Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

108 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 ("The House That Jack Built," "The Governor's Boss," etc.). Recreations, riding and literature. Hght., 5 ft. 4 in.; wght., 160; dark brown hair, gray eyes. Home ad., 192 Claremont ave.. N. Y. C. DAVEY, Horace, director of comedies, Christie; b. Bayonne, N. J., 1889; early career, printer's apprentice; m. p. career, operator David Horsley's Nicolodium, property man, then asst. to Al. Christie in Nestor comedies, later second Nestor director; produced " Following Father's Footsteps," " Father's Helping Hand," " The Other Man's Wife," " Those Kids and Cupid," etc., featuring Billie Rhodes, Neal Burns, Ray Gallagher. Studio ad., Hollywood, Cal. DAVIS, Ulysses, director; b. South Amboy, N. J., 1872; educ. Chicago; stage career, joined Boston Concert Co., 1889, Gifford Comedy Co., next 8 yrs. with Holden Bros. Players and Louis Morrison Co.; put on vaud. sketch "The Devil," Keith circuit 1907; m. p. career, with Centaur 1909 directed "The Hindoo's Way " for Horsley, etc. DAVIS, William S., director. Fox; stage career, staged many Broadway productions for the Frohmans, Harrison Gray Fiske, etc.; screen career, for 6 yrs., Edison, Biograph, Yankee, Republic, Life Photo, Fox (dir. " Destruction," " The Fool's Revenge," "The Family Stain," "The Straight Way," "Dr. Rameau," "A Tortured Heart," "Slander, etc.). Author of many scenarios. Home ad.. Hotel Biltmore, N. Y. C. Studio ad., Fox., N. Y. C. DAWLEY, J. Searle, director, Famous Players; b. Del Norte, Colo.; educ. Scott Saxton Coll. of Oratory, Denver, Colo.; stage career, 4 yrs. stage mgr. for Louis Morrison Faust Co., 2 yrs. in vaud., and 5 yrs. in stock; screen career, Edison (dir. " Charge of the Light Brigade," " Battle of Trafalgar," " Relief of Lucknow," " Treasure Island," " Faust," " Man Without a Country," etc.). Famous Players (directed Mary Pickford, Minnie J^Iadden Fiske, Jack Barrymore, Cecilia Loftus, Laura Sawyer, Henry Dixey, H. B. Warner, Madame Kalich, Carlotta Neilson, Ann Pennington, etc., now directing Marguerite Clark. Author of 18 stage plays and several scenarios. Studio ad., 130 West 56th St., N. Y. C. DAY, Bingham, director, scenario writer; b. Newark, O., April 9, 1883; Univ. of Berlin and grad. of Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons; early career, reporter for 1 yr. on Kansas City Star; screen career. Photo Feature Film Co. (wrote, produced and played leading parts in " The Blackhill Massacre," " Old GrayBack," part of Lieut. Ramerez in " The Battle of Tehachepic Pass"). Recreations, all athletics. Hght. 6 ft.; wght. 185; very dark hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 419 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. DEAN, Ralph, technical director and comedian, Frohman Amusmt. Corp.; b. N. Y. C, Mar. 21, 1876; educ. Chappequa Inst.; stage career, " Pudd'nhead Wilson," boy in Chas. Frohman's " Because She Loved Him So," and " Sky Farm," " Sag Harbor," "Bud Young" in "Heir to the Hoorah"; screen career, Edison (" Shyness of Shorty," " Country Boy," " Adventures of Kitty Cobb"), Colonial (asst. director), Frohman (tech. director, " What Happened at 22," " The Woman in 47," "Then I'll Come Back to You," " JaflFrey," "The Conquest of Canaan," etc.). Recreations, rides, swims and dances. Hght. 5 ft. 7 in.; wght. 160; blond hair and blue eyes. Home ad.. Chambers St., Bayside, L. I. Studio ad., Frohman Amusement Corp., N. Y. C. DE CARLTON, George, actor and director, Pathe; b. Boston, Mass., June 30, 1886; stage career, in every branch of the profession, beginning at very early age; screen career. Reliance (asst. to Oscar Apfel), Life Photo (" Northern Lights." "The Lighthouse," " Captain Swift," "The Ordeal," etc.). Fox (asst. to Edgar Lewis, appearing in " The Thief," " The Plunderer," "A Gilded Fool," "Samson," "The Nigger," etc.). Ocean Film (mgr. of prod., and asst. to J. Smiley), now with Pathe. Ad., Screen or Green Room Clubs, N. Y. C. DE CORDOBA, Rudolph, director; b. Kingston, Jamaica; educ. University Coll. and Univ. Coll. Hospital, London; stage career, acted in London with best English stars and cos., played leads in Shakespeare and other classics, gave dram, readings in England and U. S.; screen career, Universal. Metro (wrote scenario for " Romeo and Juliet " and supervised prod.). Co-author with Alicia Ramsey of many plays produced in London, among them " Monsieur de Paris," " Hortor," " The Mandarin," etc., and of 7 spectacular melodramas for London Hip podrome; also of "The Quicksands," "John Hudson's Wife," etc., produced in U. S. Home ad., 45 Beaver st., N. Y. C. DE GRASSE, Joseph, director. Universal; b. France; educ. N. Y. and other Eastern cities; stage career, from 1883 actor and producer of classic drama, played Shakespearean roles at head of own CO. touring U. S.; screen career, from 1909, Pathe (leads and director;, Lubin, Universal, from 1913 (dir. "Father and the Boys," " Tangled Hearts," " Gilded Spider," " Grasp of Greed." " If . , _ . My Country Should Call," etc.). Hght., 0 it. 9 m.; wght., 167; gray hair, brown eyes. Studio ad.. Universal City, Cal. DE MILLE, Cecil B., director-general, Lasky; stage career dramatist, actor, stage director, author " The Genius," " The Royal Mounted," etc., in collaboration with Wm. C. De Mille; actor for a decade, produced for Belasco large number of successes; m. p. career, producing manager, Lasky (prod. "Rose of the Rancho," "Girl of the Golden West," "Warrens of Virginia," " Carmen," " Temptation," " Heart of Nora Flynn " The Dream Girl," "Joan of Arc," etc.). Studio ad.. La'^ky, Hollywood, Cal. DE MILLE, William Churchill, director, Lasky; b Washington, D. C, July 25, 1878; educ. Horace Mann Sch., NYC i<reiberg, Germany, and Columbia Univ., N. Y C • stage writings, " Strongheart," " The Warrens of Virginia," " The Island of the Free," "The Machine," co-author of "The Gea]"^'" '1 Forest Ring," " Classmates," " The Royal Mounted, The Woman "; instructor in Am. Academy Dram Arts; screen career, with Lasky ("The Warrens of Virginia" Carmen, " Ragamuffiin," "The Blacklist," "The Sowers'" The Clown." "Common Ground," etc.). Home ad., 1814 Hil crest Road, Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., 6284 Selma ave., Hollywood, Cal. DILLON, Edward, director and comedian. Fine Arts; b. N. Y. C; early career, jockey; stage career, juv. and com. leads in " The Sporting Duchess," " In Old Kentucky," juv. lead and stage mgr. for Otis Skinner, w-ith Dustin Farnum in " The Ranger," with Ada Rehan in Shakespeare, with Rose Melville in "Sis Hopkins"; screen career. Bison, Biograph (com. leads, then dir. of comedies), Reliance-Majestic (dir. "Nell's Eugenic Wedding," "An Exciting Courtship," " The Last Drink of Whiskey," " Bill the Office Boy," etc.). Fine Arts ("Sunshine Dad," "Mr. Goode the Samaritan," " The Two O'Clock Train," " Love's Getaway," " Bedelia's Bluff," " Laundry Lizz," " Skirts," etc.). Recreations, baseball and boxing. Studio ad.. Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. DILLON, Jack, director; b. N. Y., Nov. 26, 1886; educ. N. V. high sch.; stage career, stock in X. Y.. Chicago. Pittsburgh and Des Moines; also in "Right of Way," "Rosary," "Officer 666" on road; m. p. career, with Kalem, 1914 as director, then to Famous Players as actor, to Nestor as dir. and American as dir., put on " Curing Father," " Cats, Cash and a Cook Book," " Pretenses." Directed Beauty Brand. DOWLAN, William C, director, American; b. St. Paul, Minn.; educ. Christian Brothers Sch., St. Paul; stage career, 14 yrs. in dramatic stock, playing leads at best theatres in Chicago, Phila., Vancouver, Omaha, Portland, Ore., with Morosco Stock in Los Angeles, etc.; screen career. Universal (played lead in " Drugged Waters," etc., dir. " The Madcap," etc.), American (dir. "Youth's Endearing Charm," " The Light, " The Lawmaker," etc.). Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal. DREW, Sidney, director and comedy leads, Metro; b. N. Y. C, Aug. 28, 1864; educ. Episcopal Acad, and L'niv. of Penn.; stage career, first appearance in " Our Boarding House " with Leonard Grover, mgmt. Chas. Frohman. formed own co., presenting " The Rivals," " The Road to Ruin," " A Jealous Wife," etc., in vaud., and later in "When Two Hearts Are Won," etc., in all-star cast of " She Stoops to Conquer " with Eleanor Robson and Kyrle Bellew, starred in " Billy " for 2 seasons at Daly's theatre; screen career, Vitagraph (starred in a number of comedies), Metro (producing and starring in comedies). Studio ad., Metro, N. Y. C.