Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

48— ACTORS, LEADS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition plexion, dark brown hair and eyes. Ad., studio, Universal City, Cal. O OAKMAN, Wheeler; b. Washington, D. C, 1890; stage career, in " Under . Southern Skies" and 6 rep. cos.; screen career, Lubin, 4 yrs. with Selig (in " The Spoilers," lead in " Lily of the Valley," " Master of the Garden," " Shotgun Jones," " Ne'er Do Well," " Cycle of Fate "), Fox, 1916 (" Battle of Hearts," " Betrayed "), Universal (" Princess Virtue," " Face Value"), Triangle ("The Passion Flower'), Keystone ("Mickey"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 190. In U. S. Service. OAKER, John; b. Ottawa, 1893; educ. Isaac Woodbury Comm. Coll., Los Angeles; stage career, 2 yrs.. in stock, Burbank Theat., Los Angeles; screen career, Bosworth (" Majesty of the Law"), Horsley in 1915 ("Haunting Symphony"), Centaur-Mutual ("The Single Code"), Vogue ("A Vanquished Flirt"), Marine Film Co. ("Lorelei of the Sea"); boxes, runs, swims, rides. Hght., 5, 5; wght., 155; black hair and eyes. Ad., Marine Film Co., N. Y. O'BRIEN, Eugene; b. Col. 1884; ed. Univ. of Colo.; stage career, mus. com., Frohmans, Elsie Janis, Ethel Barrymore, Margaret Illington, Ann Murdock, Fritzi Scheff; screen career, Famous Players, Frohman ("Just Out of College"), Essanay ("The Chaperon"), Metro ("The Scarlet Woman"), World ("The Moonstone"), Selznick ("Poppy," "The Moth"), Artcraft ("Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"), Select ("The Ghosts of Yesterday"). Hght., 6; wght., 160; light brown hair, blue eyes; swims, rides, motors. Ad., Players' Club, N. Y.; studio, 318 E. 48th st., N. Y. OLAND, Warner, also heavies; b. Sweden, 1880; educ. Boston; stage career, with Viola Allen in " The Christian," " Eternal City," " Twelfth Night," " Winter's Tale," with Sothern and Marlowe in "A Fool There Was," "Yellow Ticket," etc.; screen ca -eer, Fox (" Sin," " Destruction," " Fool's Revenge," "Eternal Sapho"), World ("Rise of Susan"), Metro ("Eternal Question "), Wharton-International (" Patria "), Astra ("The Cigarette Girl," "The Naulahka"), Pathe ("The Fatal Ring" serial); translator of Strindberg's plays; scenario writer and producer. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 180; brown hair and eyes. Ad., home, 257 W. 26th st., N. Y. OLIVER, Guy, also characters; b. Chicago, 1880; educ. Logan sch., Lamar, Mo.; stage career, vaud. 4 seasons, stock and road; screen career, from 1911, Lubin 2 yrs., Kinemacolor, 1 season, Eclair, 1 yr., Selig (" The Return," " The Sacrifice," " Germ of Mystery," " Out of the Mist," " The Temptation of Adam"), Laskv ("The Golden Fetter," "The Hostage," "The Call of the East"), Artcraft ("The Little American"); boxes, rows, swims. Hght., 5. 11; wght., 175; brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., home. 3435 Mission road, Los Angeles; studio, Lasky, Hollywood. OVERTON, Evart Emerson; b. Osborne, O; educ. pub. schls., Osborne and Ohio State Univ.; early career, newspaper man; stage career, in mus. comedy and vaud., appeared with Raymond Hitchcock and other stars; screen career, Vitagraph (" Hesper of the Mountains," "The Enemy," "The Money Mill," "Soldiers of Chance," "The Bottom of the Well," "Heredity," "The Lone Doctor"); rides, swims, all around athlete. Hght., 6, 2; wght., 186; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. PAGET, Alfred; b. England; early career, British Army in Boer war; stage career, from 1907, Belasco Stock Co., with Julia Marlowe in "The Goddess of Reason," and Guy Bates Post in "The Bridge"; screen career, since 1910, Biograph, Reliance-Majestic, Fine Arts, appearing in a large number of photoplays under Griffith's supervision, including " Intolerance"; late pictures, "The Heiress of Coffee Dan's," "Nina the Flower Girl"), Morosco ("Big Timber"), Fox ("Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp ") ; rides, literature. PALLETTE, Eugene, also supervisor of prods.; b. Winfield, Kan.; educ. Culver Mills. Acad.; stage career, 12 yrs., in " Alias Jimmy Valentine "; screen career, Universal, American, Majestic, Selig, Fine Arts (" Hell-to-Pay Austin," " Intolerance "), Morosco-Paramount (" The Marcellini Millions," " The World Apart," "The Heir of the Ages"), Paralta ("A Man's Man," "Turn of a Card"), Famous Players ("The Ghost House"), National Film Corp. C'Tarzan of the Apes"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 9^; wght., 155; dark brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, Hollywood. Studio, National Film Corp. of Am. PANN, Peter; b. England, 1875: educ. abroad and Boston, Mass.; stage career, 15 years prods., stock, vaud.; leads heav ies and characterizations; "Peg o' My Heart"; screen career, Famous Players, Edison, Astra, B. S. Moss, Wharton, Inc., Pathe ("The Hidden Hand"), Biograph ("My Four Years in Germany"); scenario writing, riding. Home ad., 443 Ogden ave., Jersey City, N. J. PARKER, Barnett; b. Yorkshire, Eng., 1887; educ. England; stage career, with Sir Geo. Alexander, Marie Tempest, Billie Burke, Lou-Tellegen, Lew Fields; screen career, Thanhouser (" Flight of the Duchess," " Prudence, the Pirate "). Hght., 6, 1; wght., 175; blond hair, gray eyes. Ad., Thanhouser, New Rochelle, N. Y. PARMER, Devore, also heavies; b. U. S.; educ. grammar and military schls.; stage career, with Sothern and Marlowe, Robert Alantell, Viola Allen, Margaret Mayo, etc., also starred 2 yrs. touring Middle West with own co.; screen career, Edison, Nestor, Biograph, Life, Fox ("A Woman's Honor"), Metro, Fine Arts (" His Picture in the Papers "), Solax, Terris ("The Pursuing Shadow"), Harvard comedies. Hght., 5, 8; wght., 150; medium complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Expert horseman, swordsman, swimmer, etc. Home ad., 235 W. 49th st, N. Y. PAUL, Fred; b. England; stage career, 4 yrs. with Cyril Maude, stage mgr. for Weeden Grossmith, stage mgr. at New Theatre, The Garrick, and The Playhouse; screen career, has had years of experience as photographer, actor and producer, Pathe ("The Love Trail"). Ad., Pathe, 1 Congress St., Jersey City, N. J. PEARCE, George C, also heavies; b. N. Y.; educ. Trinity Sch.; stage career, with Henry E. Dixey's summer opera co. at Globe, Boston, leading tenor in rep. opera, 6 yrs. a member EmpireTheatre Stk. Co., mgmt. Charles Frohman, with Henry Miller; screen career, Biograph 2 yrs., Triangle, Culver City (" Casey at the Bat," " Intolerance "), Universal (" The Masked Woman," " Brute Force "), Bluebird ("Treason," " The Black Mantilla," " The Pointed Finger," " The Woman with the Parakeets," "49-17"); now with Triangle. Studio ad., Triangle, Culver City, Cal. Permanent ad., The Players, 16 Gramercy Park, N. Y. C. PEIL, Edward; b. Racine, Wis., 1884; educ. Univ. of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.; early career, pharmacist; stage career, with Mme. Modjeska, in road cos. of " The Witching Hour," " Brewster's Millions," mus. com., " The Country Girl," leads in stock 5 yrs.; screen career, Pathe 1 yr., Lubin 2 yrs., Selig (" At Piney Ridge," " Virtue Triumphant," " The Still Alarm "), American (" A Night in New York," " Whose Wife," "Souls in Pawn"), Pallas ("The Stronger Love"), Clune ("Eyes of the World"). Ad., Willis and Inglis, Los Angeles. PEMBERTON, Henry W., also heavies; b. Richmond, Va., 1875; educ. Richmond and Blacksburg, M. A. (Va.); stage career, 21 yrs. in many prods., including " Gentleman from Mississippi," "Introduce Me" (lead), "Damaged Goods," "Mummy and the Hummingbird" (star), "Officer 666," vaud. star; screen career, Kalem, Gaumont (" I Accuse," " The Hidden Face"), M. H. Hoffman ("One Hour"). Hght., 6; wght., 180; dark hair and dark blue eyes. PERIOLAT, George E.; b. Chicago, 1875; stage career, with Otis Skinner in " Prince Otto," Maurice Barrymore and many others; screen career, from 1909. Essanay, Selig, 3 yrs., with American, 1 yr. 9 mos. with Universal, returned to American ("The Gentle Intruder," "The Old Sheriff," "Annie For Spite," " Periwinkles," " The Pagan," " Melissa of the Hills," " Her Country's Call," " Southern Pride," " The Mate of Sally Ann"). Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara. PERLEY, Charles G.; b. Riverside, Cal., 1885; educ. High Sch. in Los Angeles; stage career, leads on tour in " Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"; screen career, Kinemacolor ("Hiawatha"), Biograph ("The Stampede," "Charity Ball"), Lubin, Reliance-Majestic, Universal (" The Celebrated Case," "Under Two Flags," "One Wild Night," "Doomed"); swims, rides, fences. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 180; brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., studio, Universal City, Cal. PEYTON, Lawrence Ross; b. Hartford, Ky.; educ. Colorado Agri. Coll.; stage career, 10 yrs. in stock and on tour, last appearance in "The Crisis"; screen career, Balboa ("The Sea Wolf"). Bosworth ("Martin Eden"), Lasky 1 yr. (in "The Goose Girl "), leading man with Kalem, back to Lasky (" The Golden Fetter"), Bluebird ("The Greater Law," "The Quest of Virginia," " Dancing Fools," " The Pullman Mystery," " The Red Ace "). Ad., Universal, U. C, Cal. PHILLIPS, Augustus; b. Rennselaer, Ind.; educ. Univ. of Ind.; stage career, stock San Francisco and N. Y. Fifth Ave. Theatre, "The Wolf," "Small Town Girl," "Lady Betty"; screen ca