Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

52— ACTORS, LEADS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles in mus. com., played in support of Ethel Barrymore, Blanche Bates, etc.; screen career, Selig, Kalem (leads opp. Irene Boyle), joined Vitagraph in 1914 (" Hesper," "The Vital Question," " The Glory of Yolanda," " Apartment 29," " An Enemy to the King," " The Hawk," " The Soul Master," " The Stolen Treaty," "Soldiers of Chance," "The Hillman"). Hght., 5, 8; wght., 160; dark hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 422 State St., Brooklyn. Studio ad., Vitagraph, 15th st. and Locust ave., Brooklyn. * VAUGHN, Robert; b. St. Louis, 1877; educ. Washington Univ., Univ. of Munich, Germany; stage career, stk.; screen career, North American, Photodrama, Fox (" Walls of Jericho "), Famous ("Still Waters"), Thanhouser ("The Fear of Poverty," " Vicar of Wakefield," " Her New York," " Fires of Youth," "Under False Colors"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 180; sandy hair, blue eyes. Ad., studio, Thanhouser, New Rochelle. W WALL, Dave; b. Rochester, N. Y.; stage career over 20 yrs., with Jane Coombs in "Bleak House," in "The Plunger," " Across the Continent," " The Christian," 4 yrs. mgmt. William A. Brady, stock; screen career, Edison, Vitagraph, Powers (lead and director), Famous, All Star (" The Garden of Lies "), Life ("The Greyhound"), World ("Four Feathers") Unity ("The Yellow Menace"). Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. City. WALLOCK, Edwin N., also characters; b. Council Bluffs, la., 1878; educ. Benedictine Univ., Atchison, Kan.; stage career, for 18 yrs., with Thomas Keene, Richard Mansfield, Frederick Warde, head of own co., and also in stock in East; screen career, with Selig, in many jungle-zoo pictures, Universal ("Behind the Line," "Even as You and I"), Ince-Paramount ("The Price Mark"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 185; black hair, gray eyes. Ad., home, 3522 N. Broadway, Los Angeles; studio, Ince, L. A. WALPOLE, Stanley D.; b. Melbourne, Australia, 1886; educ. Carlton, Aust.; stage career, on stage since 17 yrs. old, played in rep. and prod, under mgmt. J. C. Williamson, " Monsieur Beaucaire," "Brigadier Gerard," "Prisoner of Zenda"; screen career, Reliance, Eclair, Aust. Photo Play, Universal (" Moira," " Wife and Woman," " Dollar Mark," " Kangaroo," " Targets of Fate," " Unconventional Girl," "Ashes," " It Didn't Work Right," "Seeds of Redemption"). Featured principally in society parts; has played western leads. Hght., 5 ft. 10^4 in.; wght., 165 lbs.; medium complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Rides, swims, writes. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. WALSH, George; b. N. Y., 1892; educ. N. Y. pub. schls. and High Schl. of Commerce, studied law at Fordham and Georgetown Univs.; screen career, Fox ("Hell a Poppin' Valentine," " The Island of Destiny," " The Book Agent," " Some Boy," "The Kid Is Clever," "The Yankee Way," "This Is the Life"). Ad., Fox, 130 W. 46th st., N. Y. WALTHALL, Henry B.; b. Shelby Co., Ala., 1878; stage career, stk., played through East; screen career, from 1910, Biograph, Pathe, Reliance, Balboa (" Beulah "), Griffith (" Birth of a Nation "), Fine Arts, Celebrated Players, Essanay ("Little Shoes," "Burning the Candle," "The Saint's Adventure"), Paralta ("His Robe of Honor," "Humdrum Brown"). Hght., 5, 6; wght., 135; dark complexion, dark brown hair, brown eyes; rides, swims, dances, motors. Ad., Paralta, L. A. WARDE, Frederick B.; b. Warrington, Oxfordshire, England, 1851; stage career, started in 1867 when he appeared as second murderer in " Macbeth," is noted chiefly for his many interpretations of Shakesperian roles both in this country and abroad; other plays in which he has appeared are " Brunhilde," " Mary Stuart "; screen career, Thanhouser (" King Lear," " Vicar of Wakefield," " Hinton's Double," " Fires of Youth," "Under False Colors," "The Heart of Ezra Greer"). Ad., Thanhouser, New Rochelle, N. Y. WARNER, H. B.; b. London, Eng., 1876; educ. Bedford Grammar School; stage career, first appeared with father in "The Streets of London," 1883; played many prods, in London until 1906, when he appeared in N. Y. C. in " Nurse Marjorie," later in " The Battle," " Alias Jimmy Valentine," screen career, Ince ("The Ghost Breaker," "The Vagabond Prince"), McClure ("Wrath"), Frohman ("God's Man"). Ad.,' c/o C. C. Wilkening, 220 W. 42d St., N. Y. WARWICK, Robert; b. Sacramento, Cal., 1881; educ. America and Europe; stage career, appeared in many Broadway prods. as leading man, in mus. com., in many orig. prods., with Leslie Carter, Virginia Harned, Mary Mannering; screen career, World Film ("Man of the Hour"), Selznick ("The Argyle Case," " The Court of St. Simon," " The Silent Master," " A Modern Othello," "Lash of Jealousy," "The Mad Lover"). In U. S. service. WARTERS, William; b. New Bern, N. C, 1883; educ. A. & M. Coll. of N. C; screen career, "The Girl Glory," playing lead; Kay-Bee-Triangle ("Time Locks and Diamonds"), N. Y. M. P. Co. ("Sweetheart of the Doomed"); riding, swimming. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 175; dark complexion, brown eyes and hair. Ad., home, 3029 Prospect ave., Cleveland, O. WASHBURN, Bryant; b. Chicago, 1889; educ. there; stage career, from 1907, with George Fawcett in several successes, starred in "The Fighter"; screen career, Essanay, since 1911 (" Promised Land," " The Three Scratch Clue," " Skinner's Bubble," "Filling His Own Shoes," "The Man Who Was Afraid," " The Golden Idiot," " Skinner's Baby," " The Fibbers"), Pathe ("Kidder and Koe"), K-E-S-E ("The Girl God Made for Jones," "Skinner's Dress Suit"). Hght., 6; wght., 155; dark complexion, dark brown hair, brown eyes; swims, rides, dances. Ad., 7003 Hawthorne ave., Hollywood, Cal. WEBB, George; b. Indianapolis, 1887; early career, newspaper man, Minneapolis Tribune, 3 yrs.; stage career, with Burbank Theatre, Los Angeles, stock leads in Los Angeles, San Francisco, headed own stock co. 2 yrs. in Honolulu; screen career, American ("Lying Lips"), Fox, Universal ("Polly Ooly,""The Stolen Actress," "The Little Orphan," " Come Through," " Because of the Woman," " The Charmer"), Triangle ("The Wolf Woman," "The Idolaters," "Bond of Fear"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 160; dark brown hair, dark blue eyes. Ad., Triangle, L. A. WELCH, Niles; b. Hartford, Conn., July 29, 1888; educ. St. Paul's Schl., Concord, N. H., Yale and Columbia Univ.; stage career, 3 years in stock; screen career, Vitagraph (" Our Wives," "The Stranger in Gray"), Kalem, Metro ("The Kiss of Hate"), World, Universal, Pathe, Famous ("Miss George Washington"), Selznick ("The Secret of the Storm Country"). Technicolor ("The Gulf Between"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 160; medium complexion, blond hair, blue eyes. Recreations, rides, swims, drives car, etc. Home ad., Hotel Somerset, 150 W. 47th st., N. Y. WEST, Charles H.; b. Pittsburgh, 1886; educ. Western Univ. of Pa.; stage career from 1904, stage mgr., stock rep., with J. K. Hackett; screen career, since 1910, with Biograph until 1915, then Fine Arts, Lasky, Selig ("Chief in the House"), Lasky ("Betty to the Rescue," "The American Consul"), Universal ("The Cruise of the Jolly Roger," "The Little Pirate," "Hidden Treasure," "The Blood of Gladness"), Paramount ("Little Miss Optimist," "The Trouble Buster"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 150; light complexion, light brown hair, dark brown eyes. Ad., Universal City. WEST, De Jalma; b: Bowling Green, Ky.; educ. Univ. of Ky. ; early career, Army officer; in U. S. Secret Service 4 yrs.; stage career, " Ben-Hur," with K and E, "Prince of India"; screen career, Fine Arts, Pathe, Count Ramon in " Secret Kingdam"; Vitagraph ("The Trail of the Shadow"); swims, rides, boxes, motors, is all-around athlete. Hght., 6; wght., 175; black hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, Shelbourne Hotel, Brighton Beach, N. Y.; studio, Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. WILBUR, Crane, also co-director; b. Athens, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1889; educ. pub. schls.; stage career, from age of 15, rep., stock, etc., 7 yrs. with Mrs. Fiske; screen career, Pathe ("The Perils of Pauline" series), Lubin ("The Road of Strife"), Paul Smith Pictures Corp. ("The Finger of Justice"), Horsley ("Vengeance Is Mine," "A Law Unto Himself," "The Love Liar," " The Conscience of John David," " Wasted Years," "The Fool's Game," "The King O' Make Believe," "The Spite Husband," " The Painted Lie," " Unlucky Jim," " The Morals of Men," "The Eye of Envy," "Heirs of Hate," "The Blood of His Fathers," "Unto the End"). Recreations, riding, swimming, boxing, wrestling, and all outdoor sports. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 169; brown hair, gray eyes. Studio ad., Paul Smith Picture Corp., Santa Barbara, Cal. WILLIAMS, Earle Rafael; b. Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 28, 1880; educ. pub. and hgh. schls. Oakland, Polytech., Coll. of Cal.; stage career, with Baldwin-Melville stock co., New Orleans, 1901; with Frederic Belasco co., San Francisco and Portland; with James Neill stock co., Henry Dixey, Rose Stahl, Mary Mannering, Helen Ware, Geo. Beban; screen career, with Vitagraph, leads and heavies, in " The Christian," " Vengeance of Durand," "Memories That Haunt," "The Hawk," " The Soul Master," " The Maelstrom," " Lincoln by the