Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Apr 1917)

58— ACTORS, JUVENILE MOTION PICTURE Vol. II. No. 1 BORDEN, Eugene; b. 1892; stage career, 7 yrs., stk. prods.; screen career. World (late picture, "Haunting Shadows"); rides, swims. Hght, 5, 7; complexion, light. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th st., N. Y. BOSS, Yale F. F., also leads; b. Utica, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1899; educ. by private tutor; stage career, in " Top of the World " (N. Y.), "The Silver Star," etc.; Biograph, under Griffith; Thanhouser, Edison, Famous Players (appeared in " Bobbie's First Longies," " Ransom of Red Chief," " Stolen Nickel," " Shorty," " Youthful Knight," " Within the Enemy's Lines," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 8 in.; wght., 150 lbs.; dark complexion, brown hair and eyes. Diversions, rides, swims, etc.; also violinist and pianist. Home ad., 203 W. 109th st., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Edison, Bedford Park, N. Y. BOYKIN, Wm.; b. 1896; stage career, with Gertrude Kingston Co., lead in "The Tempest"; screen career, Kalem, McClure. Hght., 5, 11 */2 ; complexion, blonde. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th st., N. Y. BRET, Thomas P.; b. South Bank, Eng., Jan. 4, 1899; educ. England and Chicago, 111.; screen career, Essanay and Vitagraph (" Capt. Jink's Kids "). Played roles as bell boy and telegraph boy; assumed boy parts in general. Recreations, riding, swimming, driving, literary. Hght., 5 ft., 2^4 in1 wght., 95 lbs.; fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 1712 E. 14th st., Brooklyn, N. Y. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. BRINEY, Reuben; b. 1892; stage career, Davis Stock Co., Pittsburgh; screen career, Famous Players. Hght., 5, 10; complexion, fair. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th st., N. Y. BROOKE, Howard; b. 1901; stage career, in "Polly of the Circus," " Mother," " The Forbidden Guests," in stage children's performance of " Grumpy," " Drummer of the 76th," "The Law of the Land" (Julia Dean), "Never Say Die" (Nat Goodwin), also Albee Stock; screen career, Reliance, Edison ("The Light That Failed"), also with Pathe; rides, swims, shoots, drives car and horses. Ad., Little. Players of America, Inc., Los Angeles. BROWNING, Irving, also characters; b. N. Y. C, 1895; educ. N. Y. C. Coll.; stag career, vaud. and dramatic coach; screen career, in motion pictures 6 yrs., Pickford (" Less than the Dust"), Fox ("Romeo and Juliet"), Arrow ("The Deemster," " The Greater Crime "), Edison (" The Half Back," etc.); specializes in Western roles. Recreations, riding, swimming, painting, literary, photographic work. Hght., 5 ft. 7 in.; wght., 140 lbs.; light complexion, auburn hair, blue eyes. Home. ad., 66 E. 106th st., N. Y. BRUNTON, William, also leads; b. Canada; educ. Canada; stage career, road shows Canada and United States, played stk. and rep., with own show over Western circuit and took flyer in vaud.; m. p. career, joined Kalem 1912, with Universal, then to Signal, in " Whispering Smith," " Medicine Bend," " The Diamond Runners," " The Manager of the B. & A.," " The Girl and the Game." Recreations, rides, swims, shoots, and drives a car. Hght., 5 ft. 7 in.; wght., 140 lbs.; light hair, brown eyes, fair complexion. Home ad., 919 Mariposa st., Glendale, Cal. Studio ad., Signal, Los Angeles, Cal. BRYANT, Charles; b. Shaldon, Devon, England, 1889; educ. Shaldon school; stage career, "The Girl from Montmartre," " The Arcadians," mgmt. Charles Frohman, " The Pink Lady," mgmt. Klaw and Erlanger; screen career, Vitagraph (14th and 15th episodes of "The Secret Kingdom"), World All-Star Comedy Grandin Film, Famous Players (" The Masqueraders," "The Battle of Ballots"), Brenon-Selznick ("War Brides"); rides, swims, dances, fences. Hght., 5, I0y2; wght., 150; dark brown hair, hazel eyes. Ad., home, Corona, L. I.; studio, Brenon Pictures, N. Y. BURTON, Clarence F.; b. Missouri, 1881; stage career, "Telephone Girl," "Time, Place and the Girl"; in stock, at Denver, Portland, Ore.; on road in "Louisiana," vaud. 1911-12, Pantages circuit with his own act, "The Piano Mover"; m. p. career, Kalem, American (" The Overcoat," " Reclamation," " Purity," " Faith," "The Twinkler," " Beloved Rogues"). c American (juvenile leads in "El Diablo," "Faith"). Ad.,. American, Santa Barbara. CLAYPOOLE, Milton Earle, also characters; b. Baltimore,. 1894; educ. Baltimore City Coll.; stage career, stk. (Maryland Players); screen career, Milo ("Busting in Society"). Hght., 5, l0]/2; wght., 150; dark brown hair, blue eyes; rides, swims, motors. Ad., home. 8 Wheeler ave., Baltimore, Md.; studio, Milo, Baltimore. CLIFTON, Elmer; stage career, from 1907, in "The Girl of the Golden West," " The Dollar Mark," mgmt. Belasco when latter was Coast stk. director, two B'way prods, with Richard Bennett, 22 wk. engagement with Louis Stone co., Los Angeles; screen career, Bosworth ("John Barleycorn"), Reliance-Majestic (Phil Stoneman in Griffith's " Birth of a Nation "), Fine Arts (" The Sable Lorcha," " The Lily and the Rose," "The Missing Links," "The Little School Ma'am," " Intolerance," " The Old Folks at Home," " Nina, the Flower Girl," " Orphans "). Recreations, riding, swimming and motor racing. Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 160 lbs.; light complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. Studio ad., Fine Arts,. Hollywood, Cal. COMPTON, Charles; b. Mount Vernon, N. Y., 1886; educ. Riverview Mil. Acad., studied singing at Boston Conservatory and in Paris under D'Aubigny; stage career, juvenile lead in "The Queen of the Moulin Rouge," "Merry Widow"; screen career, Lubin ("The Stroke Oar"), Pathe ("Big Jim Garrity," "Who's Guilty?"), Universal ("The Sphinx"); rides, swims, writes scenarios and one-act plays. Hght., 5, 5 J/4; wght., 138; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 3129 Broadway, N. Y. CONKLIN, William, 1877; educ. Brooklyn on tour in " Arizona Fortune," " Dan," " I in "Law of the Land in " Neal of the N Bound," " The Flirti sions "), Fox ("Tale wght., 184 lbs.; black Los Angeles, Cal. also leads; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 25, Polytechnic; stage career, on B'way and ," " Pierre of the Plains," " Soldiers of n Missouri," juv. lead with Julia Dean "; m. p. career, with Balboa in juv. lead avy," " Shrine of Happiness," " Spellng Bride," Hamilton (" Inherited Pasof Two Cities," etc.). Hght, 6 ft. 1 in.; hair, brown eyes. Studio ad., Problem, COOLEY, Willard A.; b. 1893, St. Augustine; educ. there; stage career, stage mgr. for Johnny Ray; screen career, Pathe ("As Ye Sow"), Metro ("The Great Truth"), Plimpton Epic ("Hunting the Hawk"); swims, drives, dances. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 166; fair complexion, dark hair, blue eyes. Ad., 120 W. 64th st, N. Y. COZINE, Arthur; b. Brooklyn, 1894; educ. there; screen career, Vitagraph (" Heavy Villains," " Boys of the I. O. U," " Jarr " series, "A Night Out," and many others). Ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn. CRAYNE, Frank Burrell; b. Waynesburg, Pa., 1892; educ. Oberlin Coll.; stage career, stk.; screen career, Kleine, Fox, Triumph, Vitagraph (" Girl Philippa," " Arsene Lupin," " The Maelstrom," "Green Door"); rides, swims, skates, dances. Hght., 5, 10; wght., 160; fair complexion, dark hair and eyes. Ad., home, 180 Claremont ave.; studio, Vitagraph, Brooklyn. D CLAIR, Roy, also comedian; b. San Francisco; stage career, owner and producer of musical comedies; screen career, Metro ("A Child of Destiny," "Life's Shadows"); rides, swims. Ad., Metro, N. Y. CLARK, J. King; b. Dublin, 1889; educ. Univ. of III; early career, civil engineer; stage career, stock cos.; m. p. career, D'ALBROOK, Sidney, also leads; b. Chicago, 111., 1888; educ. Northwestern Mil. Acad.; stage career, dir. stk., played at Marlowe Theatre, Chicago, Curtis Theatre, Denver, in " The Wolf," " Conscience," " Everywoman," " The Women," " The Girl I Left Behind Me," etc.; screen career, Biograph 2 yrs., Metro ("Rose of the Alley"), World Film ("The Maternal Right," "The Crucial Test," " McTeague," etc.), Fox ("The Siren," "The Primal Lure," "The Bitter Truth," etc.), Frohman (" God's Man "). Recreations, riding, swimming, writing short stories, etc. Hght., 5 ft. 9 in.; wght., 155 lbs.; black hair, brown eyes. Home ad., Coytesville, N. J. DAVIDSON, John; b. N. Y., 1886; educ. Columbia Univ.; stage career, in " Arsene Lupin," " Madame X," " Excuse Me," " The House Next Door," " The Dawn of a Tomorrow," " Butterfly on the Wheel," stock in Columbus, Indianapolis, Allentown; screen career, "An Alien," Quality-Metro ("Power of Decision," "The Wall Between," "A Million a Minute"), Kleine (" The Green Cloak," " The Sentimental Lady," " Caravan," "The Danger Signal"), World ("The Pawn of Fate," "The Genius Pierre"). Ad., home, Screen Club; studio, World, N. Y.