Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

32 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 MORRISON, James Woods, leads, Ivan Films; b. Mattoon, 111., 1888; educ. Univ. of Chicago; stage career, vaud., stk., with Alberti Players in pantomime; screen career, Vitagraph, 6 yrs (" Mother's Roses," " From Out of the Big Snows," " He Never Knew," " Hero of Submarine D-2," " Battle Cry of Peace," " Redemption of Dave Darcey," " The Alibi," etc.). Hght. 5 ft. 7^4 in-; wght. 135; brown hair, brown eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming, writing. Home ad., 350 W. 55th st., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Ivan, N. Y. C. NEILL, James, featured leads, Lasky; b. Savannah, Ga. ; educ. Carolina Alii. Inst, and Univ. of Georgia; stage career, supported Helen Blythe in " Only a Farmer's Daughter " in 1882, juvenile in " The Lights of London," starred in " Ranch Ten," leading man for Wm. H. Crane in " Mr. Barnes of N. Y.," leading man for Mrs. Fiske in Harry Duffield Co., member all-star cast in "Held by the Enemy," etc.; screen career, Universal (dir. J. Warren Kerrigan, Cleo Madison, etc.), Kalem (dir.), Lasky ("His Only Son," "The Ragamuffin," " To Have and to Hold," " For the Defense," " Maria Rosa," " Sweet Kitty Bellairs," " The Gutter Magdalene," " The Dream Girl," " The House with the Golden Windows," etc.). Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal. NEILL, Richard R., leads, Fox; b. Philadelphia; educ. there; stage career, 6 yrs., mgmt. Chas. Frohman, with E. H. Sothern, Virginia Harned, in " The Other Girl," " Girls of Gottenberg," with Mary Mannering, W. H. Thompson, etc.; screen career, Equitable, Fox, Metro, World, in " The Labyrinth," " Col. Carter of Cartersville," " The Broken Law," " God's HalfAcre," "A Wall Street Tragedy," etc.). Hght. 6 ft.; wght, 175; dark brown hair. Recreations, all-around athletics. Author of several scenarios. Member Lambs and Screen Clubs. Home ad., 2676 Decatur ave., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Fox, N .Y. C. NELLSON, Jack, leads, Universal; b. Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 15, 1882; educ. pub. and high schls., Tenn., and Mil. Acad., Sweetwater, Tenn.; stage career, for 12 yrs., Belasco Stock, San Francisco, with Henry Miller in " Mice and Men," Eddy Arden in " Told in the Hills," stock at Winnepeg, Can., Milwaukee, Wis., and with own stock co. in Springfield, Mo., for 2 yrs.; screen career, Selig ("The Loyal Deserter," "The Man Who Might Have Been," "Roses of Yesterday"), Ince ("Through the Murk," " The Sign of the Cross "), Morosco (" Pasquale "), Universal (" If My Country Should Call," " The Long Chance," "The Faddist," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, sailing. Hght., 5 ft. 10 in.; wght, 150; brown hair, gray eyes. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. NOWELL, Wedgwood, leading man and musical director, Universal; b. Portsmouth, N. H., 1878; educ. Univ. of Penna.; stage career, with Blanche Bates, Henrietta Crosraan, Wm. Faversham, Wilton Lackaye, Amelia Bingham, in " Ben Hur," in all-star " Pinafore," mgr. Balto. Auditorium theatre, 1913-14; screen career, NYMP (in "Golden Claw," " Beggar of Cawnpore," " The Deserter," "Sorrows of Love"), Universal (in " The Chalice of Sorrow," and other Bluebird features), general mus. dir. Ince-Triangle releases, composer of music for Universal's 10-reel prod., " 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," etc. Hght., 5 ft. 11*4 in.; wght., 165; dark complexion, dark brown hair and eyes. Home ad., The Friars, N. Y. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. NORTHRUP, Harry S., leads, Vitagraph; b. Paris, France, July 31, 1877; educ. pub. schls. of San Francisco, Cal., and Univ. of Cal.; stage career, stck. in San Fran.; starred with E. H. Sothern, Henry Miller, Mary Mannering, William Faversham, etc.; screen career, Vitagraph ("The Test," "Vanity Fair," " The Christian," " The Painted World," " Four Thirteen," "Under the Daisies," "Hearts and the Highways"). Hght. 6 ft. yi in.; wght. 175; brown hair, brown eyes; rides, writes, etc. Home ad., 1400 Kenmore pi., Brooklyn, N. Y. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. OAKER, John, leads; b. Ottawa, Oct. 9, 1893; educ. Isaac Woodbury Comm. Coll., Los Angeles; stage career, 2 yrs. in stock, Burbank Theat., Los Angeles; m. p. career, Bosworth ("Majesty of the Law"), Horsley in 1915 ("Vindication," " When Avarice Rules," " Soul's Cycle," " Hidden Law," " Conscience of John David," " Wasted Years," " Haunting Symphony," etc.). Recreations, boxing, running, swimming, riding. Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 155; black hair and eyes. OAKMAN, Wheeler, leads, Mabel Normand Film Co.; b. Washington, D. C, 1890; stage career, in "Checkers," "Strongheart," " Under'Southern Skies" and 6 rep. cos.; m. p. career, Lubin, 4 yrs. with Selig (in " The Spoilers," " The Rosary," lead in " Lily of the Valley," " Master of the Garden," " Shotgun Jones," " Ne'er Do Well," " Cycle of Fate," etc.), Fox, 1916 ("Battle of Hearts," etc.). Hght, 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 190. Studio ad., Mabel Normand Studio, Hollywood, Cal. O'BRIEN, Eugene, leads, Essanay; b. Dublin, Ireland, 1888; educ. Univ. of Colo.; stage career, first gained fame in musical comedy, attracted the attention of the Frohmans; in straight dramatic prods., played opposite Elsie Janis, Ethel Barrymore, Margaret Illington, Ann Murdock, Fritzi Scheff; screen career, Famous Players ("Poor Little Peppina"); Frohman ("Just Out of College"); Essanay ("The Return of Eve," etc.). Hght., 6 ft.; wght., 167 lbs.; light brown hair, blue eyes. Recreations, swimming, riding, motoring. Studio ad., Essanay, Chicago, 111. OLAND, Warner, leads, Wharton; b. Sweden, 1880; educ. Boston; stage career, with Viola Allen in " The Christian," " Eternal City," " Twelfth Night," " Winter's Tale," with Sothern and Marlowe, in " A Fool There Was," " Yellow Ticket," etc.; m. p. career, Fox ("Sin," "Destruction," " Fool's Revenge," " Eternal Sapho"), Metro ("Eternal Question"), Wharton International (" Patria "), is translator of Strindberg's plays, also scenario writer and producer. Hght. 5 ft. 10 in.; brown hair and eyes. Home ad., 257 W. 86th st, N. Y. Studio ad., Wharton, Ithaca, N. Y. OLIVER, Guy, leads, characters, Lasky; b. Chicago, 1880; educ. Logan Sch., Lamar, Mo.; stage career, vaud. 4 seasons, stock and road; screen career, from 1911, Lubin 2 yrs., Kinemacolor, 1 season, Eclair, 1 yr., Selig (" Carpet from Bagdad," " Into the Primitive," " The Temptation of Adam," " The Valiants of Virginia," " No. 13 Westbound," " The Reprisal," "The Return," "The Sacrifice," "Germ of Mystery," etc.). Recreations, boxing, bag punching, rowing, swimming, golf, etc. Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 175; brown hair, gray eyes. Home ad., 3435 Mission road, Los Angeles. Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal. OVERTON, Evart Emerson, leading man, Vitagraph; b. Osborne, O., Aug. 5, 1890; educ. pub. schls., Osborne and Ohio State Univ.; early career, newspaper man; stage career, in mus. comedy and vaud., appeared with Raymond Hitchcock and other stars; screen career, Vitagraph ("The Supreme Temptation," "The TwoEdged Sword," " The Ordeal of Elizabeth," "The Man Behind the Curtain," " Hesper of the Mountains," etc.). Recreations, rides, swims, all around athlete, etc.; author of several stories. Hght, 6 ft. 2 in.; wght., 186; brown hair, blue eyes. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. PAGE, Earle, leads, Western Universal; b. Denver, Colo., May 2, 1890; educ. Hollywood, Cal., hgh. sch.; screen career, Keystone (" What Father Saw," " The Pool Shark," etc.), Universal (" The College Orphan," " Their Secret." " Idle Wives," etc.). Hght, 5 ft. 11^2 in.; wght., 170; dark brown hair, blue eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming, athletic stunts, football, baseball. Home ad., Southern Apts., Venice, Cal. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. PAGET, Alfred, leads, Fine Arts; b. England; early career, British Army in Boer war, where he was wounded, member of Canadian Northwest Mounted Police; stage career, from 1907, Belasco Stock Co., with Julia Marlowe in " The Goddess of Reason," and Guy Bates Post in "The Bridge"; screen career, since 1910, Biograph, Reliance-Majestic, Fine Arts, appearing in a large number of photoplays under Griffith's supervision, including " Intolerance." Diversions, horsemanship and literature. Studio ad., Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal.