Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

48 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 sional ball player on Brooklyn Natl., Wash. Amer., and N. Y. Natl.; screen career, from 1912, N. Y. M. P. to Jan., 1916, went to Horsley ("Law Unto Himself," "The Conscience of John David," " The Star of India," etc.), then to Ince-Triangle. Hght., 5 ft. 10T/< in.; wght., 183; brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 504 Hell St., Ocean Park, Cal. Studio ad., Ince Studios, Culver City, Cal. EDMUNDSON, Al., characters, Kalem; b. Pueblo, Colo.; educ. Univ. of Chicago; stage career, stock for Morosco, toured Orient with dramatic stock co., 1 season in " Graustark"; screen career, for 2 yrs., World (" The Butterfly," etc.), Universal ("Just Jim"), Kalem since Jan. 1, 1916, playing character, in " Ham " comedies, etc. Recreations, baseball, riding, swimming. Hght. 5 ft. 10l/2 in., wght. 150, light brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 1542 Cassil Place, Hollywood, Cal. EDWARDS, Beverly, characters; b. and educ. N. Y. City; stage career, throughout country in rep. and stock; m. p. career, Equitable-World (" Crucial Test," " Man and His Angel," etc.), Fox (" Princess Romanoff," " Wormwood," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming. Hght., 5 ft. 9 in.; wght., 152; dark complexion, black hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 2 W. 86th St., N. Y. 'Phone 2588 Schuyler. EDWARDS, Ted., comedy characters, Keystone; b. Sheffield, Eng., May 9, 1884; educ. Sheffield; stage career, played comedy characters for 5 yrs. in dramatic stock, mus. com., and vaud., 1 season with Joseph E. Howard, has written and played several sketches in vaud.; screen career, with Keystone 2J/2 yrs., in " Fatty's Fatal Fido," " Fatty's Wreckless Fling," " The Submarine Pirate," etc. Recreations, all around athlete, was physical culture director in England and Canada. Hght. 5 ft. 8 in.; wght. 150; light hair, gray eyes. Studio ad., Keystone, Los Angeles, Cal. ELDRIDGE, Charles, characters; b. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., July 25, 1854; educ. Elwood Inst., Lanesboro, Mass.; stage career, black face song and dance artist at Variety theatre, Buffalo, N. Y., formed comedy teams with various other players, stock comedian at Val Love's theatre, Kansas City, later in prods, under Frohman, Mansfield, Daly, A. H. Woods, etc.; screen career, Vitagraph (" That Made Him Mad," " The Butler's Secret," " The Joke Wasn't on Ben Holt," " Half a Hero," "The Winning Trick," " Private Bunny," etc.). World ("As in a Looking Glass," etc.). Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C. ERL ANGER, Frank A., character leads, Balboa; b. Budapest, Austria; educ. Goethe College, Vienna; stage career, comedian with Carl Schrader Stock Co., Hamburg; m. p. career, with Kinematograph, Hamburg and Munchen, Germany, in " Hunchback of Notre Dame," " Marie Stuart," " The Student of Prague," etc.; in U. S., with Universal, Essanay, Kinemacolor, Majestic and Balboa; in " Sacrificial Fires," " Price of Fame," " Millionaire's Son," " Rose Among the Briers," " Message from Reno," " The Sultana," " Spellbound," " Stained Pearl," etc. Wght., 146; hght., 5 ft. 9 in.; brown hair, blue eyes. Studio ad., Balboa, Long Beach, Cal. EVANS, Owen, characters, Vogue; b. Phila., Pa., 1878; educ. pub. schls.; stage career, in vaud., and mus. com., etc.; screen career, 18 mos. with Kalem, (in "Ham" com.), L-KO, Vogue (" Painless Extraction," " Some Liars," " Flooded with Trouble," etc.). Hght. 5 ft. 6 in., wght. 135, brown hair and brown eyes. Home ad., 225 West Pico St., Los Angeles, Cal. FAUST, MARTIN J., characters; b. 1887; screen career, Metro ("The Child of Destiny," "His Great Triumph," "The Yellow Streak," " The Kiss of Hate," " Notorious Gallagher," "Emmy of the Storks Nest"). Recreations, riding, swimming, dancing. Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 163; brown hair, dark eyes. Member Friars Club. Ad., C/o Amalgamated Photoplay Service, 220 W. 42d St., N. Y. C. FAWCETT, George, characters, Selig; b. Virginia; educ. Univ. of Virginia; stage career, extensive experience in United States and England; screen career, NYMP ("The Corner"), Pallas ("The Majesty of the Law"), Universal ("The Frame Up"), Fine Arts ("The Habit of Happiness"), Selig ("The Prince Chap," "The Country That God Forgot," etc.). Ad., Lambs Club, N. Y. City. FERRIS, William, characters; b. Alexandria, Va., Dec. 25, 1884; educ. Stanford Univ.; was for 3 yrs. structural engineer; m. p. career, from 1910, Selig (sculptor and actor, appearing in "Chronicle of Bloom Center"); Metro ("Pennington's Choice"); Horsley (designer of sets and character actor). Accomplishments, wrestling, boxing, swimming. Is a successful sculptor. Hght., 6 ft. 2 in.; wght., 230; black hair, brown eyes. FIELDS, Lew, characters, World; b. N. Y. C, Jan. 1, 1867; educ. N. Y. public schools; stage career, first appeared with Joe Weber, 1877, in small variety houses; formed variety co. in 1885, presenting burlesques and travesties; partnership dissolved in 1904; producer and manager of many prods, in N. Y. C. ; partnership resumed with Weber in 1912; screen career, Keystone (" The Best of Enemies," etc.), World Film ("The Man Who Stood Still," etc.). Home ad., 1441 Broadway, N. Y. C. Studio ad., World Film, N. Y. C. FLANAGAN, D. J., characters, Clara Kimball Young Corp.; b. Ireland; stage career, mgmt. Brady and Ziegfeld, com. opera, mus. com., played with Alice Nielson, Grace Van Studdiford, Anna Held, Julian Eltinge, etc.; screen career, World ("Trilby," "La Boheme"); Cky ("The Common Law"). Ad., C. K. Young Corp., 729 7th ave., N. Y. C. FORMES, Carl, Jr., characters; b. Germany; stage educ. Meiningen Theat, under Duke of Meiningen and Baron von Chroneck; stage career, engagements in Berlin, Dresden, Vienna, Amsterdam, stage director Tivoli, San Francisco, Stanton Opera Co.'s world tour; m. p. career, Kalem, Vitagraph, Fine Arts ("Old Heidelberg," "The Scarlet Band," etc.). FRANCIS, Alec Budd, characters, World; b. London, Eng.; educ. Uppingham Coll.; stage career, with various prods, in England, India, South Africa and United States; screen career, Vitagraph (" Auld Lang Syne," "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," "Vanity Fair"), Eclair ("The Silent Form," "The Boy," "Duty"), Peerless-World ("Alias Jimmy Valentine," "The Pit," "The Wishing Ring," "The Man of the Hour," " After Dark," " The Imposter," " The Ballet Girl," " Human Driftwood," " The Yellow Passport," " The Perils of Divorce," "A Woman's Way"). Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 157; blond hair, gray eyes. Recreations, rides, swims, etc. Studio ad., Peerless-World, Fort Lee, N. J. FRANCK, John L., characters, leads; b. Louisville, Ky., July 31, 1850; educ. public schools, Louisville; early career, as clown and in minstrels; screen career, entered pictures when they were first installed on the Coast, with Bison, Universal, Kalem, Selig, Reliance-Majestic, Fine Arts, Famous Players, Morosco, Lasky, and Fox. Ad., 1811 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal. FRENCH, Charles K., director and characters, Ince-Triangle; b. Columbus, O.; stage career, 30 yrs. in vaud., minstrels, and legit, drama; screen career, Biograph, Pathe, Universal, organized Navajo Film Co., Ince (" The Iron Strain," " The Coward," " The Disciple," " War's Women," "The Aryan," "Civilization," etc.). Recreations, all athletics, riding, swimming, etc. Hght., 6 ft.; wght., 196; brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 2217 Ewing St., Culver City, Cal. Studio ad., Ince Studios, Culver City, Cal. FRENCH, George B., characters, Christie Film Co.; stage career, for 15 yrs., in dramatic stock, on road, and in vaud., with Louis James, Parsifal, etc.; screen career, Nestor-Universal, and Christie. Recreations, riding, dancing, singing, and playing piano. Hght. 5 ft. 10 in. wght. 140, dark hair and eyes. Home ad., 1640 Argyle St., Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Christie, Hollywood, Cal. GAMBLE, Fred A., characters, NestorUniversal; b. and educ. Indianapolis; stage career, 26 yrs., produced mus. com., several yrs. in stock, vaud., etc.; m. p. career, 4 yrs. with Wilfred Lucas at Universal; with Pollard and Fisher 2 yrs., at American (" Girl from His Home Town," " Via the Fire Escape," " Fooling Uncle," etc.), Nestor ("Would-be Sailors," "Terrible Turk," etc.). Hght, 5 ft. 7y2 in.; wght., 220; dark hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 511a N. Bunker Hill ave., Los Angeles. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal.