Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

54— ACTORS, JUVENILE MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition Pathe ("The Streets of Illusion"), Triangle ("For Valour"), Goldwyn ("Nearly Married"). Recreations, riding, swimming, literary, etc. Hght., 5, 7; wght, 140; dark complexion, dark hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 126 W. 47th st., N. Y. BASTON, J. Thornton; b. San Francisco, Cal., 1892; educ. there; stage career, 4 years stock and prods., 2 years Shakesp'n rep., 2 years vaud. ; screen career, Herbert Brenon ("Empty Pockets," "Passing the Third Floor Back") Hght., 5, 11; wght., 165; medium complexion, dark brown hair and eyes. Home ad., 272, W. 38th St., N. Y. C; studio, Herbert Brenon Film Corp., Hudson Heights, N. J BAUM, Leon D., b. 1889; stage career, with Sir Henry Irving, Howitt Phillips Co.; screen career, Brighton Film Co., Metro, Pathe (late picture, " Patria"). Hght., 5, 11; complexion, dark. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th st., N. Y. BEIDERMANN, David, also comedian; b. Pittsburgh, Pa.; educ. Univ. Pittsburgh; stage career, 2 yrs. mus. com., 6 mos. stock; screen career, Triangle, National, Milo. Hght., 5, 10yS; wght., 145; dark complexion, chestnut hair, gray eyes; rides, swims, rows, dances. Ad., home, East Pittsburgh, Pa.; studio, Milo. Baltimore, Md. BELASCO, Jay, also leads; b. Brooklyn, N. Y.; son of David James and cousin to David Belasco; educ. England; stage career, vaud. throughout England, Russia, Germany, Africa, and United States; screen career, from 1915, joined Keystone, left in 1916 for Universal, Fox (" The Price of Silence "), StrandMutual (" The Great American Game," "And in Walked Uncle," "A Two-Cylinder Courtship," " Bluffing Father," "Some Nurse"), Marine Film Co. ("Lorelei of the Sea"), Christie ("Nearly a Papa," "A Blessed Blunder"). Hght., 5, 10; wght., 160; brown hair, blue eyes, dark complexion; swims and is football player. In U. S. Service. BELMONTE, Ralf.; b. 1889; stage career, stk., "The Five Frankforters," " Pair of Sixes"; screen career. Universal (with Mary Fuller, " The Lie," " Nor'wester "). Hght., 5, 8; dark complexion. Ad., Bergere, Aeolian Hall, N. V. BENNETT, Frank Fisher; b. Bakersfield, Cal., Sept. 15, 1890; educ. Frohman Dramatic Schl., N. Y. C. ; stage career, vaud. in "The Half Wit"; screen career, from 1913, Yitagraph (" Love Laughs at Locksmiths," etc.), Universal, RelianceMajestic (" For His Master," " All for the Sake of Kate," " The Dishonored Medal," etc.), Fine Arts (" Sold for Marriage." "That Colby Girl," "Stage Struck," etc.); as Charles IX in "Intolerance."), Metro ("The House in the Mist"), Paramount ("Lost in Transit"). Recreations, riding, swimming. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 160; dark complexion, dark hair and eyes. Home ad., 1042 Sanborn st., Los Angeles, Cal. BERANGER, George A.; b. Sydney, Australia, March 27, 1893; educ. Coll. in Sydney, studied law; stage career, in " Sweet Lavender" and Shakespearian rep. in Australia; screen career, with Biograph. Fine Arts (" The Good Bad-Man," "Flirting with Fate," "Pillars of Society," "The Half-Breed," " The Absentee," " The Doll Shop," " The Daughter of the Poor"), Triangle ("Time Locks and Diamonds"). Recreations, motoring, swimming, reading and music. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 150; brown hair and eyes. Home ad., 1718 Saint James Court, Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal. In British Service. BLUME, Norman A.; b. 1887; stage career, vaud., mus. com., " Bunty Pull the Strings," "Marriage a la Carte"; screen career, Premo, Vitagraph, Rolfe-Metro, Kinemacolor. Hght., 5, 8; complexion, dark. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th st., N. Y. BOSS, Yale F. F., also leads; b. Utica, N. Y., Oct. 17. 1899: educ. by private tutor; stage career, in "Top of the World," N. Y., "The Silver Star," etc.; screen career, Biograph, under Griffith; Thanhouser, Edison, Famous Players (appeared in " Bobbie's First Longies," " Ransom of Red Chief," " Stolen Nickel," " Shorty," " Youthful Knight," " Within the Eenemy's Lines," etc.), Conquest-Forum Films ("The Half Back," "Knights of the Square Table"). Hght., 5, 8; wght, 150; dark complexion, brown hair and eyes. Diversions, rides, swims etc.: also violinist and pianist. Home ad., 203 W. 109th st., X. Y. C. BOYKIN, Wm.; b. 1896; stage career, with Gertrude Kingston Co.. lead in "The Tempest"; screen career, Kalem, McClure. Hght., 5. HH; complexion, blonde. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. St., X. Y. C. BRACY, Sidney, also leads; b. Melbourne, Australia, 1882; educ. Melbourne Univ.; stage career. 6 yrs. with late T. C. Williamson in Australia, with Kyrle Bellew, supported Viola Allen, with Nazimova, Nat Goodwin, in revival of " Robin Hood" and "Rob Roy," in N. Y.; screen career, Thanhouser ("Million Dollar Mystery," "The Miser's Reversion"), Fox ("Merely Mary Ann," "Sporting Blood"), Universal ("Elusive Isabel," " Temptation and the Man," etc.), Arrow (" Crime and Punishment," "The Deemster"), Famous ("The Long Trail "). Recreations, all-around athlete and accomplished musician. Hght., 5, 8; wght., 148; brown hair and eyes. Ad., Lansdown Apt., W. 46th st., N. Y. BRET, Thomas P.; b. South Bank, Eng., Jan. 4, 1899; educ. England and Chicago, 111.; screen career; Essanay and Vitagraph (" Capt. Jinks' Kids"). Played roles as bell boy and telegraph boy; assumed boy parts in general. Recreations, riding, swimming, driving, literary. Hght., 5, 2^4; wght., 95; fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 1712 E. 14th st., Brooklyn, N. Y. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, X. Y. BREWTON, H. George; b. Gloucester, Mass., 1893; educ. Amherst Coll., Art Students' League; screen career, Frohman, Famous Players, Vitagraph, Edison, Universal, Pathe (" Conquest of Canaan," " Her Valentine," " The Debt," "Hicks, Freshman"); draws, dances, athletic. Hght., 5, 4; wght., 115; medium complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 452 W. 23d st., N. Y. BROOKE, Howard; b. 1901; stage career, in "Polly of the Circus," " Mother," 'The Forbidden Guests," in stage children's performance of " Grumpy," " Drummer of the 76th," " The Law of the Land " (Julia Dean), " Never Say Die " (Nat Goodwin), also Albee Stock; screen career, Reliance, Edison ("The Light That Failed"), also with Pathe; rides, swims, shoots, drives car and horses. Ad., Little Players of America, Inc., Los Angeles. BROWNING, Irving, also characters; b. N. Y. C, 1895; educ. X. V. C. Coll.; stage career, vaud. and dramatic coach; screen career, in motion pictures 6 yrs., Pickford (" Less than the Dust "), Fox (" Romeo and Juliet "), Arrow (" The Deemster," "The Greater Crime"), Edison ("The Half Back," etc.), Commonwealth ("His Watery Waterloo"); specializes in Western roles. Recreations, riding, swimming, painting, literary, photographic work. Hght., 5, 7; wght., 140 lbs.; light complexion, auburn hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 66 E. 106th st., X. Y. BRUNTON, William, also leads; b. Canada; educ. Canada; stage career, road shows Canada and United States, played stk. and rep., with own show over Western circuit and took flyer in vaud.; screen career, joined Kalem 1912, with Universal, then to Signa.1, in " Whispering Smith," " Medicine Bend," " The Diamond Runners," " The Manager of the B. & A.," " The Girl and the Game," " The Lost Express." Recreations, rides, swims, shoots, and drives a car. Hght, 5, 7; wght, 140 lbs; light hair, brown eyes, fair complexion. Home ad., 919 Mariposa St., Glendale, Cal. Studio ad., Signal, Los Angeles, Cal. BRYANT, Charles; b. Shaldon, Devon, England, 1889; educ. Shaldon school; stage career, "The Girl from Montmartre," " The Arcadians," mgmt. Charles Frohman, " The Pink Lady," mgmt. Klaw and Erlanger; screen career, Vitagraph (14th and 15th episodes of ".The Secret Kingdom"), World, All-Star Comedy, Grandin Film, Famous Players (" The Masqueraders," "The Battle of Ballots"), Brenon-Selznick ("War Brides"), Metro ("God's Message"); rides, swims, dances, fences. Hght., 5, 10^4; wght., 150; dark brown hair, hazel eyes. Ad., home, Corona, L. I. BURTON, Clarence F.; b. Missouri, 1881; stage career, "Telephone Girl," " Time, Place and the Girl "; in stock, at Denver, Portland, Ore.; on road in "Louisiana," vaud. 1911-12, Pantages circuit with his own act, "The Piano Mover"; screen career, Kalem, American (" The Overcoat," " Reclamation," " Purity," " Faith," " The Twinkler," " Beloved Rogues," " The Frame-Up," " Pride and the Man," " Periwinkle," " Lucky Jim," "The Sea Master"). Ad., American, L. A. CATALANO, Alexander; b. 1894. in Naples, Italy; stage career, an actor in his father's stock co., supporting the greatest amongst Italian tragedians; screen career, begun in Europe under his father's direction, arrived in U. S. A. 1914, Broadway Photoplay Co., principal role in 6-reel production, "Sacrifice," United Film Corp. as assistant director and juvenile, Continental Film Corp., has played heavies, also needy and wretcheds; riding, swimming, athletics. Hght., 5, 7; wght, 135; light complexion, black hair, dark gray eyes. Ad., home, 212 W. 33rd st., N. Y. C.