Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

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50 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 GOODWINS, Fred, characters and press representative, Lone Star Film; b. London, Eng., 1891; educ. Grocer's Co. Coll., London; stage career, with Sir George Alexander, John Drew. Chas. Frohman, etc.; screen career, Edison, Imp, Essanay, Horsley, Lone Star, in " The Bank," " Police," " Shanghaied," " The Love Lion," etc. Author of many articles about Chaplin. Hght. 5 ft. 10 in., wght. 150, blond hair and blue eyes. Studio ad., Lone Star Film Corp., 1025 Lillian Way, Los Angeles, Cal. HALL, Howard, characters, scenario writer; b. Evanston, 111., May 30, 1878; educ. State Normal Schl. ; stage career, 30 yrs., starred 12 yrs. in own plays, mgmt. Belasco, Frohman, Henry B. Harris, " The Natural Law": screen career, Pathe (" The Governor's Pardon "), Vitagraph ("The Crown Prince and His Double"), Equitable ("The Clarion"), Gaumont ("According to Law"), Fields ("The Human Orchid"), Lubin ("The Barrier"). Hght., 6 ft. V/2 in.; wght., 185 lbs.; medium complexion, dark hair, dark eyes. Accomplishments, rides, swims, writes scenarios, dramas, novels, verse. Home ad., Decatur, Mich. Ad., Green Room Club, N. Y. C. HALL, Louis Leon, character leads; b. Oneida, N. Y., May 26, 1879; educ. Troy, N. Y., Mil. Acad,; stage career, 20 yrs. as leading man, dir., and mgr., also stock in Brooklyn, Phila., N. Y., Boston, Jersey City, Portland, Ore., etc.; screen career, Edison and Universal, writer of several successful plays, short stories, etc.; "Knight of the Cross," " Sweetbrier," etc. Ad. Screen Club, N. Y. C. HANSON, Frank (Spook), characters, comedian; b. Brooklyn, N. Y.; stage career, pantomime clown, 7 yrs. with Ravel family, 2 yrs. with Adams Brothers, 9 yrs. at New York Hippodrome; screen career, David Horsley comedies, Vim comedies, Wizard comedies. Hght. 5 ft. 8 in.; wght. 150; fair complexion. Home ad., 29 W. 126th st., N. Y. C. Studio ad., 750 Riverside ave., Jacksonville, Fla. HALLAM, Henry, characters; b. London, Eng.; 1867; educ. London; stage career, leading tenor with Frank Wilson, Pauline Hall, etc., toured England 4 yrs. in own sketch, appeared with Lillian Russell, Boston Lyric, etc., in U. S., mgmt. Liebler, Cohan & Harris, Brady, Shuberts; screen career, Kalem (4]/2 yrs.), Famous Players ("The Moment Before") Fox (Virginia Pearson subjects), Kleine ("Gloria's Romance," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. \ll/2 inch.; wght., 179; brown hair, blue eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming, etc. Home ad., 4 West 109th St., N. Y. C. Ad., Amalgamated Photoplay Service, 220 West 42d st., N. Y. C. HARLEY, Edwin, characters, Fine Arts; b. Phila., July 17, 1849; stage career, minstrel, stock, vaud., with Primrose and West, Haverly's " Mastodons," ' One of the Bravest," " Wait Till the Clouds Roll By," with travelling stock co. 4 yrs. in Middle West, 6 yrs. in church entertainment work, 9 yrs. in vaud., etc.; m. p. career from 1913, Fine Arts ("Martha's Vindication," " Susan Rocks the Boat," etc.). Successful song writer. Studio ad., Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. HARRON, Robert, characters, leads, Fine Arts; b. N. Y. C, April 12, 1894; left school at 14 to become errand boy in Biograph studios; screen career, from 1908, Biograph, RelianceMajestic, Fine Arts; in "The Escape," "Judith of Bethulia," "Home, Sweet Home," "The Birth of a Nation," "The Missing Links," " Hoodoo Ann," " A Child of the Paris Streets," "The Wild Girl of the Sierras," "The Marriage of Molly-O," " Intolerance," etc. Studio ad., Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. HATTON, Raymond, eccentric characters and comedian, Lasky; b. Red Oak, Iowa; stage career, from age of 12, with various cos. through the Middle West, with own rep. and stock cos., also in vaud., etc.; screen career, Kalem, Biograph, Keystone, Lasky ("The Circus Man," "The Girl of the Golden West," " The Arab," " The Warrens of Virginia," " The Golden Chance," " The Puppet Crown," " The Wild Goose Chase," " Tennessee's Partner," " Temptation," " Pubic Opinion," "The Honorable Friend," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, fencing, etc. Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 127; blond hair and blue eyes. Home ad., 4600 Kingswell ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal. HAYES, Walter A., characters, asst. director, and comedian, Lasky; b. Los Angeles, Cal., April 8, 1880; educ. Princeton Univ.; stage career, in " Caius Gracious," "Damon and Pythias," etc., with Wells Stock Co., in Shakespearian prods., etc.; screen career, Biograph, Selig "The Spoilers," "The Ne'er Do Well," "The Valiants of Virginia"), Morosco (" Gentleman from Indiana," " Call of the Cumberlands," "Pasquale"), Griffith ("The Wood Nymph," "Intolerance"), Lasky (" The Squaw Man," " The Warrens of Virginia," " To Have and to Hold," " The Sowers," " Carmen," " The Golden Chance," "Joan of Arc," etc.). Recreations, riding and swimming. Hght., 5 ft. 9 in.; wght., 170; chestnut brown hair, bluegray eyes. Home ad., 4549 Kingswell Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal. HENABERY, Joseph, characters, Fine Arts; b. Omaha, Neb.; educ. pub. schs. there; early career, architectural drafting and railroading; stage career, San Carlos Opera Co., Geo. W. Lynch Co.; screen career, from 1910, Universal, Reliance-Majestic (" \ Man With a Record," "A Question of Courage," "One Flight Up," "The Green Idol," " Capt. Macklin," etc.), Lincoln in Griffith's " Birth of a Nation," now with Fine Arts (" Intolerance," etc.). Recreations, chicken raising, riding, etc. Studio ad., Fine Arts. Hollywood, Cal. HEBERT, Henry J., characters, Fox; b. Providence, R. I., 1881; educ. St. Lawrence Univ. (B.A.) ; early career, newspaperman; stage career, with Robert Hilliard; Sothern, Thomas A. WTise, William Gillette, etc.; screen career, Famous Players. Fox (" A Soldier's Oath," " Fighting Blood," " A Man of Sorrow," " The Little Gypsy," " End of the Trail," "Fires of Conscience," "Man From Bitter Roots,"etc). Recreations, baseball, golf, etc. Home ad., Newdorp, Staten Island. Studio ad., Fox, N. Y. C. HERSHOLT, Jean R., characters, Universal; b. Copenhagen, Denmark, July 12, 1886; educ. Jesuit Univ., Copenhagen, (M. A.) ; stage experience, 12 yrs., at Royal and Dagmer Theatres, Copenhagen; travelled through Scandinavia playing leads and heavies in Ibsen plays; m. p. career, 4 yrs. with Great Northern, Denmark (" Four Dare-devils," " Atlantis," etc.), then NYMP and Universal (" As the Candle Burned," " Some Medicine Man," " Saintly Sinner," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, boxing. Hght., 5 ft. 10 in.; wght., 165; dark complexion, brown hair, dark blue eyes. Home ad., 6664 Selma ave., Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. HIGBY, Wilbur, characters, Continental; b. Churchill, Miss., Aug. 21, 1869; educ. Michigan pub. schs. and Hillsdale Coll.; stage career, 20 yrs. in stock, and on road with Otis Skinner, Wilton Lackaye, James O'Neil, Marguerite Clark, stock star at Garrick theatre, St. Louis, etc.; screen career. Universa' ("The Master Key"), Fine Arts ("Old Folks at Home," "Hoodoo Ann," " Reggie Mixes In," " Flirting With Fate," " Intolerance," also played in Sir Herbert Tree's co. Hgit., 5 it. 10 > in.; wght., 180; brown hair, gray eyes. Recreations, swimming, riding, motoring, etc. Home ad., 1223 Seward, Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Continental, Los Angeles. HOFFMAN, Otto F., director, characters, scenario writer; educ. N. Y. C. ; stage career, 17 yrs. in legit.; screen career, with Peerless, Paragon, Edison, and Pathe. Hght., 5 ft. 7l/2 in.; wght., 130; dark hair and eyes. Home ad., 110 West 48th st., N. Y. C. HOOD, Robert E. Lee, characters, Milo; b. Chicago, 111.; educ. Chicago, New Orleans, Galveston; stage career, vaud., stk. ; screen career, Raver, Motiograph, Knickerbocker, Lubin, Milo. Hght., 5 ft. 11 in.; wght., 163; dark brown hair, brown eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming, etc. Home ad., 40 S. Broadway, Baltimore, Md. Studio ad., Milo Picture Corp., Baltimore, Md, HOLLAND, Cecil C, juvenile and characters, Selig; b. Gravesend, Kent, Eng., May 29, 1887, educ. Kent Coast College, Eng.; stage and early career, five yrs. in stock and on road, Eng., in 1903 around world as apprentice on sailing ship, three yrs. an engraver; screen career, Selig, 3 yrs. (" The Crisis," " The Prince Chap," " The Man With the Iron Heart," " The Flash Light," " The Gentleman Adventurer," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 9 in.; wght., 140; brown hair, green brown eyes. Home ad., 3410 Manitan st., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Selig, Los Angeles, Cal.