Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Apr 1917)

158— SCENARIO WRITERS MOTION PICTURE Vol. II. No. 1 H HADLEY, Grace T.; b. Indiana; educ. Stanford Univ.; early career, newspaper and publicity work; screen career, American (" The Genius and the Snowflake," " A Rival Romance," " A Dealer in Destiny"). Member Photodramatists. Ad., 29 W. 39th st., N. Y. HALL, Emmett Campbell; b. Tolbottom, Ga., Nov. 18, 1882; educ. pub. schls. Wash., D. C., and Natl. Law Sch.; early exper., in diplomatic bureau of Dept. of State; also wrote short stories, articles and poems for magazines; screen career, Lubin, writing orig. stories only; wrote the book and photoplay serial of Pathe (" Beloved Adventurer "), " Road o' Strife" serial, World ("The Madness of Helen," etc.), photoplaywright since 1910, writing over 600 photoplays. Studio ad., Goldwyn Pictures Corp., N. Y. C. HARRIS, Clarence J.; b. Northbridge Center, Mass., 1873; educ. Boston and Bangor, Me.; early career, 20 yrs. a clergyman, also writer, lecturer, etc.; screen career, Gaumont (editor), Charter, Solax, American (dir. " The Trail of the Lost Chord," " Footprints of Mozart," etc.), Balboa (wrote "Tides of Time," " Capital Punishment," etc.), Metro (" Barbara Freitchie "), World (" The Cup of Chance"), Pathe ("Girl with the Green Eyes"), Mutual ("The Eternal Challenge"), Fox ("Caprice of the Mountains"). Ad., 517 W. 159th st.. N. Y. C. HARRIS, Theodosia; b. Virginia City, Nev., 1880; educ. Denver, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles; early career, music lectures, recitals; screen career, has written more than 100 scripts, among them, Universal ("The Borderline," "The Light Woman"), American ("False Gods," "House of a Thousand Scandals"), Fine Arts ("Martyrs of the Alamo"), Horsley (" The Leopard's Bride," " The Soul Cycle," " The Hidden Law "). HAVEZ, Jean Constant; b. Baltimore, 1872; educ. Baltimore schools, and Johns Hopkins; early career, 20 yrs. dramatic author, specializing in comedy; screen career, dir. Lew Dockstader comedy films, inventor and dir. " Spook Minstrels," " Curse You, Jack Dalton," dir. " Sherman Was Right," " On a Saturday Afternoon"; Keystone-Triangle ("Better Late Than Never "). HAWKS, J. G., also director; b. California; educ. Stanford Univ.; early career, in army; stage career, joined Belasco in 1910; screen career, free lance writer, Monarch (director), Vim (director), Ince (" The Vagabond Prince," " Somewhere in France," " The Honorable Algy," " The Devil's Double," "The Sin Ye Do," " Truthful Tulliver " and " Chicken Casey"). Ad., Ince, Culver City, Cal. HEUSTIS, Waldo Reed; b. Philadelphia, Pa.; educ. Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.; screen career, Keystone, Fox. Ad., home, 1443 Sycamore ave., Glendale, Cal.; studio, Edendale, Cal. HEWITT, Earl R.; b. Fremont, Mich., 1891; educ. St. Louis and Los Angeles; early career, 2 yrs. in secret service; screen career, Universal (" The Wall of Flame," " The Mountain Wrater Right"). Ad., Universal City, Cal. HIRSCH. Edmund S.; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1888; educ. Brooklyn pub. schls. and Pratt Inst. Art School; screen career, author of " Comata the Sioux," " Betsy Ross," " The Old Army Chest." Member the Photodramatists, Inc., Screen Club, and Inquest Club, X. Y. Ad., home, 1425 54th st., Brooklyn, N. Y. HOADLEY, Harold William; b. Defiance, O., 1893; educ. Toledo, O.; early career, newspaper work, has written several \ and. sketches; screen career, Imp, Universal, Vitagraph, American. Ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal. HOADLEY, Charles Byron; b. Elyria, <J.; educ. in native town and Gabon, O.; early career, newspaper man, worked on dailies in Toledo, 0., and had 30 yrs.' experience before taking up scenario writing; screen career. Imp. Universal, Kleinc, Selig, American, and other concerns, author of " Wildfire," " Secret of the Submarine," etc.), now writing comedies for Lniversal. Studio ad., Universal, Los Angeles, Cal . HOFFMAN, Aaron; b. St. Louis, Mo. Oct. 31, 1879; educ. Chicago pub. schls.; early career, newspaper work, in vaud. monolgue and playlets, and numerous mus. com.; screen career, American, Popular Plays and Players ("A Woman's Fight," " The Spell of the Yukon," " Playing with Fire," " The Devil at His Elbow," " Vanity," has written " Topplitzky or the End of the World," " The Cherry Tree," " Rogers Brothers in Panama." Home ad., 25 Clermont ave., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Popular Plays and Players, N. Y. C. HOPLEY, Frank Dorrance; b. Portland, Conn.; early career, short story writer; screen career, seen, writer for Kalem (" A Mother's Atonement"), Reliance ("The Ten O'Clock Boat"). Home ad., 116 W. 71st St., N. Y. C. Ad., 1615 Woolworth Bldg., N. Y. C. HORNER, Bob; b. Spring Valley, 111., Sept. 14, 1896; educ. pub. schls. of Spring Valley and Chicago; screen career, wrote " When Her Turn Came," " Book of Life," " Spirit of Devotion," Vitagraph (" Whom God Would Destroy," starring Harry Morey and Alice Joyce). Member of the United Pen Club. Home ad., 4040 B'way, Chicago, 111. HOWARD, Clifford; b. Bethlehem, Pa.; educ. Columbia Univ., degree of LL.B.; early career, literary work, author of " The Story of a Young Man," " The Passover," " Graphology," and other books, contributor to Sat. Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, and other American and English periodicals; screen career, editor Balboa; staff writer and editor American, author of "Purity," featuring Audrey Munson; " Valley of Decision," featuring Richard Bennett, and " The Gentle Intruder," featuring Mary Miles Minter. Home ad., 1525 Laguna st., Santa Barbara, Cal. HOYT, Harry O.; b. Minneapolis, Minn.; educ. Minneapolis, Univ. of Minn., Columbia, and Yale (LL.B.); early career, practiced law; screen career, first owned and operated theatres, then asst. director, then free lance writer, over 400 prod, scripts; staff of Kalem ("Ten Commandments," 10 three-reel subjects), ed. Fox (" Parisian Romance," " The Fourth Estate," etc.), Selig ("A Temperance Town"), Metro ("The Turmoil," " Rose of the Alley," " Man and His Soul," " Diplomatic Romance," " White Raven," " Beautiful Lie," etc.). Alember Yale Club, N. Y. C. Home ad., Douglas Manor, L. I. HUDSON, Virginia Tyler; b. Gratz, Ky.; newspaper work on Louisville Courier-Journal, all New York dailies, Boston Journal, Kansas City Star, Chicago Tribune, press rep. for Shuberts and Brady; m. p. career, 1 yr. Thanhouser (" Inspiration," "Spirit of 76"), Fox ("The Darling of Paris"). Home ad., 360 W. 15th st, N. Y. C, or J Allen Boone, N. Y. JAMES, Frederick Henry; b. N. Y. C; educ. Germany, France; stage career 6 yrs., playwriting since 1910; m. p. career, free lance scenario writer (" Clarence, the Cowboy," "Pair of Baby-Arms," "Man Who Paid), Vitagraph ("Mill Pond Mystery," " Saving Bullet,' ' "Following the Scent," " Bogus " (all originals), reconstructed " Secret Kingdom," 31-reel serial, staff writer, Vitagraph, n6w Fox. Long distance swimmer. Home ad., 1802 Bath ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Studio ad., Fox, N. Y. C. JEFFERSON, L. V.; b. Carthage, Mo., 1874; educ. Kentucky pub. schls.; early career, stock broker, short story writer, for Munsey publications, Everybody's, National, etc.; screen career, has 226 stories to his credit, having been produced by Ince, Morosco (" The House of Lies," " Redeeming Love," "Her Father's Son," etc.), Pallas, Lasky, World ("The Summer Girl," " Royal Ermine," etc.)., Reliance-Majestic, American, Horsley, National, Nestor, Selig, Lubin, Ivan, Universal, Fox ("As the Wheel Turns"). Ad., 1221 W. 1st st., Glendale, Cal. JENKS, G. E., also asst. director; b. Minneapolis, Minn.: educ. there; screen career, Masterpiece (technical dir. for " Hoosier Schoolmaster," "Truth Wagon"), as free lance writer had scripts produced by Reliance-Majestic, Biograph, Kalem, Universal, Vitagraph, La Salle, Vogue; has been staff writer for Universal, Signal, Vogue. Home ad., 1156 Hyperion ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Vogue, Los Angeles. JEROME, William; b. Cornwall, N. Y., 1865; early career, for thirty-five years a writer of song hits, including " Air. Dooley," " Bedelia," also wrote songs for a number of musical corns., among them "The Ham Tree," and " Piff Paff Pouf "; screen career (Keystone scenario department). JOHNSON, Adrian R.; b. Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 13, 1886; educ. St. Mary's Coll., Belmont, N. C; early exper., commercial work; screen career, NYMP ("The Ruse"), Mirror