Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

66— ACTORS, CHARACTERS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition BURROUGH, Tom; b. Clinton co., 111., 1869; stage career, first part with " Lord Fauntleroy," later in stock, appeared with Mansfield, Irving and Mrs. Fiske; screen career, with Carson, Phila., Fox ("Caprice of the Mountains," "Unwelcome Mother," "Sins of Men," "Sunshine Maid," "Miss U. S. A."); shoots, fishes. Ad., Fox, N. Y. BURTON, Ned; b. U. S.; educ. Harvard Univ.; stage career, 18 yrs. in vaud. as senior member of Burton and Brookes, 2 seasons with Julian Eltinge Co., 1 season in original " Potash and Perlmutter" Co.; screen career, Solax, Sunbeam, Paragon, Peerless ("The Man of the Hour"), Herbert Brenon ("War Brides," with Nazimoval), World ("The House Cat"), Artcraft ("The Poor Little Rich Girl"), Goldwyn ("The Auction Block"). Hght, 6; wght., 245; white hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 3120 Broadway, N. Y. BUSBY, Albert H.; b. 1877; stage career, Henry Savage, Alice Nielsen, W. T. Carleton, vaud.; screen career, Pathe, Edison, Kalem, Metro, Frank Seng (" Parentage "). Hght, 5, 11; dark complexion. Ad., 115 Vermilyea ave., N. Y. BUTLER, Fred J.; stage career, from 1887, actor and director, stock, and on road, with J. R. Grismer, Wm. Gillette's " Held by the Enemy"; 4 yrs. leading man in Frohman prods.; Alcazar and Morosco stock cos., San Francisco; dir. Pike Stock Co., Cincinnati; screen career, Fine Arts ("Susan Rocks the Boat"), Selznick ("The Price She Paid"). c CAIN, Robert; b. 1882; stage career, "The Misleading Lady," "The Deep Purple," "The Blue Mouse," "The Man of the Hour"; screen career, Famous Players ("The Dawn of a Tomorrow," " Lydia Gilmore," "The Eternal Grind"), ConquestForum Films (" Kidnapped"). Hght., 5, 10; medium complexion. Ad., Bergere Agency, Aeolian Bldg., N. Y. CAMPBELL, Richard; b. N. Y., 1892; educ. Brooklyn; stage career, 2 yrs. vaud.; screen career, Vitagraph, Metro, Universal; fishes, dances, swims; western and society parts. Hght., 5, 6; wght., 129; light complexion, light hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 142 N. Elliott Place, Brooklyn. CANTZEN, Conrad; b. 1868; stage career, with Belasco, Frohman, John Emerson in "The Conspiracy," Marie Doro in "The New Secretary"; screen career, Fox, Cort ("Melting Pot") Hght., 5, 9; dark complexion. Ad., Kirmmse, W. 40th st., N. Y. CAREY, William; b. 1889; stage career, vaud. in Bozeman Bulger's " Swat Milligan," also in own act, in Selwyn's " Heads Up"; screen career, Reliance, Vitagraph, Edison. Hght., 5, \y2; fair complexion. Ad., Kirmmse, Inc., W. 40th St., N. Y. CARLISLE, Ray; b. England; educ. England; stage, career, since 12 yrs. old in vaud. and drama; screen career, Powers, Barker, Canada Film ("Self-Defense," etc.); rides, swims, dances. Hght., 5, 10^; wght., 148; brown hair, blue-gray eyes. Ad., 3131 B'way, N. Y. CARLYLE, Sidney D., also juveniles; b. Yarmouth, England; educ. London, England; stage career, in "The Woodsey-Boy," Benjamin in " Joseph and His Brethren," with Forbes-Robertson in "Caesar and Cleopatra," considerable work abroad; under mgmt. of Annie Russell, Lewis Waller, Frank Curzon, etc.; screen career, Essanay (lead in George Ade's " The Tip and the Treasure," appeared in "Temper," etc.). Recreations, rides, etc., is an artist, does book-plates and program designs, and draws for magazines. Ad., 3131 Broadway, N. Y. CARROLL, William Arthur; b. N. Y., 1875; educ. N. Y.; stage career, with Rice "Adonis" in noted N. Y. cos., in stock and on road, with William Jefferson; screen career, 7 yrs. with Pathe, Melies, Bison, Biograph, and American (late pictures, "A Dream or Two Ago," "The Twinkler"), Universal ("John Ermine, of the Yellowstone "), Paramount (" Molly Entangled "). CARTER, Harry; b. Louisville, 1879; educ. Hobart Coll.; stage career, rep. with Mrs. Fiske, " Excuse Me," stage director for Charles Dillingham, "The Red Mill"; screen career, Universal (" The Measure of a Man," " Life's Pendulum," " The Fugitive," " The Shadow," " The Mystery of the Gray Ghost," "The Circus of Life," "One Clear Call," "Beloved Jim"). Hght., 6; wght., 190; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., Universal City. CECIL, Edward; screen career, Fox ("The Love Thief"), Universal ("The Prodigal Widow," "The Show Down"), Fox (" Conscience," " The Yankee Way," " The Awakening "). Ad., Universal City. CHAMBERLAIN, C. Briggs; b. 1890; screen career, Vitagraph, Edison, Metro, Latin-Amer., Pathe (" Pearl of the Army," "Modern Cinderella"); rides, swims, skates. Hght., 6 ft. Ad., c/o Ouida Bergere, Aeolian Bldg., N. Y. CHANEY, Lon; b. and educ. Colorado Springs; stage career, directed and produced " Pop " Fischer and Kolb and Dill attractions, dancing comedian; screen career, Universal ("Place Beyond the Winds," " The Piper's Price," " The Price of Silence," " Bloodhounds of the North," " The Vengeance of the West," " Fires of Rebellion," " Triumph," "A Doll's House," " Bondage," " Pay Me," " The Rescue," " Broadway Love," "Anything Once," "The Empty Gun"); wrestles, runs, boxes, swims, rides, dances. Hght., 5, 10; wght, 162; dark complexion, brown hair and eyes. Ad., Universal City. CHEESMAN, Martin N.; b. 1867; stage career, mus. com., under Henry Savage, in "Chocolate Soldier"; screen career, Metro, Paragon; rides, swims, rows, dances. Hght., 5, lOj/a; complexion, dark. Ad., c/o Bergere, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. CHRISTY, Ivan W.; b. Denmark, 1887; educ. Copenhagen; stage career, stk., rep., with Willard Mack, Max Figman; screen career, Great Northern ("Count Zarka's Bandits," "The Snuffbox"), Biograph ("Serge Panine," "Coincidence"), Edison ("In Love's Laboratory"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 182; fair hair, blue eyes. All around athlete. Ad., home, 181 Martense St., Brooklyn. CHRISTY, James August; b. Baltimore, 1896; educ. there; stage career, stock; screen career, National, Milo. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 159; brown hair, blue eyes; rides, swims. Ad., home, Halethorpe, Md.; studio, Milo, Baltimore. CLARK, Frank; b. Cincinnati; stage career, 19 yrs. all parts of world, theatrical mgr.; managed theatres for K. & E.; screen career from 1909, Selig (" Out of the Mist," " The Temptation of Adam," " Beware of Strangers "), Artcraft (" The Man from Painted Post"), Paralta ("Turn of a Card"). Hght., 5, 9; wght., 178; gray hair, blue eyes. Has written several scenarios. Ad., home, 231 Parkside ave., Los Angeles; studio, Selig, Los Angeles. CLARK, Harvey, also heavies; b. Boston, 1886; educ. Mass. Coll., Cambridge; stage career, with Otis Skinner, Robert Hilliard, own act in vaud.; screen career, NYMP (" D'Artagnan," " The Artist's Model "), American (late pictures, " Lonesome Town," " Innocence of Lizette," " The Gentle Intruders," " The Frame-up," " Periwinkle," " Melissa of the Hills," " A Night in New York"); rides, swims, writes short stories. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 158; brown hair and eyes. Ad., home, Costello st., Santa Barbara; studio, American, Santa Barbara. CLIFFE, Henry Cooper, also leads; b. Oxford, Eng.; educ. England; stage career, in many productions as leading man and star; screen career, World ("The Face in the Moonlight"), Fox ("Gold and the Woman," "A Parisian Romance," etc.), Rolfe-Metro (" An Enemy to Society," " The Final Judgment," etc.), Astra-Pathe ("Arms and the Woman"), Selznick ("The Argyle Case "). Recreations, singing, dancing, fencing, etc. Hght., 5, 1 1 J4 ; wght., 176; dark complexion; dark hair, brown eyes. Home ad., Whitestone Landing, L. I. COIT, Sam; b. 1874; stage career, in " Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," "Rule of Three," "Show Shop"; screen career ("Old Fogey," "Soldier of Fortune"). Hght., 6 ft.; medium complexion. Ad., Kirmmse, Inc., W. 40th St., N. Y. COLLETTE, Augustus; b. 1882; stage career, with De Wolf Hopper in " Over Night," leads in " Painted Woman," " Conspiracy," "Misleading Lady"; screen career, Edison, Gaumont. Hght., 5, 11; complexion, dark. Ad., c/o Bergere, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. COLLINS, Emile, also comedian; b. N. Y., 1868; educ. Oakland, Cal.; stage career, stock in Phila., Bridgeport, Worcester, St. Louis, with Carlotta Neilson and Olive Wyndham as stage mgr. and characters, with Maude Adams, Louis Mann; screen career, Pathe (" Old Clothes Man "), Peerless, Fox, Rolfe-Metro ("Satan Sanderson," "The House of Tears," "The Beautiful Lie"). Hght., 5, 6; wght., 152; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 242 W. 48th st., N. Y. COMMERFORD, Thomas; b. N. Y., 1855; educ. there; stage career, from 1878, stock, rep., with Edwin Arden, " Lion and the Mouse "; screen career, Selig, Essanay (" It Never Could