Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

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October 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY 47 ous Players, World, Metro. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C. Home ad., 56 S. 17th St., Flushing, L. I. DALY, James L., characters, American Talking Picture Corp., Phila.; educ. Phila. pub. sch.; stage career covering a period of 38 yrs., in which time he played over 1,200 characters; screen career, Lubin for 3l/2 yrs. playing characters. Hght. 5 ft. 10 in., wght. 160; rough rider, swims, etc. Studio ad., 2223 Vine st., Phila., Pa. Ad., 830 Haddon ave., Collingswood, N. J. DARK CLOUD, Indian characters, Fox; b. Lake Champlain, N. Y., full-blooded Algonquin; educ. Carlisle Indian Sch.; early career with Wild West shows and lecturing; m. p. career from 1910, Pathe, Vitagraph, Griffith ("The Penitentes "), Fox (" Intolerance," etc.). Expert horseman. Studio ad., Fox Studio, Los Angeles, Cal. DAY, Joel, characters, Fox; early career, in rep., " Babes in the Woods," "Robbers of the Rhine," "The Challenge"; on staff N. Y. World during Spanish War; m. p. career, Edison, Vitagraph, Peerless, Reliance, Fox ("The Taking of Fort Ticonderoga," " Runaway June," " Out of the Blue Ridge," "Caprice of the Mountains," etc."). Home ad., 507 W. 172d st., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Fox, N. Y. C. DAYTON, Frank, characters, Essanay; b. Boston, Mass.; educ. Philadelphia, Pa.; stage career, stock, rep., dramatic, with original "Silver King" co., from 1883-85, with elder J. K. Emmett, leads under mgmt. Chas. Frohman in " Shenandoah," " Lost Paradise," " The Girl I Left Behind Me," Jacob Little "In Old Kentucky"; screen career, Essanay, since 1910 (" Miss Freckles," " The Woman With a Rose," " Graustark," " The Strange Case of Mary Page," and many other George Ade fables). Hght., 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 115 lbs.; dark complexion, dark brown hair, brown eyes. Recreations, swimming, riding, poet. Studio ad., Essanay, Chicago, 111. DE CAMP, Frank, characters, Fox; b. London, Engl., 1865; educ. N. Y. and Troy, N. Y. ; stage career, child parts with Neil Burgess, later with Gus Williams, John McCullough, Digby Bell, 39 yrs. in all; m. p. career, with Selig in Chicago, 1914, then American Film Co. and Fox ("Ambition," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, golf, baseball. Home ad., 325 W. 43d st., N. Y. Studio ad., Fox, N. Y. C. De FOREST, Hal, characters, Fox; b. Portugal, educ. N. Y. Univ. (LL.B.); stage career, for many years, with Walter Bentley, Wilton Lackaye, Nance O'Neil, Elsie Janis, in " The Gentleman from Mississippi," etc.; screen career, Fox ("The Marble Heart," "The Woman in White," "A Daughter of the Gods," etc. Studio ad., Fox. N. Y. C. DELANEY, Leo, heavies, characters; b. Swanton, Vt, Mar:h 15, 1885; educ. Annunciation Acad, and Manhattan Coll., N. Y. Law Sch.; early career, lawyer; stage career, in stk., rep., and on tour in " Virginian," " Brown of Harvard," and many Brady prods.; screen career, 7 yrs. with Vitagraph ("Tale of Two Cities," " Love, Luck and Gasoline," " Hearts Ablaze," " Tigress," " Life's Yesterdays," " Surprises of an Empty Hotel," "The Vital Question"), Famous Players ("Susie Snowflake "). Recreations, motoring, motorboating, swimming, all outdoor sports. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C, and Amalgamated Photoplay Service, 220 West 42d st., N. Y. C. DIETL, Frank H., characters, Balboa; b. South Bend, Ind., Nov. 15, 1875; educ. Normal Schl., Ind.; early career, 14 yrs. in transport and construction depts. of L. S. & M. S. Ry., Spanish War veteran; m. p. career, Balboa (played Judge and Broker in "Who Pays?" series, Sheriff in "Toilers of the Sea," in " Neal of the Navy," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 170; brown hair, gray eyes. Studio ad., Balboa, Long Beach, Cal. DILLION, John Webb, characters, leads, Fox; b. London, Eng., Feb. 6, 1883; stage career, with James O'Neill, Viola Allen, in " Get Rich Quick Wallingford," " Paid in Full," stk. in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Worcester, Portland, Ore., etc.; screen career, Biograph,Pathe ("Woman's Law"), World Film ("By Whose Hand"), Fox ("Hypocrisy," and two other pictures in preparation). Hght., 6 ft.; wght., 170; dark hair, brown eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming, fencing, music. Home ad., 540 W. 144th st., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Fox, N. Y. C. DILLON, Jack, characters, Famous Players; screen career, since 1909, Biograph, Reliance-Majestic, Fine Arts (" The Gangsters," etc.), now with Famous Players. Studio ad., Famous Players, N. Y. C. DONALDSON, Arthur, character and heavy leads; b. Norsholm, Sweden, Apr. 5, 1875; educ. Sweden; stage career, since 7 yrs. old, with Duff Opera Co., Augustin Daly, Fred Whit ney, Henry W. Savage, etc., screen career, Famous Players, Pathe, Kalem, Reliance, Kinemacolor, Lubin (" The Ghost of the Twisted Oaks"), World ("Hearts of Men," etc.), Hanover ("Should a Baby Die"), Fox ("A Woman's Honor"), Ivan ("The Faded Flower," etc.). Recreations, swimming, motoring, boating and music. Hght., 6 ft.; wght., 195; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C. DONNELLY, James A., characters, Keystone; b. Boston, Mass.; educ. Boston; stage career, for thirty years in opera and musical comedy; screen career, with Edison and Keystone. Hght., 5 ft. 8 in.; wght., 200; dark hair and gray eyes. Studio ad., Keystone, Los Angeles, Cal. DOWLING, Joseph, characters, heavies, Ince-Triangle; b. Pittsburgh, Pa.; educ. there; stage career, 5 yrs. in Grand Opera Stock Co., Cincinnati, supported Geo. Rignold in " Henry the Fifth," starred in " The Red Spider," " A Kentucky Girl," "Never Say Die," " Nobody's Claim," and "A Charity Nurse"; screen career, from 1914 with Ince. Hght., 6 ft. 1 in.; wght., 185 lbs.; white hair, blue eyes. Hobby, lemon growing. Studio ad., Ince, Culver City, Cal. DRUMEIR, Jack, character leads; b. Phila., Pa., 1864; educ. Univ. of Penn.; early career, practiced law in Phila. for 4 yrs.; stage career, leading man for 20 yrs., appearing in " Captain Swift," " Secret Service," " Forgiven," " The Gilded Fool," etc.; screen career, Victor, Reliance, 2 yrs. with Biograph, in " Coincidences," " The Bridge Across," " Mr. Paganini," "Man and His Master," etc. Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 190. DUFFY, Jack, characters, Stern; b. Pawtucket, R. I., Feb. 4, 1879; educ. Laura Hill School, Pawtucket; stage career, vaud. and musical comedy; screen career, Vitagraph, Universal, Stern (" Bettsy Becomes a Maid," " The Ulster Lass," " The Spy's Defeat," "Peg of the Ring"). Hght. 5 ft. 8 in.; wght. 132. Recreations, rides, swims, drives, has written " Destiny of the Sea," " Both Rivals Win," " A Woman More Beautiful Than I." Home ad., 6122 Selma ave., Hollywood, Cal.; Studio ad., L-KO, Hollywood, Cal. DUNAEW, Nicholas, character leads; b. Moscow, Russia; educ. Moscow and Petrograd; stage career, playing in Russia, France, Germany, Austria, London and America, playing leading roles in Ibsen, Shakespeare, modern drama and his own plays; screen career, Vitagraph and World, appearing in " My Lost One," " Persian Prince," " Meet Me at Seven," "The Win(k)some Widow," "The Professor's Nightmare," " My Official Wife " (co-director with James Young) ; author of several dramas, " The Spider," " The God of Terror," " The Dream of My Youth," also stories in Russian, European and American magazines. Address, Screen Club, N. Y. C. DUNBAR, Robert N., characters; b. Beaver, Pa.; educ. Phila.; stage career, grand opera under Heinrich Conried, leading tenor in " Gypsey Baron" for several seasons; m. p. career, with Lubin, 1913 (Jeffries, Sr., in "Third Degree," etc.), Lasky (Grand Duke in " The Goose Girl," etc.), Morosco (Philip Gordon in "The Yankee Girl" with Blanche Ring"). Hght., 6 ft.; wght. 180; brown hair and gray eyes. DUNKINSON, Harry Leopold, characters, Essanay; b. N. Y. C, Dec. 16, 1876; educ. there; stage career, since 9 yrs. old, with Denman Thompson in " Old Homestead," with Augustin Daly at Daly's Theatre, N. Y. ; with Horace McVicker, etc.; screen career, Essanay, since 1914 (" Graustark," " The Slim Princess," " The Misleading Lady," " Fiftyfifty," " The Strange Case of Mary Page," " The Schemers," George Ade Fables). Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 217 lbs.; medium brown hair, blue eyes. Recreations, swimming, etc. Studio ad., Essanay, Chicago, 111. DUNN, William R., characters, Vitagraph; b. Astoria, L. I., May 23, 1884; educ. Boys High Sch., Brooklyn, N. Y.; early career, money messenger with express co.; stage career, in Payton Stock, Brooklyn, later with Mrs. Leslie Carter in " Zaza," and " Du Barry," Nance O'Neil in " Cleo," Henry Jewett in "The Squaw Man," also in vaud.; screen career, from about 5 yrs. ago with Vitagraph (in " The Juggernaut," "The Wreck," "The Night of the Wedding," "One Night," " For a Woman's Fair Name," " Man Behind the Curtain," etc.) Married Sabel Johnson, Sept. 18, 1910. Recreations, all out-door sports. Studio ad., Vitagraph, 15th st. and Locust ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. DURHAM, Lewis, characters and heavies, Ince-Triangle; b. New Oxford, Pa.; educ. Georgetown; early career, profes