Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

42 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 MULLEN, Gordon Douglass, juvenile leads, heavies; b. Winnipeg, Jan. 18, 1889; educ. Wesley Coll.; stage career, vaud., stk. in Winnipeg and Toronto; m. p. career, 1914-15 with N. Y. M. P. (in " The Warden's Garden," " Scourge of the Desert," " The Italian," " Keno Bates, Liar," " The Ruse," " Face on the Ceiling," etc.), Horsley (" Could a Man Do More?" etc.). Recreations, boxing, swimming. Hght., 5 ft. 9l/2 in.; wght., 162; brown hair and eyes. O'SHEA, James, juvenile, Fine Arts; b. Holyoke. Colo., July 20, 1889; educ. Denver, Colo.; early career, with Morosco in business dept.; screen career, Universal ("Trey of Hearts," etc.), Fiction Pictures, Fine Arts (" Susan Rocks the Boat," " Little Meena's Romance," " The Wild Girl of the Sierras," "The Marriage of Molly-O," "Hell-To-Pay Austin," etc.). Recreations, all athletics; author of several vaud. sketches. Hght., 5 ft. 8 in.; wght, 150; brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., Continental Hotel, Los Angeles. Studio ad., Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. PARKE, William, Jr., juvenile, Thanhouser; b. Phila., Pa.; educ. Phila. pub. schs. and by tutors; stage career, 2 yrs. dram, stock, mgt. Brady, A. H. Woods, with Andrew Mack, Arnold Daly, etc.; screen career, Famous Players, Pathe, Thanhouser (" Vicar of Wakefield," " Prudence the Pirate," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 8 in.; wght., 130; brown hair, hazel eyes. Recreations, swimming, reading, etc. Home ad., 15 Church St., New Rochelle, N. Y. Studio ad., Thanhouser, New Rochelle, N. Y. PETERS, Edward, juveniles and characters, Balboa; b. Kansas City, Mo., July 12, 1892; early career, commercial; m. p. career, worked as extra until joining Balboa; characters in " Neal of the Navy," "Spellbound," etc. Hght., 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 140; dark brown hair, blue eyes. Studio ad., Balboa, Long Beach, Cal. PICKFORD, Jack, juvenile leads, Famous Players; b. Toronto, Can., 1896; educ. St. Francis Mill. Acad., N. Y.; stage career, at 8 entered stock in child parts, with Chauncey Olcott, "Pes: Robin," "The Three of Us," etc.; screen career, since 1909, Biograph (juv. in "Liberty Bells"), 1 yr. with Pathe, juv. parts, Mutual (" The Life of Villa," " Home Sweet Home"), Famous Players (" Wildflower," "The Pretty Sister of Jose," "The Love Route," "The Girl of Yesterday"), 1915 with Selig in ("Virtue Triumphant," "The Reprisal," etc.), back to Famous Players in 1916 (in " Poor Little Peppina, etc.). Recreations, swimming, dancing, rowing, riding. Studio ad., Famous Players, N. Y. C. RAY, Charles, juvenile, leads, Ince.; b. Jacksonville, 111., 1891; educ. Illinois and Los Angeles Polytech. School: stage career, Al/2 yrs. in mus. and dramatic stock, vaud., etc.; screen career, N. Y. M. P. ("The Coward," "Peggy," "The Dividend," " The Deserter," " Honor Thy Name," " The Wolf Woman," "Home," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, tennis, etc. Hght., 6 ft. y2 in.; wght., 168; dark brown hair, brown eves. Home ad., 1130 W. 36th Place, Culver City, Cal. Studio ad., Ince, Culver City, Cal. RADER, William E., juvenile, Fine Arts; b. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 12, 1890; educ. St. Louis pub. schls.; stage career, 15 yrs. in stock, on road, with own act in vaud., with Delmar Opera Co., St. Louis, with Park Players, etc.; screen career, Biograph, Fint Arts (" Intolerance," " Hell-to-Pay Austin," " Rummy," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, etc. Hght., 5 ft. 7 in.; wght., 180; black hair, brown eyes. Studio ad., Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. RENEE, Alexy Winkler, juveniles, characters; b. Vienna. Austria, 1890; stage career, operetta, stock and drama in Chicago and abroad; m. p. career, World Films (" Summer Girl," " Dark Silence "), Triumph (" Prima Donna's Husband," " Brink of Shame"). Expert in riding, swimming, fencing and motoring; speaks English, French and German. Hght., 5 ft. 9 in.; wght., 162; dark complexion, dark brown hair and eyes. Home ad., 327 W. 126th st., N. Y. C. RICHARDSON, Frank A., asst. director, juvenile, Morosco; b. N. Y. C; educ. DeWitt Clinton High, and Rothesay Mill. Acad., Can.; stage career, under mgmt. of Henry Miller, Frank McKee, Cohan and Harris, in Emma Bunting Stock Co.; screen career, American (asst. dir. for " The Diamond from the Sky"), Vogue, Universal, Bosworth, Morosco. Recreations, riding and swimming. Hght., 5 ft. 8 in.; wght., 150; fair hair, blue eyes. Studio ad., Morosco, Los Angeles, Cal. ROBERTS, Edward Z., juvenile leads; b. Castorville, Cal., June 21, 1891; educ. Seattle; stage career, 7 yrs., stk, road cos. and vaud., with T. Daniel Frawley, Kolb and Dill, in own sketch, "Man Wanted"; m. p. career, from 1914, Phoenix, Kalem ("Hazards of Helen"), Horsley ("Stanley in Africa," "Heart of Tara," etc.). Recreations, swimming, baseball. Hght., 6 ft. \]/2 in.; wght., 170; brown hair, gray eyes. RODNEY, Earle, juvenile, Keystone; b. Toronto, Can., June 4, 1893; educ. Notre Dame, Ind.; stage career, vaud., stk. and on road; screen career, for 1% yrs., Reliance-Majestic ("The Burned Hand"), Selig ("The Bridge of Time"), Keystone (" Crooked to the End," " The Village Vampire," " Love Will Conquer," " The Oily Scoundrel," etc.). Recreations, all athletics. Hght. 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 173; black hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 4624 Clarissa ave., Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Keystone, Los Angeles, Cal. ROONEY, Gilbert G., juveniles, Fox; b. Paterson, N. J.; educ. Paterson; stage career, with Poli's Stock Cos. in "Brewster's Millions," " Ready Money," " The Garden of Allah," "Stop Thief," etc.; screen career, Gaumont ("The Cup of Chance"), Pathe (" Nedra," Simon the Jester"), Lubin "The Drug Terror"), Metro ("When a Woman Loves"), Frohman Amusement ("The Woman in 47," etc.), Fox. Recreations, rides, swims, etc. Hght., 5 ft. 9 in.; brown hair and eyes. Studio ad., Fox, N. Y. C. RUGGLES, Wesley H., juveniles, Lone Star; b. Los Angeles, June 11. 1889; stage career, mus. com., stk., rep., at Alcazar Theater, San Francisco, Belasco, Los Angeles, etc.; m. p. career, with Keystone (Syd Chaplin comedies, " Her Painted Hero." Chaplin burlesque of " Carmen," etc.). Studio ad., Hollywood, Cal. SCOTT, William, juvenile, Selig; b. Dec. 28, 1893; educ. N. Y. C; stage career, covering 5 yrs., with Maude Adams in " Quality Street," Thomas Jefferson in " Rip Van Winkle," Kelcey and Shannon in " My Lady Dainty," etc.; screen career, Selig, Fox, Vogue, in " The Kidnapped Lover," " Print of the Nails," " Out of the Mist," " The Test of Chivalry," etc. Hght. 5 ft. 11 in., wght. 168, light complexion. Recreations, riding, swimming, etc. Home ad., 1506 Allison ave., Los Angeles. Studio ad., Selig, Los Angeles. SHERWOOD, Wm. ("Billy"), juveniles, World-Peerless; b. New Orleans; educ. Tulane Univ.; stage experience, stock in New Orleans; m. p. career, George Kleine, Kalem, Edison, Pathe, Famous Players, Metro, World ("Spell of the Yukon," "Who's Guilty?" "Ventures of Marguerite," " Lost Bridegroom," " The New South," etc.). Recreations, wrestling, general athletics. Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 165; light brown hair, dark eyes. Home ad., 318 W. 57th st., N. Y. Phone 7920 Columbus. Studio ad., World-Peerless, Ft. Lee, N. J. SHIELDS, Ernie, juvenile, Universal; b. Aug. 5, 1884; educ. Chicago and Grand Rapids; stage career, "Soldiers of Fortune," stock in Chicago, N. Y., and Brooklyn, stage mgr. for Shurbert, " The Lottery Man," vaud. in Europe and U. S.; screen career, Kalem, Edison, Melies, 1910 San Antonio, 1913 Universal (" Lucile Love," " The Woman Who Followed Me," "The Broken Coin," etc.). Recreations, fencing, shooting, motoring. Hght., 5 ft. 9 in.; wght., 140; brown hair and eyes. Home ad., 5707 Carleton Way, Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. SHORT, Antrim, juvenile, Universal; stage career, on stage with his sister Gertrude: screen career, Universal ("The Flirt," " Corporal Billy's Comeback," " No Place Like Home," etc.). Recreations, billiards, fishing, etc. Blue eyes, fair hair. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. SMITH, Sidney C, juvenile, Selig; b. Fairbault, Minn.; educ. Minneapolis; m. p. career, joined Pathe 1910, in juveniles for over 2 yrs., with Selig (" The Rosary," " The Ne'er Do Well," promoted to director, made " Bloom Center," " The Safe Risk," "The Return," "The Gold Ship," etc.). Studio ad., Selig, Los Angeles, Cal.