Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

Nineteen-Eighteen STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTORS, LEADS— 51 ("Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp"); rides, swims. Hght., 6, 1; wght., 195; dark hair, dark eyes. Ad., Fox, N. Y. C. SKINNER, Otis; b. Cambridge, 1858; educ. Hartford; stage career, 1877, in " Woodleigh," Walnut St. Stock Co., with Edwin Booth, Augustin Daly, Lawrence Barrett, Mme. Modjeska, featured or starred in " The Harvester," " The Duel," "The Honor of the Family," "Kismet," "Mister Antonio"; screen career, Brenon ("Kismet"). Ad., home, Bryn Mawr, Pa. SMITH, C. Aubrey; b. Eng.; educ. Eng. ; stage career, brought to London by Pinero to play in " Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," Mrs. Patrick Campbell in "Second Mrs. Tanqueray"; came to U. S., 1896, with Sir John Hare; Forbes-Robertson, Maude Adams, Grace George and others; original in " Morals of Marcus"; screen career, Frohman ("Builder of Bridges," "John Glayde's Honor," " Jaffery," "The Witching Hour"). In U. S. Service. SPENCER, George Soule; b. England; educ. England, France, Switzerland, Germany; stage career, Shakespearian prods., Cyril Maude, stock, in London with Herbert Tree; screen career, Selig (" Your Girl and Mine "), Triangle (" The Winged Idol"), Equitable ("Idols"), E I S ("Trooper 44"). Hght., 5, 8; brown eyes, reddish hair. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. STANLEY, Edwin; b. Chicago; stage career, dram, stk., vaud.; screen career, Thanhouser (" King Lear," " Fear of Poverty," "Divorce and the Daughter "), Selznick (" The Law of Compensation "), Julius Steger ("Just a Woman"). Hght., 6; wght., 165; black hair, dark eyes; rides, swims, motors, dances. STANLEY, Forrest; stage career, stk., rep.; screen career, Morosco (" Kilmeny," " Mme. La Presidente," " Making of Maddalena," etc.), Pallas ("Reform Candidate," "The Heart of Paula"), Bosworth ("Rug Maker's Daughter"). Ad., Morosco, Los Angeles. ST. CLAIR, Malcolm, also comedian; b. Los Angeles, 1897; educ. there; previous career, cartoonist Los Angeles daily paper; screen career, Keystone (" A La Cabaret," " Dollars and Sense," "Skidding Hearts," "Her Circus Knight"), Triangle ("Too Many Nieces"); rides, draws. Hght., 6, 1; wght., 140; light complexion, light hair, blue eyes. Ad., studio, Triangle, Culver City. STEVENS, Edwin; b. California; educ. Univ. of Cal.; early career, banking, mining and scouting; stage career, since 1883, " The School for Scandal," " The Devil," vaud. ("An Evening with Dickens"); screen career, Universal ("The Man Inside," "The Capital Price"), Unity ("The Yellow Menace"), Bluebird (" Honor of Mary Blake," " The Boy Girl," " Susan's Gentleman," " The Brand of Hate "). Ad., Lambs Club, N. Y. STEWART, Roy; b. San Diego, Cal., 1884; educ. Univ. of Cal.; stage career, traveling stock cos. on west coast, with " Floradora " co. on tour, etc.; screen career, Majestic, American (" The Diamond from the Sky," " The Craving," " The Inner Struggle," "The Bruiser"), Universal ("Liberty" series, " Little Hero," " The Little Swede," " Come Through," "A Young Patriot," " The Double Standard," " Follow the Girl," "The Winning Pair"), Triangle ("Bond of Fear," "OneShot Ross," " Guardian of Eldorado," " The Learnin' of Jim Benton "), Fine Arts (opp. Lillian Gish in " The House Built Upon Sand," opp. Bessie Love in " The Doll Shop," " The Fugitive "). Recreations, single scull champion of the west coast, rides, swims, etc. Hght., 6 ft. 2 in.; wght., 210 lbs.; black hair and brown eyes. Studio ad., Triangle, Culver City. STORM, Jerome, also director; b. Denver, 1885; educ. there; stage career, James O'Neil, Hackett, Olga Nethersole, Robert Edeson; screen career, NYMP ("The Land of the Otter," "The Lighthouse Keeper's Son"), Triangle-Ince ("The Honorable Algy," "The Iced Bullet," "The Bride of Hate," " The Snarl "), Ince-Paramount (" His Mother's Boy "). Hght., 5, 10; wght., 150; black hair, brown eyes. Ad., Ince, Los Angeles. STOWELL, William H.; b. Boston, Mass., Mar. 13, 1885; educ. Boston H. S.; stage career, 2 seasons in mus. com. in Chicago, leading man at Whitney Opera House, 3 seasons lead in road cos. touring the East; screen career, since 1909, Selig (" The Gentleman Burglar," and in animal and jungle pictures), 1915 with American ("Overalls," "The Overcoat." "The Man From Manhattan," "The Girl o' Dreams," etc.). Universal ("Hell Morgan's Girl," "The Piper's Price," "The Flashlight Girl," as Helmer in Ibsen's " The Doll's House," " The Vengeance of the West," " Fighting Mad," " The Rescue," " Fires of Reebllion," " Triumph," " Bondage," " Pav •Me," "Man of God," "Broadway Love"), Lois Weber Prod. ("The Man Who Dared God," etc.) Home ad., 1731 N. Normandie ave., Santa Barbara, Cal. Studio, Universal, Universal City. SUTHERLAND, Victor; b. Paducah, Ky., 1889; educ. Ky.; stage career, Morgan Stock Co.; screen career, Victor ("The Dancer and the King"), Fox ("Daredevil Kate"), Rex Beach ("The Barrier"), Ed. Lewis Prod. ("The Bar Sinister," "The Sign Invisible," "Calibre 38"); rides,' swims, dives. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. T TAGGART, Ben L.; b. Ottawa, Can., 1885; educ; McGill Coll., Montreal; stage career, stk. in "Prince of India," with ForbesRobertson; screen career, Selig ("A Tale of the North," "Brown of Harvard"), Kleine (leads with Irene Fenwick, " The Sentimental Lady "), Fox (Leo in " She ") ; swims, rides, hunts; was in Boer war. Ad., home, St. Paul's Hotel; studio, Fox, N. Y. TAYLOR, E. Forrest; b. Bloomington, 111., 1888; educ. pub. schl.; stage career, stock for 4 seasons Salt Lake City, formed own rep. co., touring with Clara Kimball Young, appeared also with Willard Mack, Catherine Countiss, Brandon Tynan, featured on road in "Deep Purple"; screen career, 1915 with American ("True Ability"), Kalem ("Girl from 'Frisco"). Hght., 6; wght., 160; dark brown hair, blue eyes. TAYLOR, Lark; b. Nashville; educ. there; stage career, Augustin Daly, stage dir. comic opera, with Lillian Russell, Sothern and Marlowe; screen career, Vitagraph ("The Devil's Prize"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 165; brown hair, brown eyes; rides, paints, writes. Ad., home, 3 Washington ave., Brooklyn; studio, Vitagraph, Brooklyn. TEARLE, Conway; b. N. Y., 1880;; stage career, Sir Charles Wyndham, Ellen Terry, Billie Burke, Ethel Barrymore, Viola Allen, stk. with Grace George; screen career, Famous, Selznick ("The Common Law," "The Foolish Virgin"), K-E-S-E ("The Heart of the Hills"), Brenon ("The Fall of the Romanoffs"), Paramount ("The World For Sale" "The Judgment House"). Ad., 423 Classon ave.. Bklyn., X. Y. TIDMARSH, Fredinand; b. Phila., Pa., 1883; educ. Univ. of Pa.; stage career, prods., stock, vaud.; screen career, Lubin ("The Sporting Duchess"), Metro ("Lovely Mary," "The Half Million Bride "), Equitable (" The Cowardly Way "), Famous ("The World's Great Snare"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 180; medium complexion, brown hair, blue eyes; rides, swims, dances. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. THOMPSON, Hugh; b. St. Louis, Mo., 1887, educ. there; stage career, 8 years stock; screen career, Essanay, V-L-S-E (" Vultures of Society," " Sherlock Holmes," " A Little Volunteer "), Erbograph ("Little Miss Fortune"), Mutual (" Queen X "), Fox; rides, swims, all-around athlete. Hght., 6, 2; wght., 180; dark complexion, brown hair, brown eyes. Home ad., St. George Hotel B'klyn. N. Y.; studio, Fox, Fort Lee, N. J. TRAVERS, Richard C; b. Can.; educ. St. Andrew's Coll., Can.; early career, practiced medicine and in army; screen career, Essanay (late pictures, " Lost, Twenty-four Hours," " Borrowed Sunshine," " The Egg," " The Phantom Buccaneer," "Among Those Present," "The Hoodooed Story"). Hght., 6, 1; wght., 207; black hair, brown eyes; rides, swims, motors. In U. S. Service. TUCKER, Richard; b. Brooklyn, 1885; educ. Canandaigua Acad., N. Y.; stage career, Mrs. Fiske, H. E. Dixey, Nat Goodwin, Bertha Kalich, stock; screen career, Edison, K-E-S-E (" The Cossack Whip," " The Master Passion "), Metro ("Threads of Fate"), Ivan ("Babbling Tongues"), AstraPathe (" The On The Square Girl "), U. S. Amuse. (" Think It Over," "Behind the Mask"); rides, swims, motors and dances. Hght., 5, ll1^; dark complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. In U. S. Service. V VAN BUREN, Archimedes H.; b. Gloucester, N. J., 1879; educ. New Haven; Keith stock co., Amelia Bingham, Henrietta Crosman, Laurette Taylor; screen career, Fox (" Her Double Life," "The Vixen"); swims, dives, boats, fences. Ad., home, 601 W. 180th st.; studio, Fox, N. Y. VANE, Denton; b. Brooklyn, 1886; educ. Jacksonville, Fla.; stage career, several seasons in vaud., with Maude Odell, stock