Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Apr 1917)

April 12, 1917 STUDIO DIRECTORY STUDIO MANAGERS, ETC.— 177 O'HARA, Kenneth, publicity manager; b. Brooklyn, NY.; cduc. Fordham Law School; early career, on staff of Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Los Angeles Tribune; m. p. career, with Incc, as publicity writer. Studio ad., Incc Studio, Culver City, Cal. PALAEOLOGUS, S. Comnenus (Major) also characters; b. Constantinople, 1880; educ. Yildez. Milit. Acad., Univ. of Constantinople; early career, officer in Imperial Ottoman Army, aide-de-camp to Sultan Abdul Hainid, journalist and tourist agent; m. p. career, with Edgar Selwyn in Lasky's ("The Arab,"), with Universal (" Campbells Are Coming," " Under the Crescent," "Terence O'Rourke " scries, etc.); technical director for " Less Than the Dust," with Mary Pickford. PALM, Albert C, superintendent of laboratories; screen career, with Lasky, first in charge of the company's negative, later in charge of all departments from the film perforating rooms, the developing and printing departments, to the shipping room. Studio address, Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co., Hollywood, California. PARK, Ernest N., technical director; b. Effingham, 111., 187'); cduc. Tcrre Haute, Ind.; early career, stage carpenter for 18 yrs. ; screen career, Universal and Christie. Ad., home, 1416 Logan st., Los Angeles. Studio, Christie, Los Angeles. PERSONS, Thomas, studio manager; b. Painesyille, (>., 1881; circus and show business since 8 yrs. old: with Walter S. Main, Corse Payton; went with Selig as lantern slide maker, became mgr. studio in Chicago; on Pacific Coast for 2 yrs., now studio mgr. of Clara Kimball Young Corp. Studio ad., Clara Kimball Young Corp., X. Y. PETERS, Thomas Kimwood, technical director; b. Norfolk, Va. ; educ. Los Angeles hgh. sch.. Coll. of City of Mexico; screen career, from 1898, started selling negatives to Pathe, touring Europe, 1904-5, four trips to Orient making pictures, NYMP, 1910-11, Pathc (studio mgr.); built and managed Cooperative M. P. Co. (now Fine Arts studio); prod, for himself in 'Frisco, also managed many studios; built and invented cameras and automatic printers. Permanent ad., Randall Court, Los Angeles. POLLOCK, Gabriel, technical director; b. Crimea, Russia, 1868; educ. technical h. s.; early career, scenic artist; m. p. career, 10 yrs. supervisor of technical work on all Selig productions (" Ne'er Do Well," " Circular Staircase," " My Neighbor's Wife "). POST, Charles Johnson, publicity representative; b. N. Y., 1873; educ. N. Y. schs.; previous career, writer, foreign correspondent, artist, art editor, soldier, prospector, with N. Y. Globe, contributor to Harper's, Harper's Weekly, Collier's, American, Life, Everybody's; m. p. career, Triangle. Ad., Authors League, Aeolian Bldg., N. Y., or Triangle, Los Angeles. R RANDALL, Charles Lewis; b. Cleveland, O; early career, thirteen yrs. as portrait photographer; screen career, Gaumont, NYMP, American. Ad., 550 East 114th st., N. Y. RANDALL, Mon, poster designer; b. San Francisco, Cal.; early career, newspaper cartoonist for San Francisco Examiner, Los Angeles Bulletin, Chicago Tribune, for ScrippsMcRae Syndicate, etc.; screen career, Essanay as poster designer; since August, 1915, with Ince. Studio ad., Ince Studios, Culver City, Cal. ROCKETT, Ragle Raymond, secretary to pres. and genl. mgr.; b. Yincennes, Ind., 1889; educ. Missouri Univ.; early career, sec. to gcnl. supt. Missouri Pacific; screen career, present position. Ad., home, 25 Alboni PI., Long Beach; studio, Balboa, Long Beach. ROGERS, Charles E., manager employment dept. ; b. Humboldt, 111., 1882; educ. Univ. of Illinois; stage career, vatrd.; screen career, Kinemacolor, Majestic, Reliance-Majestic as actor and asst. dir., Fox. Ad., home. 4640 Melbourne ave., Los Angeles; studio, Fox, Los Angeles. ROGERSON, Jack; b. Virginia, 1888; educ. Univ. Virginia; early career, stk. 2 seasons, 1 yr. as Pierre in " The Heart of Pierre "; screen career, produced many pictures for U. S. Government, with Biograph, Feature Film Corp., Art Dramas; western and military roles. Recreations, riding, swimming, literature. Studio manager, Froliman Amusement. Hght., 6 ft.; wght., 190 lbs.; complexion fair, brown hair, gray eyes. Home ad.,, 355 W. 56th st.,' N. Y. C. Studio ad., Frohman, Flushing, L. I. RUBIN, George J., studio manager; b. N. Y. C, Sept. 25, 1889; educ. pub. and high schls., N. Y. C, and Law School; screen career, with Fox. Recreations, riding and swimming. Home ad., 437 E. 86th St., N. Y. C . Studio ad., Willat Studios, West Fort Lee, N. J. SCHWARZ, Joseph, studio manager; 1). and cduc. X. Y. ; early career, purchasing agent; m. p. career, Frohman: Ad., home, 1072 Bryant ave., X. Y.; studio, Frohman, N. Y. SHEER, E. George, studio manager and scenario writer; b. Yienna, Austria; educ. Vienna, Detroit Central High, and Michigan Coll. of Medicine and Surgery; stage career, in stock and musical comedy; screen career, Equitable-World (mgr. of 52d st. studio), Triumph (producing mgr.), Crystal (producing mgr.), expert on foreign settings and casting. Ad., 126 W. 46th st., N. Y. C. SILSBY, W. E., technical director; b. Chicago, 1883; educ. Chicago, N. Y. and abroad; early career, 17 yrs. designing and building scenery; scenic artist Metropolitan Op. House; had own scenic studio, 1912; produced "The Rosary," "The Silver Box," "Justice," "The Pigeon" first time in America; painted mural decorations for Chicago Fed. Bldg., Chicago Pub. Library; wrote novel, "Woman with Red Hair"; composed dances for "The Silver Slipper"; screen career, Universal, Rolin, Max Figman. Ad., home, 1432 Waterloo st., Los Angeles. Studio, Rolin, Los Angeles.' SMITH, William S., business manager; early career, with (. udahy Packing Co.; screen career, made trip around world with Maurice Costello and Clara Kimball Young, later business manager for Vitagraph. Ad., Vitagraph, Santa Monica. SNELLING, Harry, studio manager; b. Montreal, 1878;. early career, boxer, holding middle and welter weight championship of Canada; electrical construction work; m. p. career, studio manager, H. Robert Law, Colonial, Life Photo, Victor, Palace Players. Ad., Colonial, N. Y. SNYDER, Silas E., publicity manager; b. Illinois, 1879; self educ; early career, newspaper work, editor and publisher, reporter, etc.; writer of verse and humorous sketches; screen career, Balboa; publicity mgr. for past yr. Ad., home, Grube Apts., Long Beach. Studio, Balboa, Long Beach. STEDMAN, Marshall, manager employment dept.; b. Bethel, Me.; educ. Newport, R. I., and Colorado Coll.; stage career, rep., E. H. Sothern, stock, taught acting at Chicago Musical Coll.; m. p. career, Selig as actor and writer for 5 yrs. (producing " The Brand Blotter," " The Cattle Rustlers," "The Suffragette"), Bosworth, then one of the business mgrs. at Universal City; later head of employment dept. Ad., Universal City. STECHAN, H. O; b. Indianapolis, April 4, 1879; educ. Indiana Univ., Bloomington; early career, newspaper reporter, editor, magazine writer, advertising specialist; m. p. career, author numerous scenarios and playlets produced by leading companies, author of pageant, "Balboa" for Balboa, later became publicity and advertising director Balboa. Studio ad., Long Beach, Cal. STONE, LeRoy, film editor; b. San Francisco, 1894; cduc. Univ. of Cal.; m. p. career, worked on " Civilization " for 12 mos., of which 8 mos. of actual cutting was required, accompanied Thos. H. Ince to N. Y. to supervise laboratory work and introduce innovations in color effects in battle and inferno scenes in " Civilization"; now preparing new Ince feature. Ad., home, 115 Hill st., Ocean Park, Cal. Studio, Ince, Culver City.