Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

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October 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY 29 190 lbs.; dark complexion, dark brown hair, dark brown eyes. Recreations, rides, swims, etc. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C. L'ESTRANGE, Julian, leading man, Famous Players; b. England; educ. Cambridge Univ., Eng.; stage career, 5 yrs. in London with Sir Herbert Tree, also leads with Arthur Bouchier, Billie Burke, Maxine Elliott, Mme. Simon, etc.; screen career, Famous Players ("Sold," "The Morals of Marcus," "Zaza," "Bella Donna"), Pathe ("The Girl with the Green Eyes," etc.). Recreations, golf, tennis, and all outdoor sports. Hght., S ft. 1154 in-; wght., 176. Studio ad., Famous Players, N. Y. C. Ad., Hotel St. Andrew, N. Y. C. LEWIS, Walter P., leads, comedian, characters; b. Albany, N. Y., June, 1871; educ. Albany, N. Y.; stage career, Zieke Pettingill with " Quincey Adams Sawyer," Ursus with " Quo Vadis," Deacon Perkins with "David Harum"; vaud.; screen career, with Biograph two years, under direction of D. W. Griffith (" My Hero," " Gold and Glitter," " The God Within," " Muskateers of Pig Alley," " Gambler of the West ") ; Pathe ("Big Jim Garrity," etc.); Edison, Famous Players ("Cinderella"). Hght. 6 ft. 1 in.; wght. 180; light hair, blue eyes; rides, drives, swims, etc. Home ad., 237 W. 107th st, N. Y. C. LINCOLN, E. K., leading man, Monmouth; stage career, stock in Johnstown, Pittsburgh, Youngstown, Columbus and Paterson, then with several productions; screen career, Vitagraph and Lubin (" The Call," "The Wood Violet," "A Million Bid," "Shadows of the Past," "The Wreck," " The Littlest Rebel," " The Girl from Alaska," " The Fighting Chance," " Ophelia," "-Expiation," " Heart's Tribute"), World ("World against Him"), Monmouth ("Jimmy Dale Serial.") Hght., 6 ft.; wght., 185 lbs.; black hair and hazel eyes; all-round athlete, goes in for horses, motoring, and show dogs, owning the Greenacre Kennels; owns modern m. p. studios at Grantwood, N. J., and Blandford, Mass. Ad., 110 W. 40th St., N. Y. C. LINCOLN, Elmo (Otto Elmo Linkenhelt), leads, characters, Fine Arts; b. Rochester, Indiana, Feb. 6, 1889; educ. Rochester, Ind.; stage career, Holden Stock Co., 2 seasons; screen career, Biograph ("Brute Force," "Judith of Bethuliah," etc.), Bosworth, Inc. (" Burning Daylight," "Wonder of Woman"), Majestic ("Her_ Shattered Idol"), in D. W, Griffith's " Birth of a Nation," " Intolerance "), Fine Arts ("Jordan Is a Hard Road," " Hoodoo Ann," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, sailing, shooting and all-around athlete. Hght. 5 ft. llj^ in.; wght. 200; brown hair, blue eyes. Home., 4518 Fountain ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. LINDEN, Einar, leading man; b. Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct, 3, 1886; educ. Royal Conservatory, Copenhagen; stage career in Copenhagen, Berlin Opera, Opera Comique, Paris, with Sarah Bernhardt, etc.; m. p. career, began in Berlin; with Fox (in " Carmen," " Family Stain," " Eternal Sapho," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, tennis; has written two scenarios produced in Berlin. LOCKWOOD, Harold, leading man, Yorke-Metro; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Apr. 12, 1887; educ. bus. coll.; early career, dry goods salesman; stage career, 7 yrs. in mus. com., vaud. and stock, with Otis Harlan in " The Broken Idol," " Mephisto," etc:; screen career, Nestor in N. Y., 1910; NYMP, 1912; Selig, Famous Players (" Tess of the Storm Country," " Hearts Adrift," " Wildflower"), American ("The Lure of the Mask," " The Buzzard's Shadow," "The Turn of the Road," "Life's Blind Alley," etc.), Metro (" The Come Back," " The River of Romance," " Mister 44," etc.). Recreations, swimming, riding, baseball. Hght. 5 ft. 11 -Kt in.; wght. 175; brown hair, blue eyes. Studio ad., Yorke-Metro, Hollywood, Cal. LOU-TELLEGEN, featured leading man, Lasky; b. Athens, Greece, Nov. 26, 1881; stage career, leading man with Sarah Bernhardt in Paris and on tour, director and star on London and American stages; screen career, Pathe (" Queen Elizabeth"), Lasky ("The Explorer," "The Unknown," "The Victory of Conscience," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, shooting, motoring, aeroplaning, also literature, sculpture, painting, etc. Hght., 6 ft.; wght., 160; dark hair, gray eyes. Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal. LONG, Walter, leads, heavies; b. Milford, N. H., 1884; educ. Nashua, N. H.; stage career, stock rep. and vaud., with Holbrook Blinn, H. B. Warner, etc., under mgmt. of Shubert and Frohman; screen career, since 1909, Essanay, Reliance ("The Escape"), Lasky, Fine Arts (" The Martyrs of the Alamo," " Daphne and the Pirate," " Sold for Marriage," "The Marriage of Molly-O," etc.), appeared as " Gus " in " The Birth of a Nation." Recreations, swimming, wrestling, boating, riding, motoring. Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 175; brown hair, gray eyes. LOUIS, Willard, leading man, Fox; b. San Francisco, Cal., Mar. 19, 1882; stage career, started with Edward Harrigan, appeared in many Broadway prods, with such stars at Harry Warner, Mitzi Hajos, Pauline Frederick, Clifton Crawford, Stella Mayhew, etc., played lead 2 yrs. in "Seven Days," with N. Y. prod, of "The Whip," etc.; screen career, Fox (" Fighting Blood," " A Man of Sorrow," " A Soldier's Oath,'" "The Battle of Hearts," "The End of the Trail," "The Man from Bitter Roots," " Fires of Conscience," etc.). Studio ad., Fox, Los Angeles, CaJ. LOVE. Montagu, leads, Peerless-World; b. Calcutta, India, 1877; educ. England; stage career, mgmt. Belasco, Joseph Brooks, Shuberts, W. A. Brady, Cyril Maude (in London); screen career, World (" Hearts in Exile," " Face in Moonlight," "Husband and Wife"); Metro ("A Royal Family"); World ("Devil's Toy," "Greater Will"). Hght., 6 ft. 1 in.; wght., 195 lbs.; fair complexion, red hair, blue eyes; rides, swims, paints. Home ad., Westover Court, 210 W. 44th st., NYC Studio ad., World Film (Peerless studio), Fort Lee, N.J. LUCAS, Herman, leads; b. Omaha, Neb.; educ. Omaha, Denver, and Los Angeles; early career, law study, military training in National Guard, and Naval Militia; screen career, Kolb and Dill ("Glory"), Fine Arts (" Cross Currents," " Intolerance"), Dixon ("The Fall of a Nation"), Morosco, Kalem ("The Fighting Heiress," and "The Oil Plot"), Universal (" Where Are My Children," " Eagle Wings "). Recreations, tennis, swims, drives, rows, dances, etc. Hght., 6 ft.; wght., 160; brown hair and eyes. Home ad., Hotel Fremont Arms, 542 So. Fremont ave., Los Angeles, Cal. LUCAS, Wilfred, leading man, Fine Arts; b. Canada; educ. Montreal High Sch. and McGill Univ.; stage career, 9 yrs. in grand and light opera in America and abroad, featured 2 seasons in " Quo Vadis," in stock and rep., produced " The Heir to the Hoorah," " The Chorus Lady," etc., 5 yrs. leading man for Rose Stahl; screen career, 2 yrs. with Biograph; 2 yrs. with Universal ("Trey of Hearts," etc.), Keystone, Fine Arts (acted in " The Lily and the Rose," " Acquitted," " Hell-ToPay Austin," " Rummy," "The Wild Girl of the Sierras," etc.). Studio ad., Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. LYONS, Eddie, comedy leads, Universal; b. Beardstown, 111., 1886; educ. pub. schs.; stage career, joined rep. show at 14, after 2 seasons joined Marlowe stk., Chicago, in " Mrs. Wiggs of Cabbage Patch," mgmt Liebler, in vaud., over Orpheum and Keith circuits, then with " Beverly of Graustark " road co.; screen career, from 1910, Biograph (direction Mack Sennett, opp. Mabel Normand), 9 mos. with Eastern Imp, then West Coast with Nestor, ("Art for Art's Sake," "All Over a Stocking," "Her Celluloid Hero," " He's a Devil," and many others, with Lee Moran). Hght., 5 ft. 8 in.; wght., 143; gray eyes, dark brown hair. General athlete. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. LUTTINGER, Al., leads; b. San Francisco, Nov. 16, 1879; educ. San Francisco; stage career, Grand Opera House, San Francisco, with Maude Adams, Florence Roberts, headed own stock co. in New England, played in stock throughout U. S., headed vaud. sketch, "A Girl of the West."