Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

Nineteen-Eighteen STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTORS, JUVENILE— 53 Nine," " A Meddler with Destiny," " The Stolen Treaty," "Who Goes There?", "Transgression," "The Love Doctor," "The Grell Mystery," "The fiillman." Hght., 5, 11; wght, 176; dark complexion, black hair, blue eyes. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn. WILSON, Ben, also director; b. Corning, la.; educ Centerville, la.; stage career, stock, own co., " Paid in Full," " Seven Days"; screen career, Edison ("A Spanish Cavalier"), Universal ("A Wife's Folly," "The Mainspring," "Idle Wives," " Society Hypocrites," " Through Solid Walls," " Raided 4 A. M.," " Even as You and I," " Gladsome," " The Chang Fuy Treasure," "The Phantom Ship," "The Spindle of Life"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 11^4; wght., 175; black hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, 2024 No. Canyon Drive, Hollywood; studio, Universal City. WILSON, Fred. L., also heavies and characters; b. Burlington, Pa., 1879; educ. State Univ., Iowa, Law Dept. Elliott Bus. Coll., Burlington; stage career, 4 yrs. tenor with Henry W. Savage, 2 yrs. concert tour; screen career, Universal (" Merchant of Venice," " Vanity," " A Weird Nemesis "), Lasky ("The Man on the Box," "Joan the Woman"), National (" Tarzan of the Apes"), Metro ("Pidgin Island," "The High Road"); rides, swims, athlete. Hght., 5, lO'/i; wght., 180; black hair, dark eyes. Home ad., 6826 Leland Way; bus. ad., Willis and Inglis, Los Angeles. WILSON, Millard K.; b. Louisville; educ. Mooney and Bethel Coll.; stage career, stock rep.; screen career, Kalem, Universal (late pictures, "The Whelp," "The Wrong Mary Wright," "A Slave of Fear," "Humanity"), Red Feather ("The Flower of Doom," "Under False Pretenses," "Her City Beau," "Sand on the Rails," " The Dynamite Special," " Men of God," " Saving the Fast Mail," " The Frustrated Hold-up," " The Love Claim"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 156; dark complexion, brown hair and eyes; swims, rides, drives. Ad., Universal City. WHITLOCK, T. Lloyd; b. Springfield, Mo., Jan. 2, 1891; educ. Univ. of Mo.; early career, civil engineer; stage career, stk.; screen career, Biograph, Kleine and Kalem (" The Wanderer," "The Masked Woman," "The Diamond Lure," "Paths That Cross"), Universal ("A Gentle 111 Wind," "The Edge of the Law"). Recreations, all branches of athletics. Hght., 6, \s/2; wght., 185; dark complexion, brown hair, brown eyes. In U. S. service. WHITSON, Frank, also heavies; b. N. Y. C, 1876; educ. Peekskill Alii. Acad., 1 yr. at medical coll.; stage^ career, 15 yrs., stock in N. Y., Chicago, in " Sporting Life," 6 yrs. in vaud.; screen career, Metro, Fox, Moss, Cincinnati Film Co., Mutual ("The House with Nobody in It"), Universal ("If His Country Should Call." "The Mark of Cain," "The Isle of Life," "The Price of Silence," "The Clock"), Ince-Triangle (" Sudden Jim," "The Woman Who Would Not Pay"). Rides, swims, fences. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 180 brown hair and dark brown eyes. Ad., c/o Don Meany, Inc., Los Angeles. Studio, Mena, L. A. WHITMAN, Jack; b. Chicago, 1894; educ. there and Univ. of Southern Cal.; stage career, stk. rep.; screen career, Ince ("Honor Thy Name," "A Gamble in Souls"), American ("Environment"), Balboa ("The Lady in the Library"), Universal (" Princess Virtue "), American (" Southern Pride," "A Son of Battle," "Lizz"); rides, swims, tennis. Hght., 6; wght, 180; medium complexion, black hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 713 Laguna St., Los Angeles; Vitagraph, L. A. WHITMAN, Alfred; b. Chicago, 1890; educ. Lewis Inst, Chicago; state career, with Estelle Allen in " Barriers Burned Away"; screen career, 2 yrs. with NYMP, Morosco, American, Universal (" A Night with Whispering Smith "), Vitagraph (" The Pretender," " Shackles of Truth," " Captain Sunlight," " Red Prince," " The Flaming Omen," " Sunlight's Last Raid," "John Burt," "The Eighth Great-Grand-Parent"). Hght., 6, 1; wght., 195; dark brown hair and eyes. Ad., Vitagraph, Bklyn, N. Y. WOODWARD, Gill; b. Chicago, 1895; educ. Linwood Coll., St. Charles, Mo., St. Louis Coll. Fine Arts (3 yrs.); stage career, in stock and mus. com.; screen career, Crown City Film, National-Universal Terriss Films ("Arm of the Law,'' "Tangled Threads," "Purple Scar"). Hght., 5, 6; wght., 130; black hair, green eyes. ACTORS — Juvenile and Juvenile Leads A ' ABBOTT, Jack L.; b. Chicago, 1886; stage career, from 1903, vaud., mus. com., rep., in stk. at Bush Temple and People's theatre, Chicago; screen career, from 1907, Biograph, Essanay, Imp, Kalem, Selig ("Man with the Iron Heart," "Their Sinful Influence," etc.), Horsley (" When Avarice Rules," etc.), juv. lead in Universal serial " Graft," Fox (juv. lead in " The Devil's Lane "). Recreations, riding, swimming, rowing, boxing. Hght., 5, 10; wght., 155; dark hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 2612 Marathon st., Hollywood, Cal. ACKER, Eugene; b. Stockholm, Sweden, May 13, 1889; educ. there; stage career, European prods.; screen career, Palm M. P. Co., Selig, Essanay (" A Lesson in Romance," " Dignified Family," " Tish," George Ade's Fables, " Prisoner at the Bar"). Hght., 5, 1; wght., 156; light complexion, light hair, blue eyes; rides, swims, motors; all outdoor sports. Ad., home, 312 W. 51st st., N. Y. ACKER, Norman, also characters; b. N. Y. C; educ. N. Y. C; stage career, stock through the South, " Little Millionaire," " The Man on the Box," " Forty-five Minutes from Broadway," etc.; screen career, Eagle, Regal, Thanhouser, Kalem ("Grant, Police Reporter"), Gaumont ("The Dead Alive"), Fairmount Film (" Hate "). Recreations, all branches athletics. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 175; dark complexion, gray hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 39 W. Adams St., Jacksonville, Fla. Studio ad., Garrick, Jacksonville, Fla. ADAMS, William P., also leads; b. TifHn, Ohio, 1887; educ. Heidelberg University, Ohio, also College of Music, Cincinnati, O.; stage career, stock, vaudeville, and three yrs. with Sothern and Marlowe Shakespearian repertoire; screen career, Crystal ("Little Girl That He Forgot"). General athlete in college and professionally. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 155; dark brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., 233 West 5lst st., N. Y. AMES, Gerald; b. and educ. London, Eng.; stage career, with Sir Charles Wyndham, Sir Herbert Tree, Chas. Hawtrey, Ar thur Collins, stock and rep. in England and U. S. ; screen eareer, with London Film, Barkers (Rupert in " Prisoner of Zenda," "Rupert of Hentzau," "The Shulamite "), Universal ("Sons of Satan," "Folly of Desire," "Me and M' Pal"); rides, all-around sportsman, represented England as fencer in Olympic games, Stockholm. B BAKER, Craig; b. New Orleans, La.; educ. Coll. City, N. Y.; stage career, 9 yrs. in stk. and opera; screen career, Vitagraph, Eclair, Peerless ("Dollar Mark," "The Butterfly"). Hght., 5, 8; wght, 150; dark complexion, black hair, dark eyes; music, fencing. BARBEE, Richard; b. Lafayette, Ind., 1894; educ. Indianapolis and Princeton Univ.; stage career, as lead in "Experience," also stock at Denver; screen career, Metro ("Her Great Price"); rides. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 175; fair hair, blue eyes. Ad., care Chamberlain Brown, 1482 Broadway, N. Y. BARNETT, Chester; b. Piedmont, Mo.; educ. St. Benedict's Coll., Atchison, Kan.; siage career, Belasco 2 yrs., "The Climax" (Weber); screen career, Crystal, Peerless, Warner Features, Equitable, appearing in " Trilby," " The Wishing Ring," " Marrying Money," " Heart of the Blue Ridge," " Little Miss Brown," "The Pit," "Old Dutch," "The Gentleman from Mississippi," " La Vie de Boheme "), Selznick (" The Law of Compensation"), Submarine Film ("The Submarine Eye"). Hght, 5, 9]/2; wght, 155; dark hair, brown eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming, etc. BARTHELMESS, Richard, also leads; b. N. Y. City, 1895; educ. Manor Schl., Conn., Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn.; stage career, 5 yrs. stk.; screen career, Herbert Brenon productions ("War Brides" and "The Eternal Sin"), Dixie Film Corp. ("Just a Song at Twilight"), Art Dramas ("The Moral Code"), Metro ("The Soul of a Magdalen"), Famous Players ("Bab's Burgler," "Bab's Diary," "The Valentine Girl"),