; wght, 190. Ad., Selig, L. A. LARKIN, George Alan; b. N. Y., 1890; educ. privately; stage career, circus, vaud., stock; screen career, Edison, Pathe ("Trey of Hearts"), Selig ("In the Jungle Wilds"), Famous ("Woman in the Case"), Kalem ("The Wizard's Plot," "The Tiger's Claws," " House of Secrets," " The Mystery of Room 422," "A Deal in Bonds," "The Sign of the Scarf," "The Man With the Limp"), France Film Co. ("The Natural Law"), Newfields Pro. Co. ("Alma, Where Do You Live?"), Fox (" The Primitive Call "). Ad., home, 129 W. 47th st, N. Y. LAW, Walter; b. Dayton, Ohio, 1878; educ. Ohio State Univ.; stage career, " Belle of New York," " Mistress Nell," " The Spoilers"; screen career, Fox ("The Darling of Paris," "Jealousy," " Camille," " The Heart of a Lion "). Hght., 6, 1; wght, 220; rides, swims. Ad., home, 250 W. 57th st; studio, Fox, N. Y. LAWRENCE, Paul; b. Cleveland; educ. Cleveland Univ.; early career, publisher; screen career, Thanhouser (" Camille "), Metro ("The Woman Pays," "The Upheaval," "The Final Judgment"); rides, swims. Hght, 6; wght, 155; dark hair, brown eyes. Ad., Rolfe-Metro, N. Y. LE GUERE George; b. New Orleans, La.; educ. Georgetown Univ., Wash., D. C; stage career with Robert Edeson, David Warfield, Lena Ashwell, Gertrude Elliott, Jane Cowl, Edmund Breese, Dorothy Donnelly, Lulu Glaser, Walker Whiteside, etc., in "The Man from Home," etc.; screen career, Essanay (" The Blindness of Virtue "), Kleine (" The Commuters"), Mutual ("The Seventh Noon"), Metro ("The Soul of a Woman," " The Turmoil," " The Upstart," " The Blindness of Love "), McClure (" Passion," " Envy," " Pride," " Greed "). Recreations, riding and water sports, writer of short stories. Hght, 5, 8%; wght, 135; blond complexion. Home ad., 8 W. 107th st., N. Y. LEHMANN, L. Thomas; b. Allegare, Mich., 1886; educ. Univ. of Michigan; stage career, stk. in Dallas, Tex., over Orpheum Circuit 3 yrs., in mus. com.; screen career, Vitagraph ("The Scarlet Runner"), Universal ("A Wife's Folly"). Hght, 6, "ti; wght, 178; dark hair, dark eyes. Ad., home, 37 W. 68th st., NY. LEIBER, Fritz; stage career, in People's Stock, Chicago, with Julia Marlowe, Robt. B. Mantell, David Warfield, Mme. Petrova; screen career, Metro, Fox ("Cleopatra"); motors and plays golf. Ad., home, Atlantic Highlands, N. J. LESLIE, Arthur, also juvenile; b. 1893; stage career, "Brewster's Millions," "The Traveling Salesman"; screen career, Fox (late pictures, " The Marble Heart," " Daughter of the Gods"). Hght., 5, 10; complexion, dark. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th st., N. Y.