Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

Nineteen-Eighteen STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTORS, CHARACTERS— 71 Renegade," "'Code of the Hills"), Fox ("Carmen"), Universal ("The Lords of High Decision"). In the Spanish-American War. Hght., 6; vvght., 226; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, Coytesville, N. J. GRIFFIN, Gerald; b. Hanley, Eng.; educ. there; stage career, 40 yrs. in legitimate and vaud. prods.; starred in "Other People's Money"; screen career, Gaumont (" Feathertop "), Metro ("Lady Barnacle"), etc.; great traveler; has crossed ocean 50 times. Hght., 5, 7; wght, 180; white hair, blue eyes. Ad., Green Room Club, N. Y. C. GRISEL, Louis R.; b. N. Y., 1849; educ. Phila.; stage career, " The Lion and the Mouse," " Such a Little Queen," stage mgr. for McVicker's Theatre, Chicago; screen career, Pathe (one and two-reel features), Reliance ("Solomon and Son"), Eclair, World ("Broken Chains," "The Crimson Door"), Goldwyn (" The Cinderella Man "). Ad., World, Fort Lee. GRISWOLD, James; b. New Britain, Conn., 1886; educ. Albuquerque, N. M.; screen career, Lasky ("The Rose of the Rancho," "Carmen," "Tennessee's Partner"). Hght., 5, 6; wght., 130; red hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 108 No. Central ave., Tropico; studio, Lasky, Hollywood. GUDGEON, Bert; b. Okla., 1889; educ. privately; early career, breaker of horses, vaud.; screen career, Pathe (" Exploits of Elaine"), Wharton, Fox (sheriff in "The Blue Streak"); specializes in rough riding and dare-devil feats. Ad., home, 105 Columbia ave., North Bergen, N. J.; studio, Fox, N. Y. GUISE, Thomas Sheldon; b. Detroit; educ. there; stage career, 35 yrs., with De Wolf Hopper, Francis Wilson, Lillian Russell; screen career, Famous, Savage, Ince (late pictures, " Honorable Algy," "Chicken Casey," "The Crab"), Triangle ("The Snarl," " Broadway Arizona," " The Clodhopper," " The Wolf Woman," " Time Locks and Diamonds," " The Idolaters," "The Tar Heel Warrior," "The Stainless Barrier"). Hght., 5, 10; wght., 175; gray hair, gray eyes. Ad., Ince, Culver City. H HALL, Howard, also scenario writer; b. Evanston, 111., 1878; educ. State Normal Schl.; stage career, 30 yrs., starred 12 yrs. in own plays; screen career, Pathe, Vitagraph, Equitable, Gaumont ("According to Law"), Fields ("The Human Orchid "), Beach (" The Barrier "), Metro (" Alias Mrs. Jessup "), Warren Prod. (" Weavers of Life "), France Film Co. (" The Natural Law"). Hght., 6, ll/2\ wght., 185; medium complexion, dark hair, dark eyes; rides, swims, writes scenarios, dramas, novels, verse. Ad., home, Decatur, Mich., and Green Room Club, N. Y. HALL, Louis Leon; b. Oneida, N. Y., 1879; educ. Troy, Mil. Acad.; stage career, 20 yrs. as leading man, dir. and mgr.; screen career, Edison and Universal, writer of several successful plays, short stories (" Knight of the Cross," " Sweetbrier"). Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. HALLAM, Henry; b. London, 1867; educ. London; stage career, with Frank Wilson, Pauline Hall, own sketch, with Lillian Russell; screen career, Kalem, Famous Players (" The Moment Before"), Fox (Virginia Pearson subjects), Kleine ("Gloria's Romance"), Metro ("Aladdin's Other Lamp," "Lady Barnacle," "The Girl Without a Soul"). Hght, 5, 11^4; wght., 179; brown hair, blue eyes; rides, swims. Ad., home, 4 W. 109th st., N. W. HAMLON, Dan. E.; b. 1879; stage career, 4 yrs. Crescent Stock, B'klyn., 1 yr. Poli stk., Washington, Baltimore, Hartford, New Haven, Springfield, 3 yrs. Ben-Hur Co.; screen career, Universal, supporting Violet Mersereau. Hght., 5, 8; fair complexion, light hair. Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. HANNA, Franklyn; b. 1875; stage career, Senator Murphy in "Potash and Perlmutter," lead in "Under Cover," vaud.; screen career, Thanhouser, Edison, Metro, Conquest Forum Films ("Kidnapped"), Vitagraph ("The Message of the Mouse," "Richard the Brazen"), M. H. Hoffman ("One Hour"). Plays politician, doctor roles. Hght., 6, 2; complexion, dark; blue eyes. Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. HANSON, Frank (Spook), also comedian; b. Brooklyn, N. Y.; stage career, pantomime clown, 9 yrs. New York Hippodrome; screen career, Horsley, Vim, Wizard; rides, swims, acrobatic, outdoor sports. Hght., 5, 8; wght., 150; fair complexion. Ad., home, 29 W. 126th st., N. Y.; studio ad., 750 Riverside ave., Jacksonville. HARKNESS, Carter B.; b. 1S"8; stage career, 3 yrs. stk.^ screen career, Biograph, Edison, Fox ('Gold and the Woman," "Her People"), Thanhouser 2 yrs., Edison ("The Battle of Tapoli "), Rador (" The Spirit of 1917 "). Hght., 5, 11; medium complexion. Ad., 727 Eighth ave., N. Y. HARLEY, Edwin; b. Phila:, 1848; stage career, minstrel, stock, vaud., with Primrose and West; screen career, Fine Arts (" Martha's Vindication," " Susan Rocks the Boat "). Successful song writer. HARRIMAN, M. H.; b. 1867; stage career, with Jos. Clifton, Hackett, Paul Gilmore, Payton and Poli stk.; screen career, Thanhouser, World, Peerless, Fox. Wght., 5, 9; medium complexion, gray hair. Ad., Kirmmse, Inc., W. 40th St., N. Y. HARRIS, Sidney Arthur, also asst. director; b. Newark, 1886; educ. Morningside Coll.; stage career, 15 yrs., opera, mus. com., vaud.; screen career, American, Selig (asst. dir. and char, in " The Quarry," " The Servant in the House," " The Millionaire Baby," "A Question of Honor"); expert make-up artist, dives, swims. Hght., 5, 10^4 ; wght., 175; red-brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., home, 924 Republic Bldg.; studio Selig, Chicago. HAYES, Jerome; b. 1883; stage career, 14 yrs., mus. com., drama; screen career, Universal, Edison, Pathe. Complexion, dark; gray hair. Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. HEBERT, Henry J.; b. Providence, R. I., 1881; educ. St. Lawrence Univ. (B.A.); early career, newspaperman; stage career, with Robert Hilliard, Sothern, Thomas A. Wise, William Gillette; screen career, Famous Players, Fox ("A Man of Sorrow," " The Little Gypsy," " End of the Trail," " Fires of Conscience," " Man from Bitter Root "). Plays baseball and golf. Ad., Newdorp, Staten Island; studio, Fox, N. Y. HEMPHILL, Frank L.; b. Mobile, Ala., 1872; educ. there; screen career, Morosco, National, Lasky ("Blacklist"), Universal ("The Shadow"), Signal. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 180; dark complexion dark hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, 410 W. 37th st., N. Y. ; studio, Signal, 4560 Pasadena ave., Los Angeles. HENABERY, Joseph; b. Omaha, Neb.; educ. pub. schs. there; early career, architectural drafting and railroading; stage career, San Carlos Opera Co., Geo. W. Lynch Co.; screen career, from 1910, Universal, Reliance-Majestic (" The Green Idol," " Capt. Macklin "), Lincoln in Griffith's " Birth of a Nation "), Fine Arts (" Intolenance," " Children of the Feud," " That Colby Girl "), Artcraft (" Fancy Jim Sherwood," " The Man from Painted Post "). Recreations, chicken raising and riding. Studio, Fairbanks Co. Lasky studio, Hollywood, Cal. HERNANDEZ, George F.; b. Placerville, Cal., June 6, 1863; educ. Oakland, Cal.; stage career, 26 yrs., including 4 yrs. in stk.; screen career, Selig, Metro, Lasky, Universal ("Unto Those Who Sin" " It Happened in Honolulu," " Rosemary," " The Girl of Lost Lake," " God's Crucible," " Southern Justice," " Into the Primitive," " The Greater Law," " Mr. Opp "), Triangle ("Up and Down," "Broadway Arizona"). Recreation, swimming. Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 196 lbs.; dark complexion, brown hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 2228 Duane St., Los Angeles, Cal., Studio ad., Triangle-Keystone, Culver City. HERSHOLT„ Jean R., also leads; b. Copenhagen, Denmark, July 12, 1886; educ. Jesuit Univ., Copenhagen (M. A.); stage experience 12 yrs. at Royal and Dagmar Theatres, Copenhagen; traveled through Scandinavia playing leads and heavies in Ibsen plays; screen career, 4 yrs. with Great Northern, Denmark, then NYMPH and Universal (" As the Candle Burned," " Some Medicine Man," " Saintly Sinner," as Reginald in " Love Aflame," as Townsend in " Townsend's Divorce Case," as Jim the Dope in '"The Terror," " Into the Primitive," "Southern Justice," "The Show Down," "The Old West Per Contract," "The Greater Law," "Princess Virtue," "49-17." Recreations, riding, swimming, boxing. Hght, 5, 10; wght, 168; dark complexion, brown hair, dark blue eyes. Home ad., 6664 Selma ave., Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Universal City. HIGBY, Wilbur; b. Churchill, Miss., Aug. 21, 1869; educ. Michigan pub. schls.and Hillsdale Coll.; stage career, 20 yrs. in stock, and on road with Otis Skinner, Wilton Lackaye, James O'Neil, Marguerite Clark, stock star at Garrick theatre, St. Louis, etc.; screen career, Universal ("The Master Key"), Fine Arts (" Reggie Mixes In," " Flirting with Fate," " Intolerance," "The Matrimaniac," "Diane of The Follies"), Universal (" Mixed Blood," " The Main Spring," "The Midnight Man"), Triangle ("Wild Sumac," "The Tar Heel Warrior"), also played in Sir Herbert Tree's co. Hght., 5 ft. 10J/4 in.; weight, 180 lbs.; brown hair, gray eyes. Recreations, swimming, riding, motoring, etc. Home ad., 1223