Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

22 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 CARPENTER, Horace Bernard, leads and characters, Lasky; b. Sauk Rapids, Minn.; stage career, with Sanford Dodge, Geo. Fawcett, Olga Nethersole, Melbourne McDowell, etc., in Savage Opera Co., lead in own co. for 5 yrs. previous to 1912; screen career, Selig ("Adventures of Kathlyn"), Bosworth, Lasky ("The Virginian," "The Ghost Breaker," "The Man from Home," " The Country Boy," " The Rose of the Rancho," "The Goose Girl," "The Call of the North," "The Puppet Crown," " The Maria Rosa," " Carmen," " The Explorer," " The Golden Chance," " For the Defence," " The Blacklist," " The Sowers," " The Thousand Dollar Husband," "Joan of Arc," etc. Diversions, rides, swims, sketches and paints in oil. Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 180; brown hair and dark blue eyes. Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal. CASTLE, Vernon, leading man; b. Norwich, Eng., May 2, 1887; educ. Norwich and Birmingham Univ.; stage career, first appeared in N. Y. C. in " The Girl Behind the Counter," later in " Midnight Sons," " Old Dutch," " The Summer Widowers," "The Henpecks," "Watch Your Step," etc.; screen career, Cort (" The Whirl of Life"). Member British Aviation Service at front in France, 1916. Recreations, riding, swimming, and dancing. Ad., 83 Thorpe Road, Norwich, England. CHARLES, John, leads; b. N. Y., 1885; stage career, magician at age 14-16 in vaud., stock for 8 yrs., leading man with Louis Mann 2 seasons in " Man Who Stood Still," with Helen Ware in "The Deserters"; m. p. career, with Biograph, Pathe, Powers, Victor, Gem, Universal, Selig (" Texas Steel," " Milk White Flag," " Agony of Fear," " Stranger in N. Y.," " Black Sheep," " House of a Thousand Candles," " Millionaire Baby," "The Quarry," etc.). Recreations, motoring, boxing, wrestling, all outdoor sports. CHATTERTON, Tcm, leads, American; b. Geneva, N. Y.; educ. there; stage career, stock with Ben Horning co., Syracuse, Proctor Fifth Ave. co., New York, Alcazar, San Francisco, in " What Happened to Jones," vaud. with Josephine Cohan, with Cyril Scott, etc.; screen career, from 1913, NYMP, dir. and actor 2l/2 yrs. ("The Modern Noble," "Half Way from the Past," " When the Tide Came In," "Valley of Hate," "Whither Thou Goest"), Universal (opp. Cleo Madison), American (prod. Mustang brand and played opp. Anna Little, appeared in "Secret of the Submarine," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 175; brown hair and eyes. Recreations, general athletics. Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal. CLARKE, George, leads, Fox; b. England; educ. Leamington Coll., Eng.; stage career, "The Climbers," "Heart of Maryland," with Warfield in " The Music Master," in " The Great Ruby"; m. p. career, Lubin (" Fires of Johannis"), later with Fox Hght. 6 ft. 1 in. Home ad., St. Paul Hotel, N .Y. Studio ad., Fox, N. Y. C. CLARY, Charles, leading man, Lasky; b. Charleston, 111., 1892; educ. pub. schls. Kansas City and St. Louis, and Washburn Coll., Topeka, Kans.; stage career, many yrs. in stock and en tour, with seasons in N. Y., " Glorious Betsy," etc., with Mary Mannering, Mrs. Leslie Carter, James Neil, Ralph Stuart; screen career, Selig ("The Rosary"), Fox ("The Honor System"), Lasky ("Joan of Arc," "Each Pearl a Tear," etc.). Recreations, swimming, fishing, hunting, tennis, all outdoor sports. Hght., 6 ft. l/2 in.; wght., 195; iron gray hair, hazel eyes. Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal. CLAYPOOLE, Milton Earle, leads, characters, Milo; b. Baltimore, Md. ; Feb. 3, 1894; educ. Baltimore City Coll.; stage career, stk. (Maryland Players); screen career, Milo (" Busting in Society," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 10^ in.; wght., 150; dark brown hair, blue eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming, motoring. Home ad., 8 Wheeler ave., Baltimore, Md. Studio ad., Milo Picture Corp., Baltimore, Md. CODY, Lewis J., leads, Mabel Normand Film Co.; b. Waterville, Me., 1885; educ. McGill Univ., Montreal; stage career, stock, rep., leads in " Via Wireless," " Seventh Chord," " Major Andre"; Frohman prod. "Whirl of the World" with Mary Shaw, 2 seasons at N. Y. Winter Garden, stock on Poli circuit and with own co. in " Pierre of the Plains," " The Virginian," "Alias Jimmy Valentine" etc.; m. p. career NYMP ("The Mating," with Bessie Barriscale) ; with Balboa, 1915, ("Comrade John," "Should a Wife Forgive?" "The Lion's Dove"); with Selig ("Cycle of Fate," etc.); now with Mabel Normand. All-around athlete; dark hair and complexion. Studio ad., Hollywood, Cal. CLIFFORD, William, featured leading .man; b. New Orleans, La., 1878; educ. pub. schls., college, and Toronto Conservatory of Music; stage career, 18 yrs. with Mantell, Whiteside, Mildred Holland, and own co., in " Prisoner of Zenda," " When Knighthood Was in Flower," etc.; screen career, since 1910, Melies, Vitagraph, Kalem, Pathe, NYMP, Universal, Quality, Horsley, took Hawaiian tour with Henry McRae, has appeared in " The Second in Command," " Rosemary," " Fate's Decision," "Destiny's Boomerang," "The Hidden Law," " The Heart of Tara," etc. Studio ad., Fox, Los Angeles, Cal. geles, Cal. COLLIER, William, leading man; b. N. Y. C, Nov. 12, 1868; stage career, since childhood, appeared in " The Rivals," " The Heart of a Sparrow," " The Diplomat," " The Man From Mexico," with Weber and Fields, star in " Nothing But the Truth," 1916, etc.; screen career, Kay-Bee, Keystone, Fine Arts (" No-Good Guy," " Fatty and the Broadway Stars," "Better Late Than Never," "Wife and Auto Tronble," " Willi.e's Wabbly Ways," "Never Again," etc.). Ad., Lambs Club, N. Y. C. COOLEY, Hal, leads, Universal; b. N. Y. C, 1888; educ. Northwest Mill. Acad., Highland Park, 111., and Univ. of Minn.; stage career, in various stock cos. as actor and singer, in "The Man from Mexico"; screen career, Selig, American (playing juvenile leads in "The Courtesan," etc.), engaged by Monrovia for lead in 10 reel feature of Southern Cal., now with Universal. Hght., 6 ft.; dark brown hair, and dark blue eyes. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. COOMBS, Guy, leading man and director; b. Wash., D. C, June 15, 1882; stage career, first with Mrs. Fiske in " Becky Sharp," later in " The White Horse Tavern," in " The Rivals " with Joseph Jefferson, " Mrs. Dane's Defense " with James K. Hackett, Wilton Lackaye, Louis Mann, and in " Boots and Saddles," playing opp. Charlotte Walker; screen career, with Edison as leading man, Kalem, appearing in many Civil War pictures and in the Alice Joyce series, later directing, and leads with Metro, Kleine, etc. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C. COOPER, Claude Hamilton, leads, Thanhouser; b. London, Eng.; educ. Eng.; stage career, for 21 yrs., stock, rep., etc., 3 seasons with Russ Whytal, 3 yrs. with F. F. Proctor stock, 4 seasons with Chas. Dillingham; screen career, director Gaumont talking pictures, made first 12 pictures for Solax, acted for Famous Players, All Star, Kinemacolor, Reliance, with Ethel Barrymore in " The Nightingale," also with Jane Cowl and Mary Pickford. Hght. 5 ft. 6 in.; dark hair, blue eyes. Studio ad., Thanhouser, New Rochelle, N. Y. CORBETT, William D., leading man; b. 1879; stage career, 20 yrs. dramatic experience, in " A Man Without a Country," "Silver Ring," etc.; screen career, Lubin (opposite Nance O'Neil in "Souls in Bondage"), Equitable ("The Senator"), also appeared in " Thou Shalt Not Kill." Recreations, riding, swimming, dancing. Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 170; dark hair and eyes. Home ad., Long Beach, L. I. Ad., C/b Amalgamated Photoplay Service, 220 W. 42d St., N. Y. C. COSTELLO, Maurice George Washington, leading man, Erbograph; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 22; educ. pub. schls., Pittsburgh; stage career, 18 yrs. with various stock and road cos.: screen career, 7 yrs. with Vitagraph, appearing in " A Tale of Two Cities," " Barnes of N. Y.," " The Man Who Couldn't Beat God," " The Crown Prince's Double," " Tried for His Own Murder," etc., Erbograph (" The Crimson Stain Mystery"). Recreations, riding, swimming, motoring, motorboating, etc. Hght., 5 ft. 10 in.; wgh'c, 160; brown hair, bluegray eyes. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C. COURTLEIGH, William, Jr., leading man; b. Buffalo, N. Y., 1892; educ. Lawrenceville, Andover; early career, cowpuncher, Chicago stock yards, hotel clerk; stage career, juvenile leads in stock, with Robert Mantell, etc., in original "Under Cover" cast in N. Y. C. ; screen career, first with Ethel Barrymore in " The Nightingale," under Augustus