Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Apr 1917)

42— ACTORS, LEADS MOTION PICTURE Vol. II. No. 1 "The Soul Master," "The Scarlet Runner"). Rides, swims. Hght., 6 ft.; vvght, 168 lbs.; brown hair and eyes. Home ad., 350 W. 55th st, N. Y. C. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn. CAMPBELL, Webster, also juvenile; b. Kansas City; educ. Ann Arbor; screen career, Lubin, Ince, leads with Am. Beauty, Vitagraph (author, " Man Who Might Have Been," " Way of Life," " Girl of the Forest," " The Mosaic Law "), Lasky (" The Evil Eye"). Ad., Lasky, Hollywood. CAMPEAU, Frank; b. Detroit; stage career, rep.; m. p. career, Fine Arts ("Jordan is a Hard Road"), Selig (" Heart of Texas Ryan," "Delayed in Transit"). Ad., Selig., Los Angeles. CANNON, Pomeroy, also director; b. Kentucky, 1880; educ. there and N. Y. C. ; stage career, op., vaud., circus, wild west, carnival, drama, Frohman, Belasco; screen career, Morosco ("The Parson of Panamint"), Lasky ("Joan the Woman"). Griffith ("Intolerance"), Dixon ("Fall of a Nation"), Fine Arts ("A Good Bad Man," "A Modern Magdalen," "The Microscope Mystery"), Metr^> ("Pidgin Island," "The Promise"), Universal. Athletic. Hght., 6 ft. 2 in.; wght., 215 lbs.; dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes. Home ad., 4407 Clayten ave. Studio ad., Universal, Los Angeles, Cal. CAPELLANI, Paul; b. Paris, France; educ. St. Barbe Acad. and Paris Conservatory; grad. with honors in 1900, causing his engagement for the Theatre Antoine (Paris), later creating leading juveniles in many prods.; screen career, in Paris, in America with World (" Camille," "La Boheme"), Selznick ("The Common Law," "The Foolish Virgin"). Ad., Selznick, N. Y. CAREY, Harry; b. N. Y., 1880; educ. N. Y. Univ.; early career, actor, playwright, prospector and cowboy; stage career, starred in his own plays, " Montana," " Heart of Alaska," stock; screen career, Biograph, Progressive, Universal (late pictures, " Behind the Lines," " Blood Money," " Their Hold-Up," " Outlaw and the Lady"); all-around athlete, rides, ropes, swims, once champion middleweight boxer of N. Y. Hght., 6; wght., 180; blond hair. Ad., home, 1218 Havenhurst Drive, Hollywood; studio, Fox, Los Angeles. CARPENTER, Horace Bernard, also characters; b. Sauk Rapids, Minn.; stage career, with Sanford Dodge, Savage Opera Co., own co. ; screen career, Selig, Bosworth, Lasky (late pictures, " The Heir to the Hoorah," " The Plow Girl," "Joan the Woman"); rides, swims, sketches and paints. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 180; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., Lasky, Hollywood. CARR, Gerard; b. 1877; stage career, stk. rep.; screen career, Vitagraph (late pictures, " Secret Kingdom," " Scarlet Runner," "By Wireless"). Hght., 5, 11; complexion dark. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th st., N. Y . CASTLE, Vernon; b. Eng., 1887; educ. Birmingham Univ.; stage career, "The Girl Behind the Counter," "Watch Your Step"; screen career, Cort ("The Whirl of Life"). Member British Aviation Service, in France. Ad., 83 Thorpe Road, Norwich, England. CHAPLIN, Charles Spencer, also director; b. Paris, 1889; stage career, in London theatres, " Rags and Riches," " Billy" in " Sherlock Holmes," came to America with "Night in an English Music Hall"; screen career, in Keystone, Essanay, now with own company, Lone Star-Mutual (late pictures, " Behind the Screen," " The Rink," " Easy Street," " Tillie's Punctured Romance"). Hght., 5, 4; wght., 125; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, Los Angeles Athletic Club; studio, Lone Star, Hollywood. CHARLES, John; b. N. Y., 1885; stage career, magician at age 14-16 in vaud., stock, leading man with Louis Mann, with Helen Ware; m. p. career, Biograph, Pathe, Powers, Victor, Gem, Universal, Selig (" House of a Thousand Candles," "Millionaire Baby"), Fox ("The Victim"); motors, boxes. Ad., Fox, Fort Lee. CHASE, Colin; b. Lewiston, Idaho, Apr. 13, 1888; educ. Chicago and Newport, R. I.; early career, staff artist on Chicago papers; stage career, 2 seasons stk., 1 season with Clay Clement in " Sam Huston," vaud.; m. p. career, Essanay, Colorado, Universal, Morosco (" The Parson of Panamint," " The Conflict," " The Making of Madelina," " The Road to Love," "The Right Direction," "The Spirit of Romance"). Recreations, swimming, and expert horseback rider. Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 165 lbs.; complexion dark, brown hair, dark gray eyes. Home ad., 1718 Vine st., Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Pallas-Morosco, Los Angeles. CHATTERTON, Tom; b. Geneva, N. Y.; educ. there; stage career, stock, Proctor Fifth Ave. co., vaud. with Josephine Cohan, Cyril Scott; screen career, NYMP, dir. and actor (" When the Tide Came In," Valley of Hate"), Universal (opp. Cleo. Madison), American (prod. Mustang brand and played opp. Anna Little, " Secret of the Submarine," " Beloved Rogues"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 175; brown hair and eyes; general athletics. Ad., American, Santa Barbara. CHRISTIE, George Stuart; b. Philadelphia; educ. there; stage career, " Just a Woman," " The Only Law," " When Knighthood Was in Flower"; screen career, Metro ("Duchess of Doubt," " Sowers and Reapers ") ; rides, swims, skates, outdoor sports. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 150; fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., The Royalton, 44 W. 44th St., N. Y.; studio. Metro, N. Y. CHURCH, Frederick; b. Quebec, 1889; educ. Michigan; stage career, vaud., stk.; m. p. career, Selig, Essanay, Universal (late pictures, "The Honeymoon Surprise," " Romance of Billy Goat Hill," "End of the Rainbow"); swims, rows, rides. Hght., 6; wght., 180; dark hair and eyes. Ad., Universal City. CLARKE, George; b. England; educ. Eng.; stage career, " The Climbers," with Warfield in "The Music Master"; m. p. career, Lubin ("Fires of Johannis "), Fox ("The Vixen"). Hght., 6, 1. Ad., home, St. Paul Hotel; studio, Fox, N. Y. CLARKE, Redfield; b. Peru, N. Y.; early career, cowpuncher; stage career, since 21 yrs. old, played leads, heavies and characters in various prods., and stock, later in " The System," " The Grain of Dust," " The Forest Fire," etc., with James K. Hackett and other stars; screen career, Famous ("The Spitfire"), Fox ("A Fool There Was"), Rolfe ("Emmy of the Storks' Nest," "The Woman Pays "), Edison (" Pardners," "A Fool and His Bride," etc.). Hght., 6 ft.; wght, 205 lbs.; brown hair and eyes. Member Green Room Club, N. Y. CLARY, Charles; b. Charleston, 111., Mar. 24, 1873; educ. pub. schls. Kansas City and St. Louis, and Washburn Coll., Topeka, Kans. ; stage career, many yrs. in stock and en tour, with seasons in N. Y., " Glorious Betsy," etc., with Mary Mannering, James Neil, Ralph Stuart; screen career, Selig ("The Rosary"), Fox ("The Honor System," "Tale of Two Cities"), Lasky ("Joan the Woman," "Each Pearl a Tear," etc.). Recreations, swimming, fishing, hunting, tennis, all outdoor sports. Hght., 6 ft. J/2 in.; wght., 195 lbs.; iron gray hair, hazel eyes. Studio ad., Fox, Hollywood. CLIFFORD, William; b. New Orleans, 1878; educ. Toronto Conservatory of Music; stage career, 18 yrs., Mantell, Whiteside, and own co.; screen career, Melies, Vitagraph, Kalem, Pathe, NYMP, Universal, Quality, Horsley (" Rosemary," " Fate's Decision," " Destiny's Boomerang," "The Heart of Tara"). Ad., Fox, Los Angeles. CLUCAS, Carroll Cassell; b. 1887; stage career, 2 yrs. mgmt. Shubert, 2 yrs. Askin & Singer, 1 yr. H. H. Frazee, 2 yrs. vaud.; screen career, Essanay, Selig. Hght., 6, yi; dark complexion. Ad., Kirmmse, Inc., 105 W. 40th st., N. Y. CODY, Lewis J.; b. Waterville, Me., 1885; educ. McGill Univ., Montreal; stage career, stock, rep., leads in "Via Wireless," Frohman prod., 2 seasons at N. Y. Winter Garden, with own co.; m. p. career, NYMP ("The Mating"), Balboa ("The Lion's Dove"), Selig ("Cycle of Fate"), Normand ("Mickey"). All-around athlete; dark hair and complexion. Ad., Keystone, Los Angeles. COLLIER, William; b. N. Y., 1868; stage career, since childhood, appeared in " The Rivals," " The Man From Mexico," with Weber and Fields, star in " Nothing But the Truth," 1916; screen career, Kay-Bee, Keystone, Fine Arts (" Better Late Than Never," "Wife and Auto Trouble," "Willie's Wabbly Ways"). Ad., Lambs Club, N. Y.