Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

104 MOTION PICTURE NEWS VoL XIV. No. 16. Section 2 ANGELES, Albert Sidney ("Bert"), director; b. London; ed. Eton, Eng., and Edinburgh, Scot.; stage career, actor and director with Henry B. Harris's "Lion and the Mouse"; produced grand opera " Girl of the Golden West," " Rose of Panama," etc.; light comedian in Broadhurst and Currie's "A Fool and His Money"; m. p. career Vitagraph ("Playing with Fire," '"Belinda" series, "Final Justice"), Santa Barbara M. P. Co. ("Billy" series), Geo. Kleine (Bickel and Watson series). Writes own scenarios. Hight., 5 ft. 11 in.; wglit.. 142: brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C. APFEL, Oscar C, director, Fox; b. and cduc, Cleveland, O.; stage career, producer and director Chicago Opera House, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo; m. p. career, Edison ("Aida," "Foul Flay," " Corsican Brothers "), Reliance " Ashes," " Success," " Man Outside " and . " Glow Worm "), Pathe, (" Last Volun M*! fflWil teer," "Meshes of Her Hair"), Lasky (" Squaw Man," "Ghost Breaker," " Broken Law," " Soldier's Oath," " Cameo Kirby,"), Morosco (" Kilmeny," "Peer Gynt"), Fox ("Little Gypsy," "Fighting Blood," " Man of Sorrow," " Battle of Hearts," " Man from Bitter Roots," "End of the Trail," etc.); at present in charge of Fox Studio, Los Angeles. Ad., Lambs' or Players' Clubs, N. Y.C. Studio ad.. Fox, Los Angeles. ARONS, Bernard P., casting director, Eastern Universal; educ. N. Y. C. ; previous career, yr. and half with Trixie Friganza Agency, etc.; screen career, Eastern Universal, in present position. Home ad., 100 W. 103d st, N. Y. C. Studio ad.. Universal, West Ft. Lee, N. J. ASHLEY, Charles E., director, Essanay; b. London, Eng. 1872; educ. Poly Schl. of London and Univ. of London; stage career, as mgr. and actor for 25 yrs., in " Belle of New York," " American Beauty," " Casino Girl," with Chas. Wyndham, Olga Nethersole, in " Arizona " in England, and " A Pair of Sixes"; screen career, Essanay (dir. "Adventures of Dominica," " Miss Freckles," " A River of Romance," " A Night of Souls," " Power of Publicity," " Call of Yesterday," " Sky Hunters," etc.). Hght. 5 ft. in.; wght. 156; black hair, gray eyes; recreation, swimming, riding, etc. Studio ad., Essanay, Chicago, 111. AUSTIN, Jere, director and leading man; b. Minneapolis, Minn.; educ. Rensselaer Polytech. and Univ. of Minn.; early career, army officer in SpanishAmerican war; stage career, in " The Squaw Man," with Ralph Stuart, 2 yrs. Daniel Frawley COS.; screen career, Vitagraph, Selig, Kalem ("The Conquest of Quebec," " Arkansas Traveler," " School for Scandal," etc.). Helen Gardner Co., .A.lice Joyce series, and Universal. Recreations, riding, swimming, all athletics. Hght. 6 ft. 1 in.; wght. 195; dark hair and eyes. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C. AVERY, Charles, director, Keystone; b. Chicago, 1873; educ, Boston; stage career, covering 12 yrs., supporting W. H. Crane, V'/illiam Faversham, etc., starred in " Charlie's Aunt," original company "The Clansman"; m. p. career, member of original Biograph co. under D. W. Griff, with original Bison CO., with Keystone since its organization in Cal.; dir. Arbuckle 31 pictures, played in cast, 19 pictures with Charles Murray, " Hogan Out West " and all Hogan series, " Gussel Rivals Jonah " and " Submarine Pirate " and others with Sid Chaplin, now directing Ford Sterling. Hght. 5 ft 4J4 in., dark complexion, gray hair and eyes. Home ad., 2028 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. Studio ad.. Keystone, Los Angeles, Cal. BADGER, Clarence G., director and writer. Keystone; b. June 8, 1880, San Francisco; educ. Boston, Mass.: early career, edit, work, " Youth's Companion." and Pacific Coast newspapers; screen career, free lance writer, and on scenario staff of Lubin, Universal, Keystone (wrote for Keystone " The Modern Enoch Arden "), became director for Keystone. Oct., 1915 (dir. "Gypsy Joe," "The SoHis Wild Oats," etc.). Studio ad., Keystone, Los Home ad., 1014 West Kensington Drive, Los cial Club," Angeles, Cal Angeles, Cal. BAILEY Bill, director, Universal; b. Omaha, Neb.; educ. Milwaukee, Wis.; stage career, 15 yrs., many prods.; mgmt. K. and ■E., "The Round-Up," "The Circus Man"; Shuberts, "Girls," -"The City "; Pabst Eng. Stock Co., Milwaukee; screen career, •Essanay, Universal, Fox, World, C. K. Harris, Mutual, RolfeMetro ("A Million a Minute"), now dir. comedies for Lfnivcr sal. Home ad., 532 W. 143d St., N. Y. C. Ad., Amalgamated Photoplay Service, 220 W. 42d St., N. Y. C. BAKER, George D., director, Metro; b. Champaign, 111.; stage career, with Walker Whiteside, David Higgins, McKee Rankin, Nance O'Neil, Grismer and Brady, stock and vaud., also for 6 yrs. mgr. of own attractions, " Graustark," " In the Bishop's Carriage," " Goose Girl," etc.; m. p. career, Vitagraph for 3 yrs., as director (" A Night Out," " TwoEdged Sword," " Shop Girl," " The Tarantula," etc.), Metro ("The Pretenders," " Capital Punishment," etc.). Ad., St. George Hotel, N. Y., or Screen Club, N. Y. BAKER, Richard Foster, director, Essanay; b. Detroit, Mich., Jan. 25, 1857; educ. there and Boston, Mass.; stage career, 39 yrs. in minstrels, circus, stk., dramatic, vaud., stage dir. for 16 yrs.; screen career Essanay since 1909, dir. George Ade fables, etc. Hght. 5 ft. 10 in.; wght. 185; mixed gray hair, blue eyes; recreations, swimming and motoring. Studio ad., Essanay, Chicago, 111. BALDWIN, Ruth Ann, author, director. Universal; b. West Sufiield, Conn.; educ. San Diego, Cal.; early career, newspaper and publicity work, cartoon work, commercial art, music teacher, concert work; m. p. career, joined Universal in 1913, went to London to collaborate with E. Phillips Oppenheim on "The Black Box" serial, worked in Universal eastern office on return, back to Pacific coast, wrote for Henry McRae, for Otis Turner, later for Lloyd; served 6 mos. as film editor and in July was made director. Is accomplished athlete, fancy dancing, etc. Wght. 135; hght. 5 ft. 8 in.; light brown hair, blue eyes. Studio ad.. Universal City, Cal. BARKER, Reginald, director, Ince-Tri angle; b. Scotland: educ. there; stage career wrote and staged first play at 16, managed own stock co., Kansas City, prod., director for Henry Miller, Olga Nethersole, Emily Stevens, Robert Hilliard, Walker Whiteside, etc.; screen career, Ince (dir. " The Typhoon." " The Bargain," "On the Night Stage," "The Italian," " The Coward," " The Conqueror," " The Golden Claw." " Stepping Stone," " Thoroughbred," " The Bugle Call," " The Market of Vain Desire," " Shell Forty-Three," " Jim Grimsby's Boy," " The Criminal," etc.). Studio ad., NYMP, Inceville, Cal. BARROWS, Norman A., director, Chicago Herald Travelogues; previously with Imperial, Photoplay Producers Co., Zodiac Films, Los Angeles; stage experience in stock. Home ad., 531 Fullerton ave., Chicago. Studio ad., 128 N. Curtis St., Chicago. BARTLETT, Charles Earl, director, Balboa; b. Minneapolis. 1888: educ. Denver Univ.; stage career, Burbank stock, Los Angeles; Belasco Stock; Stk. in Denver, Kansas City, Salt Lake City, San Diego, etc.; m. p. career, from 1911, Universal, 101 Bison (" Kit Carson," " Four-footed Hero," " Fighting Chaplain " — all of which he wrote), Kalem, Gaumont, Pathe, Universal again ("The Smiling Sheriflf," "Love's Cross Roads," "The Blue Streak," "The Buzzard"), American (" Out of the Ashes," " Silent Trail," etc.. written and produced by himself). Hght., 6 ft; wght., 180. Recreations, wrestling, swimming, rowing. Studio ad., Balboa. Long Beach, Cal. BEAUDINE, William, director. Universal; b. and educ. N. Y. ; m m. p. career, wrote scenarios and directed for Biograph 5 yrs. and Kalem 2 yrs. before joining Universal, also plaj'ed important parts; produced Ethel Teare and " Ham " comedies (" Ham the Diver." " Ham Takes a Chance," " Their Taking Ways," " Romeo of the Coal Wagon." " Snoop Hounds," and thirty others). Home ad. 1343 Wright st. Los Angeles. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. BEAL, Frank, director; b. Cleveland, 1865: educ. Univ. of Kansas; stage career, with Frohman and W. A. Bradj^ first as. actor the'n as stage director, 12 yrs. directing stock cos.: 2 yrs. gen. dir. Liebler & Co.; m. p. career, from 1908, with Selig, American, Imp, Pathe, dir. for Selig ("Number 13. Westbound," "The Gold Ship," etc.).