Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

Nineteen-Eighteen STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTORS, JUVENILE— 59 ROBERTS, Paul S.; b. N. Y. C; educ. Columbia Univ.; stage career, leading man with Hermine Shone in " MaryAnn "; screen career, Biograph with Marion Davies in "Runaway Romany," Norma Talmadge Co., Brady, with Audrey Murison in "Purity"; rides, swims, literary; society and underworld parts. Hght, 5, 11; wght., 158; light complexion, dark brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 2317 Tiebout ave., Bronx; 'phone, 2870 Fordham. RODNEY, Earle; b. Toronto, Can., 1893; educ. Notre Dame, Ind.; stage career, vaud., stk. and on road; screen career, Reliance-Majestic ("The Burned Hand"), Selig ("The Bridge of Time"), Keystone ("The Oily Scoundrel," "The Lost Baby"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 173; black hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, 4624 Clarissa ave., Hollywood; studio, Ince-Paramount, Los Angeles. ROONEY, Gilbert G.; b. Paterson, N. J.; educ. there; stage career, Poli's Stock; screen career, Gaumont ("The Cup of Chance"), Pathe (" Nedra," "Simon the Jester"), Lubin ("The Drug Terror"), Metro ("When a Woman Loves"), Frohman ("The Woman in 47"), Fox, Vitagraph ("The Agony Column"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 9; brown hair and eyes. Ad., Green Room Club, N. Y. ROSSON, Dick; b. New York City, 1894; educ. Newport, R. I.; screen career, Vitagraph, Universal, Famous Players, American, Triangle ("The Haunted House"), Selznick ("Panthea"); rides, plays and composes music. Hght., 5, 7y2; wght., 129; fair complexion, dark hair, dark blue eyes. Home ad., 7364 Sunset' blvd., Culver City, Cal. ROTHSCHILD, Estey; b. Cincinnati, O., 1895; educ. N. Y.; graduate Ohio Military Inst.; stage career, Am. Acad, of Dramatic Art, junior and senior course; vaud. 1 yr.; screen career, Edison ("The Three Things"), Mittenthal ("Until Death Us Do Part"), Pilot ("The Spirit of 76"), Vitagraph (" Between Friends "), World Film (" Wages of Sin "), Apollo ("The Reason"), has played clowns, Mexicans, etc.; riding, swimming. Hght., 5, 5; wght., 125; fair complexion, blond hair, gray eyes. Ad., home, 550 W. 158th St., N. Y. C; studio, Carnegie Hall, N. Y., room No. 141. ROTTMAN, Victor, Jr., also character leads; b. Augusta, Ark., 1892; educ. California; stage career, mus. com., in support of Florence Reed, Henry Kolker, Olga Nethersole; screen career, Biograph (" Romance of Old California "), Favorite Players ("The Key to Yesterday"), Criterion, Horsley (" Rhoda's Burglar," " Blood of Our Brothers "), Universal (" The Ghost Girl," " The Trail of No Return," " The Spotted Lily"). Hght., 5, 9; wght., 160; blue eyes, dark hair. SAGE, Stuart; b. Sioux Falls, So. Dak., 1893; educ. Todd Seminary, Neb. Military Acad.; stage career, 2 yrs. vaud., " Help Wanted," " Argyle Case," ".Baby Mine," stk. and mus. com.; screen career, Lasky, Fox ("The War Bride's Secret,"' "Two Little Imps"); rides, sketches, swims, motors. Hght., 5. 10; wght., 140; fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes. In U. S. Service. SANDBERG, Robert Albert; b. Chicago, 111., Oct. 6, 1887; educ. Chicago; stage career, 10 yrs. in vaud., Sandberg and Lee, playing all leading vaud. houses in U. S.; screen career, Edison 1912, Ince 1915. Recreations, baseball, swimming, rowing, fishing. Home ad., 7984 Norton ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Fox, Los Angeles. SCOTT, William; b. 1893; educ. N. Y.; stage career, with Maude Adams, Thos. Jefferson, Kelcey and Shannon; screen career, Selig, Fox, Vogue (" Out of the Mist," " The Test of Chivalry"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 168; light complexion; rides, swims. Ad., home, 1506 Allison ave.; studio, Selig, Los Angeles. SELWIN, "Doc" C, also press rep.; b. Kansas City, Mo., 1890; educ. Univ. of Kansas; stage career, stk., vaud., in " Good Night Nurse"; screen career, Essanay ("River of Romance," "George Ade Fables"), Vitagraph, International, Metro, Selznick; all around athlete. Hght., 5, 8; wght., 140; dark complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., home, 601 W. 139th St.; studio, Selznick, N. Y. " SHERWOOD, Wm., also asst. director; b. New Orleans; educ. Tulane Univ.; stage experience, stk. in New Orleans; screen career, Kleine, Kalem, Edison, Pathe ("Who's Guilty?"), Famous Players, Metro ("Spell of the Yukon"), "Ventures of Marguerite," " Lost Bridegroom," " The New South," "Broken Chains," World ("The Beloved Adventuress"), " The Jury of Fate," Master Dramatic (" Who's Your Neighbor?"), Victory Film ("The Triumph of Venus"). Recreations, wrestling, general athletics. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 165; light brown hair, dark eyes. Home ad., 318 W. 57th st., N. Y. Phone 7920 Columbus. Studio ad., WorldPeerless, Ft. Lee, N. J. SHIELDS, Ernie; b. 1884; educ. Chicago and Grand Rapids; stage career, " Soldiers of Fortune," stock, stage mgr. for Shubert, vaud.; screen career, Kalem, Edison, Melies, San Antonio, Universal (" The Broken Coin," " The Birth of Patriotism," "Who Said Chicken?" "The Flopping Uplifter," "Damaged Goodness"), BlueBird (" Wanter — A Home," " Good Morning, Judge "). Recreations, fencing, shooting, motoring. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 140; brown hair and eyes. Ad., home, 5707 Carleton Way, Hollywood; in U. S. Service. SHORT, Antrim; screen career, Universal ("The Flirt," "Corporal Billy's Comeback," "No Place Like Home"), Victor ("Valley of Beautiful Things"), Bluebird ("A Jewel in Pawn"), American ("Pride and the Man"). Blue eyes, fair hair. Ad., Universal City. SMITH, Sidney C; b. Faribault, Minn.; educ. there; screen career, Pathe, Selig ("The Rosary," "The Ne'er Do Well," made "Bloom Center," "The Safe Risk," "The Return," "The Gold Ship"), Triangle-Keystone ("Oriental Love"). Ad., Sunshine Studio, Hollywood. SNYDER, Jack, also characters; b, Brooklyn, 1891; educ. Columbia Coll., N. Y. ; stage career, vaud.; screen career, Pathe ("Kick In," "Pearl of the Army"), Metro ("Black Butterfly," "Romeo and Juliet"), Pickford ("Less than the Dust"), Kay Bee-Triangle ("The Food Gamblers," " Cassidy"), Fox (" Les Miserables "), Vitagraph ("For France"), Goldwyn ("The Cinderella Man"); played western roles with Thanhouser and under-world with Metro, Fox and Pathe. Recreations, riding, swimming, etc. Home ad., 149 South 4th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. SQUIRE, Jack, also leads; b. N. Y. C, 1894; educ. Hartford, Conn.; stage career, Dick Rivers in "Very Good Eddie," juv. lead in " Sari," " The Chocolate Soldier," with Clifton Crawford in "My Best Girl"; screen career, Fox, Essanay ("The Black Sheep"), Lubin; western and society roles. Recreations, riding, swimming. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 176; light complexion, light hair, blue eyes. Ad., c/o Chamberlain Brown, N. Y. STANKS, John; b. 1895; stage career, Shakespearian rep.; screen career, Essanay, Gaumont, Vitagraph. Hght., 5, 10; dark complexion. Ad., Bergere, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. STERN, Milton; b. Chicago, 1892; educ. Armour Inst.; screen career, Stern, Universal ("Peg o' the Ring"). Hght., 5, 9j4; wght., 170; dark complexion, dark hair, brown eyes. STRONG, Jamin L.; b. 1895; stage career, vaud. stk. rep., rd. prod., "Treasure Island"; screen career, Fox, Metro. Hght., 5, 10; medium complexion. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th st., N.Y. TABER, Richard, also characters; b. N. J.; educ. there; stage career, " Coat Tales," " The Willow Tree," " Little Miss Brown"; screen career, Pathe ("At Bay," "Kick In"), Essanay (" Eyes That See Not," " When My Lady Smiles," "Caught"). Hght., 5, 6l/2; wght.. 140; dark hair, dark eyes. Ad., Lambs Club, N. Y. , TAYLOR, Lew G.; b. Camden, N. J., 1881; screen career, Kalem, Vim, National. Rides, swims, dances. Hght., 6 ft.; wght., 190 lbs.; black hair, brown eyes. Home ad., Tampa, Fla. THORP, Norman, also leads; b. England; educ. England; stage career, Billie Burke, Margaret Anglin, Gillette, Bates, Doro; screen career, Famous (Montague Lushington in "The Masqueraders "), Astra. Member Lambs Club. Ad., Pathe, Jersey City. TITHERADGE, Dion, also leads and characters; b. Melbourne, Australia, March 30, 1886; early career, Spanish correspondent in merchant's office, London; stage career, in Margaret Anglin co., Wm. A. Brady, late Lewis Waller, George Arliss, etc.; screen career, Fox ("A Parisian Romance"), Premo-World ("The Devil's Toy," "The Supreme Sacrifice," "Husband and Wife," "The Whip"), World Film ("The Crimson Dove"), Goldwyn ("Sunshine Alley"); plays Frenchman, toughs, Chinese, etc.; has written 3 plays and 4 vaud. sketches playing. Recreations, swimming, golf, tennis, riding, boxing. Hght., 5, 8; wght., 133; dark brown hair and eyes. Ad., Friars Club, N. Y. C. Home ad., 32 W. 48th st, N. Y.