Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Apr 1917)

44— ACTORS, LEADS MOTION PICTURE Vol. II. No. 1 DERWENT, Clarence, also characters; stage career, with Grace George, Sir Herbert Tree; screen career, Famous Players, Fox, Gaumont. Hght., 5, 8; wght., 140; medium complexion, brown hair, brown eyes. Ad., Small, Putnam Bldg., N. Y. DESMOND, William; b. Dublin, Ireland; educ. N. Y.; stage career, " Quo Yadis," Burbank Stock, starred in " The Judge and the Jury," "The Bird of Paradise"; screen career, Ince (late pictures, "The Dawn Maker," "The Ice Ballet," "Movie Land," "Stage Struck," "Last of the Ingrams"; wrestles, boxes, rides, rows; author of 3 vaud. sketches. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 170; black hair, blue eyes. Ad., Ince Studios, Culver City. DEVERE, Harry T.; b. N. Y.; educ. there; stage career, from age of 5, with Fanny Davenport, Mrs. Fiske, in " Ben-Hur," "Madame X.," vaud.; screen career, American, Santa Barbara ("The Envoy Extraordinary"), Selig ("The journey's End," "The Ne'er Do Well"), Morosco ("His Sweetheart"), Bosworth ("The Code of Marcia Gray"), Pallas ("Daw Crockett"), Fox ("The End of the Trail"). Hght., 6; wght., 190; gray hair, blue eyes. Ad., Morosco, Los Angeles. DION, Hector; b. Boston, 1881; stage career, Denman Thompson, Orrin Johnson, Broadhurst prods.; screen career, Vitagraph, Biograph, Florence Turner, Hepworth, British Colonial, Thanhouser ("King Lear," "Saint, Devil and Woman"); rides, swims, motors. Ad., Thanhouser, New Rochelle. DUNCAN, William; b. Scotland; educ. America; early career, instructor in McFadden's Physical Culture School, established own school; stage career, vaud. with Sandow, the wrestler; leads in Fairpaugh stock, formed own co. ; wrote "The Fifth Generation," "The Sporting Editor"; screen career, Selig, leads and director, Vitagraph (" God's Country and the Woman," " Money Magic," " Hearts of Flame," " Aladdin from Broadway," " Billy Smoke "). Hght., 5, 10; wght, 200. Ad., Vitagraph, Santa Monica. DUNN, John J., also characters; b. N. Y., 1874; educ. De La Salle Inst.; stage career, with McKee Rankin, stock in Richard Carvel Co., Murray Hill Stock, 4 yrs. headline in vaud.; screen career, Equitable (" The Bludgeon," " The Daughter of the Sea"), Pioneer (lead in "The Soul of a Child"), Powell (heavy in "Charity"), Pathe ("Closing Net," "The Iron Claw"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 170; brown hair, blue eves. Ad., home, 243 West 45th St., studio, Pathe, Jersey City, X. J. EARLE, Edward; b. Toronto, Can.; educ. Toronto; stage career, in many prods., including " The Bishop's Carriage," " Sweet Kitty Bellairs," " Glorious Betsy," " The Shepherd King," " The Blue Moon " with Tames T. Powers, " The Boys and Betty " with Marie Cahill, " The Matinee Idol " with De Wolf Hopper, "The Quaker Girl," etc.; screen career, Famous Players, Pathe, Edison, Metro, appeared in "The Working of the Miracle," Frohman (" God's Man "), Metro (" The Light of Happiness," " The Gates of Eden," The Innocence of Ruth," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. \\y2 in.; wght., 160 lbs. Home ad., 2936 Bainbridge ave., X. Y. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. EDESON, Robert; b. New Orleans, La.; educ. Brooklyn; stage career, 25 yrs. starring in many prods.; screen career, Lasky ("The Call of the North"), NYMP ("On the Night Stage"), Mutual ("The Absentees"), Vitagraph ("Mortmain," "The Cave Man"), Pathe ("The Light That Failed," " Big Jim Garrity "); rides, swims. Ad., Lambs Club, N. Y. EDWARDS, Chas., also characters; b. N. Y., 1877; educ. N. Y.; stage career, with Frohman, Rich and Harris, Frank McKee, Sydney Rosenfield, vaud.; screen career, Fox ("The Victim"), World ("The Velvet Paw"), Edison (" Barnaby Lee "), Ivan ("Boss Stapleton "), Metro (Sydney Drew comedies); rides, swims, paints. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 171; medium complexion, gray hair, dark gray eyes. Ad., 138 E. 27th st., N. Y. EDWARDS, Snitz, also comedian; b. 1876; stage career, early training, music halls, playing with Sam Bernard, J. K. Emmet, Gus Hill, with Hanlon Lee's pantomimists touring the world, with Charles Hoyt, Daniel Frohman, in companies headed by Wm. Faversham, De Wolf Hopper, Louis Mann; screen career, Selznick Pictures (late picture, with Clara Kimball Youna; in " The Price She Paid "). Ad., Selznick Pictures, N. Y. ELLIOTT, Robert; b. Ireland; stage career, leading man with Margaret Illington in " The Lie," in " Julius Caesar," "Angel in the House"; m. p. career, Metro ("Child of Destiny," "Life's Shadows"), McClure ("Greed"), Powell ("Mrs. Balfane "). Hght., 6, l1/?; wght., 185; brown hair and eyes. Ad., Powell, Times Bldg., N. Y. ERIC, Fred; b. Peru, Ind.; stage career, five seasons with Julia Marlowe; leading man to Maude Adams, " Omar, the Tentmaker," stock; m. p. career, with Frohman, Pathe ("Builder of Bridges," "Jester"); rides, swims, fences. Hght., 5, 10J/2; dark hair and complexion, brown eyes. Ad., home, 5311 N. 13th st., Phila., studio, Thanhouser, New Rochelle. ESTABROOK, Howard; b. Detroit, 1884; educ. Detroit; stage career, in many N. Y. and London successes, including "Search Me," "Misinformation"; m. p. career, Kleine ("Officer 666"), World ("The Butterfly"), Metro ("Four Feathers"), Pathe ("Closing Net"), International (" Mysteries of Myra "). Hght., 5, 11J4; wght., 170; dark brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., Lambs Club, N. Y. EVERS, Ernest P., also characters and juvenile; b. Cairo, 111., 1879; educ. Whitman Coll., Wash.; stage career, 5 yrs. under Brady, 3 yrs. Cohan and Harris, " The Fortune Hunter," "Officer 666," Harris, "The Fortune Hunter," "The Misleading Lady"; screen career, Colonial ("Seats of the Mighty"), Eclair 1 yr. (" The Jungle "), Universal (" Graft," " The Stelow Case"). Rides, swims, writes seen. Hght., 5 ft. 9 in.; wght., 150 lbs.; light complexion, light hair, gray eyes. Home ad., 975 Sanborn ave., Los Angeles. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. FAIRBANKS, Douglas; b. Denver, 1883; educ. Mil. Acad, and Colorado Schl. of Mines, Harvard; stage career, rep., vaud., with Frederick Warde, Herbert Kelcey and EfHe Shannon, at N. Y. Manhattan Theatre, with Minnie Dupree; under dir. Wm. A. Brady in "The Pit," "Two Little Soldier Boys"; featured in " Frenzied Finance," "A Gentleman from Mississippi "; co-starred with W. H. Crane in the " New Henrietta "; screen career, Fine Arts (" Manhattan Madness," "American Aristocracy," " The Matrimaniac," " Pet of Patagonia," " The Americano"). Ad., Artcraft Pictures, 729 Seventh ave., N. Y. FALLON, Thomas F., also juvenile, comedian; b. N. Y., 1885; educ. St. Francis Xavier Coll.; stage career, with Annie Russell, Mme. Kalich, Bertha Galland, Amelia Bingham, Wilton Lackaye, May Irwin; screen career, Famous Players, Biograph, Edison, Universal ("Blind Fate"), Crystal ("All for a Girl"), Rex ("The Ingrate"). Hght., 5, 10; wght, 150; light hair, blue eyes; rides, swims. Ad., home, 1122 Jackson ave., N. Y.; studio, Famous Players, N. Y. FARLEY, James Lee; b. Waldron, Ark., 1882; educ. Univ. of Mo.; in govt, service 7 yrs., railroad service 4 yrs.; stage career, rep. and stock; m. p. career, Signal, Pollard, Selig, Fox (" Sins of Her Parent "), Universal ("Brute Force"); allaround athlete. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 185; ruddy complexion, browm eyes and hair. Ad., home, 322 S. Flower St., Los Angeles; studio, Universal City, Cal. FARNUM, Dustin; b. Hampton Beach, N. H., 1874; stage career, with Ethel Tucker Co., Chauncey Olcott, starred in " The Virginian," " The Ranger," " The Squaw Man," " Cameo Kirby"; screen career, Lasky, Pallas-Morosco, Pallas-Paramount ("A Son of Erin "), Fox ("A Tale of Two Cities "). Ad., Fox, N. Y. FARNUM, William; b. Boston, 1876; educ. Bucksport, Me.; stage career, from age of 15, in " Prince of India," " Virginius," starred 5 yrs. in " Ben Hur," leading man with Olga Nethersole, starred with Dustin Farnum 2 seasons in " The Littlest Rebel," 10 yrs. a legit, star; screen career, Selig, Famous ("A Man of Sorrow," " The Battle of Hearts," " The Man from Bitter Roots," "The End of the Trail," "The Price of Silence"). Hght., 5, 10^; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., Fox, Los Angeles. FAUST, Martin J., also characters and asst. director; b. Berlin, 1888; educ. N. Y.; stage career, 3 yrs., with Richard Mansfield, James O'Neil, Nat Goodwin, Leslie Carter, Frank McIntyre; screen career, Thanhouser (lead in "Robert Emmet," "John Halifax, Gentleman"), Fox (asst. director and halfbreed in "The Blue Streak"); rides, swims, plays ball, motors. Ad., home. Friars Club, N. Y., studio, Fox, N. Y.