Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

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74— ACTORS, CHARACTERS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition and butler of the Vitagraph, also an expert make-up artist. Ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. LEVERING, James; b. Bristol, Eng., 1861; educ. Belgrave Coll., Bristol, and Oxford Univ.; stage career, with Sir HenryIrving in " Silver King," " Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," " Private Secretary," etc., also several yrs. in stock; screen career, with Edison, Pathe, Solax, Lubin, Gaumont, in " Feather Top," " The Dead Alive," " The Spender," " The Rain of Death," " Brennan of the Moor," " Pit and the Pendulum," " Lessons in Lovemaking," Universal (" The Brand of Hate "). Recreations, swimming and literary. Hght., 5, 6; wght, 145; gray hair and brown eyes. Home ad., 445 Ogden ave., Jersey City. LEWIS, Mitchell, also leads; b. Syracuse, 1884; educ. Syracuse Univ. and Naval Academy; early career, 6 yrs. in U. S. Navy; stage career, with Lewis Morrison's all-star cast, " Two Orphans," with Wm, Faversham, Dustin Farnum, Florence Roberts, in London with Lewis Waller and Fred Terry; screen career, Thanhouser, Universal, World, Kleine, Metro ("The Flower of No Man's Land"), Rex Beach Pictures (" The Barrier "), Ed. Lewis Prod. (" The Bar Sinister," " The Sign Invisible," "Calibre .38"); rides, swims. Hght., 6, 1; wght., 190; dark complexion, dark brown hair, dark brown eyes. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. LEWIS, Ralph; b. Evanston, 111.; educ. Northwestern Univ.; stage career, rep., vaud., mus. com., etc., with Wilton Lackaye, Jas. K. Hackett, Julia Marlowe, Henry Miller, Lulu Glaser, 4 yrs. in vaud.; screen career, Reliance-Majestic, Fine Arts, ("Sister of Six," "The Children Pay"), Fox ("The Silent Lie," "The Kid Is Clever," "Jack and the Beanstalk," "This Is the Life"); general athletics. Member of Phi Delta Theta. Ad., Fox, Los Angeles. LEWIS, Walter P, also leads; b. Albany, N. Y., June, 1871; educ. Albany, N. Y. ; stage career, Zieke Pettingill with " Quincy Adams Sawyer," Ursus with "Quo Vadis," Deacon Perkins with "David Harum"; vaud.; screen career, with Biograph two yrs., under direction of D. W. Griffith (" My Hero," " Gold and Glitter," " The God Within," " Musketeers of Pig Alley," "Gambler of the West"), Pathe ("Big Jim Garrity," etc.), Edison, Famous Players ("Cinderella"), E. J. S. plays as Dave Moreland in "Trooper 44." Hght., 6, 1; wght., 180 lbs.; light hair, blue eyes. Rides, drives, swims, etc. Home ad., 237 W. 107th st., N. Y. LIGON, C. G. ; b. Kerney, Mo., 1885; screen career, Biograph, Keystone, in " Tillie's Punctured Romance, " " The Submarine Pirate," does dare-devil stunts, high diving, motor cycle stunts; rides and swims. Hght., 5, 9^; wght., 165; brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., Keystone, Los Angeles. Ad., home, 1006 Echo Park ave., Los Angeles. LINCOLN, Elmo (Otto Elmo Linkenhelt), also leads; b. Rochester, Ind., Feb. 6, 1889; educ. Rochester, Ind.; stage career, Holden Stock Co., 2 seasons; screen career, Biograph ("Brute Force," "Judith of Bethuliah," etc.), Bosworth, Inc. (" Burning Daylight," " Wonder of Woman "), in D. W. Griffith's " Birth of a Nation," " Intolerance "), Fine Arts (" The Bad Boy," " Patsey's Burglar "), Fox (" Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp "), National Film Corp. (" Tarzan of the Apes "). Recreations, riding, swimming, sailing, shooting and all-around athlete. Hght, 5, 11^; wght, 200 lbs.; brown hair, blue eyes. Home, 4518 Fountain ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., National Film Corp., Los Angeles. LLOYD, Billy; stage career, vaud., stk., circus; screen career, Fox. Biograph, American, Rolfe. Hght., 5, 10^; chestnut hair, gray eyes. Ad., Small, Putnam Bldg., N. Y. LOCKNEY, J. P.; b. Philadelphia; educ. there; stage career, with John McCullough, wrote " The Hidden Crime " and " The Girl with the Talking Way" (vaud. sketch), in which he toured; screen career, N. Y. M. P., Triangle (" The Return of Draw Egan," " Jim Grimsby's Boy," " The Crab," " The Gun Fighter," " The Girl Glory," " Golden Rule Kate," " In Slumberland," " Flying Colors," " Polly Ann," " The Tar Heel Warrior"), Ince-Paramount ("The Son of His Father"). Hght., 5, 10; wght., 160 lbs.; dark hair, blue eyes. Studio ad., Ince, Los Angeles. LONGMAN, Edward G., also heavies; b. Brooklyn, 1881; educ. Brooklyn Poly tech. and Amherst; stage career, with Annie Russell, John Drew, " Seven Days," " The Fortune Hunter," "The Man on the Box" and stk.; screen career, Fox, Edison ("The Builder of Castles"), Mirograph ("All for a Girl "), Pathe, Triangle. Swims, hunts. Hght, 5, 10; wght, 165 lbs.; dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 327 Sterling pi., Brooklyn, N. Y. LONSDALE, Harry G., also leads; b. Worcester, Eng.; educ. Worcester Cathedral; stage career, with Mansfield in "Beau Brummel," with E. S. Willard in repertoire, with Nat C. Goodwin, 2 seasons at the old Boston Museum stk.; screen career, Selig ("The Brand of Cain," "Beware of Strangers," "Who Shall Take My Life?"), Fox ("Conscience"). Hght., 5, 10; wght., 160. Ad., Fox studios, Hollywood. LOSEE, Frank; stage career, stk. rep.; screen career, Famous Players-Paramount (" The Moment Before," " The Innocent Lie," " Under Cover," " Ashes of Embers," " Miss George Washington," " Great Expectations," " The Valentine Girl," "Bab's Burglar," "Bab's Diary"), Artcraft ("Less Than the Dust," "Seven Keys to Baldpate"); rides, swims, all outdoor sports. Ad., Famous Players, N. Y. LUCAS, Herman; b. Omaha; educ. Omaha, Denver and Los Angeles; screen career, Mutual ("Glory"), Fine Arts, Dixon (" The Fall of a Nation "), Morosco, Kalem, Universal (" Polly-Ooly," "Even as You and I"); swims, drives, rows, dances. Hght., 6; wght., 162; brown hair and eyes. Ad., home, 5553 Hollywood Blvd.; Aviation Corps, Mineola, Long Island. LYNDON, Clarry; stage career, with juvenile opera co., toured Australia, New Zealand, India, China, played in Australia with J. C. Williamson, John F. Sheridan, with Geo. Reginald in vaud.; came to U. S. with Maggie Robert's Dramatic Co., later joined Morosco Stock, at Grand Opera House, San Francisco, with Henry Miller; screen career, Keystone (" The Lost Baby "). LYNN, W. Wayne; b. 1886; stage career, 10 yrs. Shakespearian rep., Cohan and Harris, Frohman, Brady; screen career, Famous Players. Hght., 5, 11; complexion, dark. Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. M MacDOWELL, Melbourne; b. 1864, Little Washington, N. J.; educ. N. Y.; stage career, extends over 25 yrs., husband of Fanny Davenport, appeared in Sardou repertory, " Tosca," "Theodora," "Fedora," "Gismonda"; starred in stock for several seasons, in vaud. several seasons, doing 15 different sketches; screen career, Ince Triangle, Paramount, Black Jack in " Flame of the Yukon," Steve McNutt in " Those Who Pay," Chief of Police in " Love Letters," the Judge in " The Valley of Fear," " The Bloodhound," " The Edge of Sin "; riding, golfing. Hght., 6; wght., 210; dark complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., home, 1047 Everett St., Los Angeles, Cal.; studio, Ince, Los Angeles. MacGREGOR, Harmon; b. 1889; stage career, Orpheum stk., with Henry Miller, Oliver Morosco, own sketch in vaud.; screen career, Kleine ("Bondwoman"), Gaumont ("Tides of Time"). Hght., 5, 6j4; dark complexion. Ad., Kirmmse, Inc., W. 40th st, N. Y. MACK, Francis; b. Buffalo, N. Y., 1876; educ. Buffalo; stage career, 2 seasons in stock; screen career, Esperanto Film Co. (" A Painted Wilderness "), Artone Film Co. (" On the 5:15 "); rides, swims, all athletics. Hght., 6; wght., 200; dark hair, brown eyes. Ad.', home, 750 Baker st., Detroit, Mich. MACKENZIE, Gerald Wm.; b. Inverness, Scotland; screen career, Urban, Eclipse, 1908-10; Kinemacolor, London, New York, 1910-13; Selig (late pictures, "The Crisis," "The Garden of Allah"). Ad., home, 541 Kenwood St., Glendale, Cal.; studio, Selig, Chicago. MACKIN, John E., also director; b. Pittsburgh, 1878; educ. Univ. of Pa.; stage career, 7 yrs. with J. K. Hackett, W. A. Brady, in "Anna Karenina"; screen career, with Kalem (4 yrs. as actor and director, " Lotus Woman "), Gaumont 1 yr. (" Quality of Faith," " Drifter," " Flames of Vengeance "), Fox ("The New York Peacock"), Bluebird ("Little Miss Nobody"); swims, all-around athlete. Hght., 6, 1; wght., 187; medium complexion, brown hair, dark blue eyes. Ad., home, 3409 Broadway N. Y. MAC QUARRIE, Frank; b. San Francisco, Cal.; educ. there; stage career, 19 yrs. with Nance O'Neill, stk. with Henry Miller and 5 yrs. stk. Vancouver, B. C; one season "The Spoilers"; screen career, Universal 3 yrs. (" The Pool of Flame," " Secret of the Swamp," " The Field of Honor," " The Charmer," "Flirting with Death," " The Flash of Fate," "The Man Trap"), Triangle ("Praig" in Black Box serial, "Broadway to the Throne," "Two Men from Sandy Bar"). Hght., 5, 8; wght., 140; brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 750 So. Olive St., Los Angeles. Studio, Triangle, Culver City.