Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

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Nineteen-Eighteen STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTORS, JUVENILE— 55 CHASE, George W.; b. 1890, Spokane, Wis.; educ. Brooklyn, N. Y.; stage career, Crescent Stock Brooklyn, 2 seasons, "Brewster's Millions," "Girl of the Golden West"; screen career, Kalem, Lubin, Triangle, " Between Father and Son," " Four Narratives," " Doing Her Bit," " Flame of the Yukon," "Flying Colors"; golf, tennis, motoring, swimming. Hght., 5, 10; wght, 145; dark complexion, brown eyes and hair. Ad., home, 515 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, Cal; studio, Triangle, Culver City, Cal. CLAIR, Roy, also comedian; b. San Francisco; stage career, owner and producer of musical comedies; screen career, Metro ("A Child of Destiny," "Life's Shadows"); rides, swims. CLARK, J. King; b. Dublin, 1889; educ. Univ. of 111.; early career, civil engineer; stage career, stock cos.; screen career, American (juvenile leads in " El Diablo," " Faith "). Ad., American, Santa Barbara. CLAYPOOLE, Milton Earle, also characters; b. Baltimore, 1894; educ. Baltimore City Coll.; stage career, stk. (Maryland Players); screen career, Milo (" Busting into Society "). Hght., 5, 10J/2; wght., 150; dark brown hair, blue eyes; rides, swims, motors. Ad., home, 8 Wheeler ave., Baltimore, Md.; studio, Milo, Baltimore. CLIFFORD, Alexander; b. San Jose, Cal., 1891; educ. there; stage career, 6 yrs. in stk.; screen career, Paralta ("Madame Who," "Turn of a Card"). Rides. Hght., 6 ft; wght., 155; light hair, blue eyes. Studio ad., Paralta, L. A.; home, 5822 Gregory ave., Hollywood. COMPTON, Charles; b. Mount Vernon, N. Y., 1886; educ. Riverview Mil. Acad., studied singing at Boston Conservatory and in Paris under D'Aubigny; stage career, juvenile lead in "The Queen of the Moulin Rouge," "Merry Widow"; screen career, Lubin ("The Stroke Oak"), Pathe ("Big Jim Garrity," "Who's Guilty?"), Universal ("The Sphinx"); rides, swims, writes scenarios and one-act plays. Hght., 5, 5^; wght., 138; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 3129 Broadway, N. Y. COOLEY, Willard A.; b. 1893, St. Augustine; educ. there; stage career, stage mgr. for Johnny Ray; screen career, Pathe ("As Ye Sow"), Metro ("The Great Truth"), Plimpton, Epic ("Hunting the Hawk"); swims, drives, dances. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 166; fair complexion, dark hair, blue eyes. Ad., 120 W. 64th st., N. Y. COZINE, Arthur; b. Brooklyn, 1894; educ. there; screen career, Yitagraph (" Heavy Villains," " Boys of the I. O. U.," "Jarr" series, "A Night Out," and others). Ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn. CRAYNE, Frank Burrell; b. Waynesburg, Pa., 1892; educ. Oberlin Coll.; stage career, stk.; screen career, Kleine, Fox, Triumph, Vitagraph (" Girl Philippa," " Arsene Lupin," " The Maelstrom," "Green Door"); rides, swims, skates, dances. Hght., 5, 10; wght., 160; fair complexion, dark hair and eyes. Ad., home, 180 Claremont ave.; studio, Pathe, N. Y. D D'ALBROOK, Sidney, also leads; b. Chicago, 111., 1888; educ. Northwestern Mil. Acad.; stage career, dir. stk., played at Marlowe Theatre, Chicago, Curtis Theatre, Denver, in " The Wolf," "Conscience," " Everywoman," "The Women," etc.; screen career, Biograph 2 yrs., Metro ("Rose of the Alley"), World Film ("The Maternal Right," "The Crucial Test," " McTeague," etc.), Fox (" The Siren," " The Primal Lure," "The Bitter Truth," etc.), Frohman ("God's Man"). Recreations, riding, swimming, writing short stories, etc. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 155; black hair, brown eyes. Home ad., Coytesville, N. J. DAVIDSON, John; b. N. Y., 1886; educ. Columbia Univ.; stage career, stock in Columbus, Indianapolis, Allentown; screen career, "An Alien," Quality-Metro ("Power of Decision," "The Wall Between," "A Million a Minute"), Kleine ("The Green Cloak," "The Sentimental Lady," "Caravan," "The Danger Signal"), World ("The Pawn of Fate," "The Genius Pierre"). Ad., home, Screen Club; studio, World N. Y. DEARHOLT, Ashton, also leads; b. Milwaukee, Wis.; educ. Culver Mil. Acad.; screen career, over 2 yrs, with American, in " Van Loan " series, " The Three Pals," " The Love Hermit," "The Light," "Sandy Powell, Reformer," "Three Pals," " Beloved Rogues, " For the Family Name," " The Marked Heart," "Souls in Pawn," "The Bride's Silence," "Charity Castle," " Her Country's Call," " The Calendar Girl," " Peggy Leads the Way "). Recreations, motoring and all athletic sports. Hght., 6; wght., 178; dark hair, dark eyes. Home ad., 1826 La Vina St., Santa Barbara, Cal. Ad., Universal. DELANEY, Bert.; b. Minneapolis, 1891; educ. Notre Dame; stage career, with Lewis Waller in " Henry the Fifth," " The Five Frankfurters," vaud., in "At Bay"; screen career, Edison, Thanhouser (juv. leads in " The Road to Fame," " His Profession," "The Net"); athletics. Hght., 5, 10; dark complexion, dark eyes. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. DELANEY, Edward; b. 1888; stage career, stk. prods., Cohan and Harris, " Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford," " Traveling Salesman"; screen career, Lasky. Hght., 5, 11; complexion, dark. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th st., N. Y. DELSON, John J.; b. 1877; stage career, stk., mus. com., "Snobs"; screen career, Vitagraph, Lubin. Hght., 5, 8; medium complexion. Ad., Bergere, Aeolian Bldg., N. Y. DILLON, Julian, also leads; b. N. Y. C, Jan 12, 1894; educ. Seton Hall Coll., South Orange, N. J.; stage career, stk. 2 yrs., in " Exceeding the Speed Limit," with Carter De Haven, etc.; screen career, Famous Players (" Seventeen "), Artcraft ("Less than Dust"), Paramount ("Who Is Number One?" serial). Recreations, swimming aviating, tennis, etc. Hght., 5, %Yi\ wght., 135; fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., Palace Apts., Long Beach, Cal. Studio ad., Balboa, Long Beach, Cal. DORIAN, Charles W.; b. Santa Monica, 1891; educ. there; stage career, vaud.; screen career, National, Universal (" She Couldn't Resist Him," " Onda of the Orient," " Lone Larry"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 175; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, Edmunds Hotel, Ocean Park, Cal.; studio, Universal City. DOUGLAS, Guy; b. 1898; stage career, "The Other Girl," Etk.; screen career, Fox ("The Bluff"). Hght., 5, 10; medium complexion. Ad., Bergere, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. DOUGLAS, Victor; b. E. Orange, N. J.; educ. N. Y.; stage career, from age of five (in " Uncle Tom's Cabin," " The Sign of the Four"); screen career, Laemmle, World's Best, International, Steiner, Tampa (" The Fortune Hunters," " A Rich Man's Son"). Hght., 5, 8^2; wght., 130; brown eyes, brown hair. Ad., home, 244 West 48th st., N. Y. C. E EVERETT, Charles Frohman; screen career, Edison, Thanhouser, Kalem, Vitagraph. Hght., 5, 8; wght., 110; dark complexion. Ad., Small, Putnam Bldg., N. Y. EY, Billy, also asst. director; b. N. Y., 1893; educ. N. Y.; screen career, Gaumont, Metro, World, Pathe; all out-door sports, land, water, air; daredevil. Hght., 5, 8^2; wght., 148; dark complexion, brown hair and eyes. Ad., Dorris Agency, Columbia Theatre Bldg., N. Y. C. FAY, Ronald R., also characters and comedian; b. Lorain, O., 1895; educ. Cleveland and San Francisco; early career, bus. mgr. minstrels, producer of amateur plays; screen career, Regent ("Legend of the Everglades"), Regal ("What Becomes of the Children?"), Black Diamond comedies, Amber Star. Recreations, riding, swimming and all athletics. Hght., 5, 2; Wght., 157; brown hair, gray eyes, medium complexion. Home ad., 2201 E 81st st, Cleveland, O. Studio ad., Garrick Studios, Jacksonville, Fla. FERGUSON, Dave, also leads; b. N. Y. C; educ. there; stage career, vaud., H. H. Frazee's "Head of the House"; screen career, Fox, Metro, World ("The Man Who Stood Still"); society roles. Recreations, riding, swimming. Hght., 5, 8; wght., 185; dark complexion, dark hair, brown eyes. Ad., c/o Chamberlain Brown, N. Y. FLETCHER, Cecil; b. Northampton, Eng.; educ. there; stage career, 2 yrs. Daly's, and Haymarket theatre, London, " Quinney," Maxine Elliott theatre, N. Y., Little theatre, Hudson, "Our Betters," now with Dillingham; screen career, Rennaisance Co., London; Clara Kimball Young. Ogden Picture Co. (" The Grain of Dust"), Metro ("Red, White and Blue Blood"); rides, swims, dances, pianist. Home ad., 416 Mad. ave., N. Y. C; studio, Metro, N. Y. C. FORD, Frank W.; b. Cleveland, O., 1890; educ. Cleveland Tech; screen career, Kalem, Frank Powell Prod. Co. ("The Greater Woman," "Motherhood," " Hedda Gabler"), Mutual