Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

114 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 JOSE, Edward, director, Astra-Pathe; b. Antwerp, Belgium; educ. Paris conservatory for pianists; stage career, for 20 yrs., in France, Belgium, S. America and England, stage director for Antoine and Sarah Bernhardt; screen career, Pathe ("The Iron Claw," " The Beloved Vagabond," " The Light That Failed," " Nedra," "The Closing Net," etc.). Studio ad., Pathe, Hoboken, N. J. JONES, Fred R., director and producing mgr. Standard, Newsfilm; b. Scranton, Pa., 1878; early exper., cable ed. of Hearst's newspapers and pub. the " American Household " and " Youths' Magazine" (N. Y.); screen career, Verafilm, Rome (Italy), associate Chev. Aldo Molinari (" Rome or Death," " Crack o' Doom," "Are We Ready?" "The Price of Liberty"), associate and medal man Antiquarian Society, Dublin (Ireland), member Stowaways (N. Y.). Ad., Godfrey Building, 729 Seventh ave., N. Y. C. Home ad., 502 W. 122d St., N. Y. C. JOHNSON, Tefft, director. Fox; b. Washington, D. C.; educ. pub. schls. Washington and Georgetown Coll.; mgmt. David Belasco 12 yrs., appearing with Mrs. Leslie Carter and Blanche Bates in " The Heart of Maryland," " Under Two Flags," etc.; screen career, Edison, Vitagraph (" Turn in the Road," "The Writing on the Wall," "Locked Door," " C. O. D."), TefTt Johnson (" Sonny Boy at the Bat," " Sonny Boy in School Days," " Sonny Boy and the Dog Show"), Fox (director). Hght., 6 ft.; wght., 210 lbs.; fair complexion, dark hair, blue eyes. Rides, swims, etc. Home ad., 766 Ocean ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. KAUFMAN, Joseph, director. Famous Players; b. Sept. 23, 1882; educ Washington, D. C; stage career, actor in many prods.; screen career, Lubin (produced "The Drug Terror," " When the Light Came In," " A Woman Went Forth," " The Blessed Miracle," " In the Dark," " Dollars and Cents," " The Bigamist," etc.) , Famous Players (" The World's Great Snare," etc.). Studio ad.. Famous Players, N. Y. C. KELSEY, Fred A., director. Universal; b. Sandusky, O., 1884; educ. high sch.; early career, sailor on Great Lakes, and worker in lumber camp; stage career, from 1895, playing juveniles, comedians, heavies, in " Secret Service," " House of a Thousand Candles," etc.; screen career, since 1911, Nestor, Reliance-Majestic, Fine Arts, in " Desperate Desmond," " Silent Sandy," "Arms and the Gringo," "Dan Morgan's Way," etc., dir. for Reliance (" The Stronger Man," " The Ceremonial Tortoise," etc.), was director with D. W. Griffith for 2 yrs., Thanhouser 6 mos., and has been directing with Universal since June of this year. Recreations, baseball and swimming. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. KERNAN, Henry, director. Vogue; b. FittsburRli. Pa.; educ. Pittsburgh, and Columbia Univ., N. Y. C; stage career, for 8 yrs., with George M. Cohan 4 yrs., 2 yrs. witli Julia Marlowe, stock in Pittsburgh for 2 yrs.; screen career. Bosworth ("Hypocrites"), Favorite Players (" The Man Who Could Not Lose," " The Last Chapter," " The High Hand," in character leads), Lubin; co-dir. "Glory" featuring Kolb and Dill. Hght. 5 ft. 11 in., wght. 185, brown hair and eyes. Home ad., 1570 W. 29 St., N. Y. C. KENNEDY, Aubrey M., director; b. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; educ. St. Mary's Coll., Dayton, O.; early career, author; screen career, 3 yrs. General Mgr. for Essanay, 2 yrs. General Mgr. for American, 3 yrs. General Mgr. of Productions for Universal. Ad., Friars Club, N. Y. C. Studio ad., Cliffside, N. J. KING, Burton, director, Metro; b. Cincinnati, 1887; early career, express business; stage career, on road in "Strongheart," " Graustark," "Shot Gun Opera," etc.; screen career, Solax, Lubin, NYMP (dir. 1 and 2 reel subjects for yr.), Vitagraph, Usona, Universal ("Under the Crescent" series, "Chronicles of Bloom Center," etc.), Selig (dir. "Glory" with Kolb and Dill), Equitable ("Man and His Angel," etc.), Metro (" The Spell of the Yukon," " The Eternal Question," etc.). Studio ad., 228 West 35th st, N. Y. C. KIRKWOOD, James director American; b. Grand Rapids, Mich.; educ. Grand Rapids; stage career, 18 yrs. with many COS., Belasco 2 yrs., Henry Miller 2 yrs., etc.; screen career, Biograph, Reliance, Universal, Mutual, Famous Players (dir. "The Eagle's Mate," "Behind the Scenes," "Rags," "The Heart of Jennifer," "The Masqueraders," "Saints and Sinners," "The Old Homestead," "The Lost Bridegroom," etc.), American (dir. Mary Miles Minter in " Dulcie's Adventure," " Faith," etc.). Member, Screen, Players, Lambs, Photoplayers, L. A. Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal. KIRKLAND, David, director, L-KO; b. fSan Francisco, Cal.; educ. pub. schs. Cal., *" ' ■ . Univ. of So. Cal.; stage career, title part ^ ' on O. Henry play, with Robert Edeson W and Maude Adams on road, stk. in 'Frisco; screen career, Essanay ("The Children of the Forest"), Universal ("The Crippled Hand"), Sterling, L-KO ("Blue Blood and Yellow," "The Mother-in-Law "). Hght., 5 ft. 11^ in.; wght, 185; blue eyes, black hair. Diversions, music, ranching. Home ad., L. A. Athletic Club, Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., L-KO, Hollywood, Cal. LAMBERT, Lucien Glen, director; b. Richmond, Va., Jan. 28, 1894; educ. Choir School, Cathedral St. John the Divine, N. Y. ; stage career, Boston Stock Co., vaud. producer; m. p. career, Florida Photoplays (made " Child of the Sea," " Ashur in Search of the Secretary," " The Dream Man "), previously with Ellanar, Famous Players, and North American. Diversions, violinist, mandolinist, riding, swimming. Hght., 5 ft. 7 in.; wght., 140; brown hair, blue eyes. LAMPE, Ralph Clarence, architectural director, American; b. San Francisco, Cal.; educ. Wilmerding Sch. and Cal. Coll. of Mechanical Arts; early career, architect, designer and technical director, architectural staff for San Diego Exposition; screen career, with Reliance, Ince, Lubin and American. Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal. LAWRENCE, Edmund, director; b. Bridgeport, Conn.; educ. pub. schls., Brooklyn, N. Y.; stage career, with Tom Keene, stage dir. or actor with Julia Marlowe, Frances Wilson, E. H. Sothern, costarred with Marie Cahill and Raymond Hitchcock, opp. Jeff de Angelis, De Wolf Hopper, etc.; screen career, Kalem, World (" Housekeeping Under Cover "), Equitable ("The Warning," "The Ransom"), Metro ("The Scarlet Woman," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 138 lbs.; light complexion; brown hair, blue eyes. Accomplishments, rides, swims, paints, etc. Home ad., 274 Rutland Rd., Brooklyn, N. Y. LANGLEY, Edward, technical director; b. London; educ. St. Mark's Coll.; early career, decorator and designer; stage career, with Walter Burridge, Chicago; m. p. career, scenic artist and technical director Selig (19()0-06), Balboa, Universal, American (1915). LEHRMANN, Henry; b. Austria; educ. Austria; early career, lieut. in Austrian Army; screen career, joined Biograph as extra, became stock member, asst. director and director, Imp, Kinemacolor, 2 yrs. with Keystone, 6 mos. with Sterling, organized L-KO with Sam Behrent and Abe Stern, secured release on U. program, writes all scenarios, has produced " Love and Surgery," " A Fatal Marriage," " Vendetta in a Hospital," " Cupid in a Hospital," " After a Million," " Gertie's Joy Ride," "A Tale of Twenty Stories," " September Morn," etc. LEONARD, Robert Z., director and leads, Lasky; b. Denver, Col.; educ. pub. schls.; stage career, with Calif. Opera Co., property man, comedian, stage manager in comic opera and drama, has sung in over 100 light operas; m. p. career, with Universal, 1912 (juvenile leads in " Robinson Crusoe," leads opp. Ella Hall, directed and played in "Master Key" series, produced " Lass o' Lowries," " Judge Not," " The Crippled Hand," " The Love Girl," and many plays, costarring with Ella Hall). Hght., over 6 ft.; light hair, strong physique. Studio ad., Laskj-, Hollywood, Cal. Le SAINT, Edward J., director, Lasky; b. Cincinnati, O.. 1870; educ. Cincinnati; early career, railroad business; stage career, 2 seasons with James O'Neil, 15 yrs. spent in stock and various road cos., concluding with a three yr. engagement with Wm. A. Brady; screen career. Imp, Selig, Universal, Lasky (" The Clause in the Constitution," " The Long Chance." " The Three God Fathers," "The Honorable Friend," etc.). Recreations, painting, literary, and musical. Hght.. 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 230; gray hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 850 Bj-ron St., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal.