Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

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Nineteen-Eighteen STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTORS, LEADS— 45 L'ESTRANGE, Julian; b. England; educ. Cambridge Univ., Eng.; stage career, 5 yrs. in London with Sir Herbert Tree, also leads with Arthur Bouchier, Billie Burke, Maxine Elliott, Mme. Simon; screen career, Famous Players, Pathe ("The Girl with the Green Eyes"), Metro ("Daybreak"); golf, tennis, and all outdoor sports. Hght, 5, 11%; wght., 176. Ad., 'Famous Players, N. Y. Ad., Hotel St. Andrew, N. Y. LEWIS, Sheldon, also characters; b. Phila., Pa.; stage career, 20 years in stock, starring; leading man for Mrs. Fiske, Ada Rehan, Blanche Walsh, and with Wm. Brady's prod. "Life"; screen career, Pathe ("The Clutching Hand" in "The Exploits of Elaine," "The Iron Claw," "The Hidden Hand"). Ad home, 464 Riverside Drive; studio, 318 East 48th st., N. Y. C. LINCOLN, E. K.; stage career, stock in Johnstown, Pittsburgh. Youngstown, Columbus and Paterson, then with several productions; screen career, Vitagraph ("The Fighting Chance"), Lubin ("The Call," "The Girl from Alaska," "Ophelia," "Expiation," "Heart's Tribute"), World ("World Against Him"), Monmouth ("Jimmy Dale Serial"), Lowery ("For the Freedom of the World"). Western society and character roles. Hght., 6; wght., 185; black hair and hazel eyes. All-round athlete, goes in for horses, motoring, and show dogs, owning the Greenacre Kennels; owns modern ni p studios at Grantwood, N. J., and Blandford, Mass. Ad., 110 W. 40th st., N. Y. LINDEN, Einar; b. Copenhagen, Denmark, 1886; educ. Royal Conservatory, Copenhagen; stage career in Copenhagen, Berlin Opera, Opera Comique, Paris, with Sarah Bernhardt; screen ■career, Fox ("Carmen," "Family Stain," "Eternal Sapho "), Powell-Mutual (" Hedda Gabler"); tennis, swims, rides. Ad., Powell-Mutual, L. A. LOCKWOOD, Harold; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1887; educ. bus. coll.; early career, dry goods salesman; stage career, 7 yrs. in mus. com., vaud. and stk., with Otis Harlan in " The Broken Idol," "Mephisto"; screen career, Nestor in N. Y. 1910, NYMP 1912, Selig, Famous Players (" Wildflower "), American ("The Lure of the Mask," "The Turn of the Road," "Life's Blind Alley"), Metro ("Pidgin Island," "Big Tremaine," "The Promise," "The Hidden Children," "The Haunted Pajamas," " Paradise Garden," " The Square Deceiver," "Under Handicap"); swims, rides. Hght., 5, 11^4; wght., 175; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., studio, Yorke-Metro, 645 West 43d St., New York. LONG, Walter; b. Milford, N. H., 1884; educ. Nashua, N. H.; stage career, stock rep. and vaud., with Holbrook Blinn, H. B. Warner, under mgmt. of Shubert and Frohman; screen career, Essanay, Reliance, Lasky ("Years of the Locust," " The Evil Eye," " The Golden Fetter," " The Woman God Forgot," " Hashimura Togo"), Fine Arts ("Intolerance"); swims, rides, motors, wrestles. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 175; brown hair, gray eyes. In U. S. Service. LOUIS, Willard; b. San Francisco, Cal., 1882; stage career, with Edward Harrigan, appeared in many Broadway prods., played lead 2 yrs. in " Seven Days," with N. Y. prod, of " The Whip "; screen career, Fox (" The Love Thief," " The Island of Desire," " One Touch of Sin," " Tabor," " American Methods," " The Scarlet Pimpernel," " Her Temptation," " To Honor and Obey," " The Awakening," " A Branded Soul "). Ad., Fox, Los Angeles. LOVE, Montagu; b. Calcutta, India, 1877; educ. England; stage career, mgmt. Belasco, Joseph Brooks, Shuberts, W. A. Brady, Cyril Maude (in London); screen career, PeerlessWorld ("Husband and Wife," " Friday the 13th," " The Gilded Cage," " The Scarlet Oath," " Bought and Paid For," " The Men She Married," " The Challenge," " The Haunting Shadow," " The Brand of Satan," " Yankee Pluck," " Guardian," " Rasputin, the Black Monk," " The Beast," " The Dormant Power"); rides, swims, paints. Hght., 6, 1; wght., 195; fair complexion, red hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, Westover Court, 210 W. 44th st., N. Y.; studio, World Film (Peerless studio), Fort Lee, N. J. LUCAS, Wilfred; b. Canada; educ. Montreal High Sch. and McGill Univ.; stage career, grand and light opera in America and abroad, featured 2 seasons in " Quo Vadis," in stock and rep., produced " The Heir to the Hoorah," " The Chorus Lady"; screen career, Keystone, Fine Arts ("The Rummy," "The Microscope Mystery," "Jim Bludso," "Orpheus," " Hands Up," " Souls Triumphant," " Her Excellency, the Governor," "The Food Gamblers"). Ivan ("Sins of Ambition"), Paramount ("The Judgment House"), Jewel Prod. ("The Co-respondent"), Universal ("The Wild Cat"). A<J , Universal, Universal City. LYNCH, Edward, also heavy; stage career, Poli stk., Belasco; screen career, Solax. Hght., 6, 1; complexion, dark. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th st., N. Y. LYNDON, Cecil; b. 1888; stage career, vaud., stk., " Brown of Harvard," "Wildfire"; screen career, Thanhouser, Kleine, Vitagraph. Hght., 5, 9; complexion, fair. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th St., N. Y. LYON, Ben, also juveniles; b. Atlanta, Ga., 1889; educ. Baltimore, Md., City College and Park Schl.; stage career, juvenile lead in " Sherwood " by Alfred Noyes, summer 1913, 5 yrs. legitimate stage exper. prior to this, exhibition dancing summer 1916, Baltimore; screen career, Edison (juvenile lead in "The Conquest" series), Metro (juvenile lead in "The Slacker"), Universal (lead with Violet Mersereau in "The Wild Cat," to be released shortly); now with Famous Players; expert horseman, swimmer, motors, all around athlete. Hght., 5, 10; wght., 145; complexion, brunette; dark brown hair, dark blue eyes. Home ad., 790 Riverside Drive; office ad., 1482 Broadway. M MacDERMOTT, Marc; b. London, Eng.; educ. Australia; stage career, 7 yrs. with Geo. Ringold's co. in Australia, with Mrs. Patrick Campbell in U. S. and England, with Richard Mansfield, mgmt. Charles Frohman, etc.; screen career, Edison, 6 yrs. ("Theft in the Dark," " Man Who Disappeared" serial, " Ford Strangleigh " series, and many others; twice sent around world by Edison as their star), Vitagraph (" The Price of Fame," " Whom the Gods Destroy," " The Agony Column," " The Green God," " Mary Jane's Pa," " The Sixteenth Wife," "An Alabaster Box," "Between Friends"). Hght., 6; wght., 175; auburn hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, Hotel Touraine, Brooklyn, N. Y.; studio, Vitagraph, Brooklyn. MacDONALD, Wallace; b. 1891; screen career, Mutual ("Youth's Endearing Charms," and "Purity"), Conquest Forum Films (" The Princess' Necklace "), Vitagraph (" The Princess of Park Row," " Next Door to Nancy," " An Investment in Petticoats"); also in American Beauty Releases; swims, rides, dances. Hght., 5, 10; wght., 145; brown hair and dark eyes. Ad., Triangle, Culver City. MACHIN, William H., also heavies; b. Coventry, Eng., 1884; educ. Durham, Eng.; stage career, rep. and stock, 1 season in Shakespeare; screen career, 1911 m. p. exhibitor in Los Angeles, 1912, joined Kalem, Lasky, Selig (" The Crisis," " The Cycle of Fate," and " The Country That God Forgot," " Twisted Trails," " The Lad and the Lion "), Clune (" Eye of the World"); rows, plays cricket. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 178; brown hair and eyes. Ad., home, Golden Apartments, Los Angeles; studio, Selig, Los Angeles. MACK, Hayward; b. Albany, N. Y.; educ. Iowa Coll.; early career, civil engineer and newspaper man; stage career, 7 yrs. in stock, vaud. and prods.; screen career, since 1910, Imp, Majestic, Famous Players, Biograph, Progressive M. P. Co., Universal (" The Isle of Life," " The Precious Jewel," " The Double Room Mystery," " The Phantom's Secret," " Gladsome," " Flirting With Death," " The Pullman Mystery," " The Spindle of Life"); rides, swims, motors. Hght., 6; wght., 185; dark hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, Hollywood. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. MACKAY, Charles; b. Philadelphia; educ. N. Y. Col.; stage career, mgmt. Chas. Frohman, Klaw and Erlanger, Wm. A. Brady, John Cort, and George Tyler; screen career, Peerless, Paragon ("The Velvet Paw"). Hght., 5, 10; wght, 175; medium complexion, brown hair; athletic, writes verse, short stories, and scenarios. Ad., Coytesville, N. J. MACKAY, Edward; stage career, 25 years' experience; screen career, Lasky (featured with Blanche Sweet in "The Spirit of the Poppy"), Crystal ("The Little Jewess"), Famous Players, Equitable ("Man and His Angel"), Ivan ("The Faded Flower," "Life Against Honor"); rides, swims, dances. Hght., 5, 10; wght., 165; dark hair and eyes. Ad., home, Coytesville, N. J. MALONEY, Leo. D.; b. San Jose, Cal.; 1888; educ. Santa Clara Coll., Cal.; early career, on ranch until young man; screen career, Pathe, Nestor NYMP dir. " Snowball and His Pal " series, Selig, Kalem (" Hazards of Helen "), Signal (" The Girl and the Game," " Whispering Smith," " Medicine Bend," " Diamond Runners," " Judith of the Cumberlands," " Manager of B. and A.," " A Lass of the Lumberlands," " The Overland Disaster," "The Lost Express"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 170: rides, motors, railroad man. Ad., studio, Signal, 4560 Pasadena avc, L. A.