Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

Nineteen-Eighteen STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTORS, COMEDIANS— 83 Dudley"). Recreations, riding, swimming, etc. Hght., 5, 4^; wght., 135. Home ad., 725 Pennsylvania ave., San Diego, Cal. BRADLEY, Harry C; b. San Francisco; educ. there; stage career, 7 yrs. with Alcazar Stk. in " Madame X," " Stop Thief," "Adele," "Bishop's Candlesticks," "Rolling Stones"; screen career, Pathe, Imp. Hght., 5, 8?4; wght., 170; auburn hair, dark blue eyes; rides. Ad., home, Bayside, L. I. BRIANT, Roy, b. 1877; stage career, " Baby Mine," " GetRich-Quick-Wallingford," "King of Nowhere"; screen career, Essanay ("Fires of Hate"). Hght., 5, 8; dark complexion. Ad., Bergere, Aeolian Bldg., N. Y. BROOKS, Sammy; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1891; educ. pub. sch.; stage career, in " Katzenjammer Kids " with World and Mirth Co.; screen career, Famous Players ("Cinderella"). Selig ("Hans and Fritz" Series), Starlight (" Heinie and Louie" Series), Rolin ("Lonesome Luke" Series); rides, swims, wire walker. Dark brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 215 W. 50th St., Los Angeles; studio, Rolin, Los Angeles. BRULE, Frank; b. N. Y., 1889; educ. N. Y. C. pub. schs.; stage career, blackface act in vaud.; screen career, Vitagraph (" Myrtle the Manicurist," " Fathers of Men," " For a Woman's Fair Name," " Love and Loot," " Sand and Strategy"); rides, swims. Hight, 5, 11; wght., 178; blond hair, gray eyes. Ad., home, 1957 East 14th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; studio, Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. BUCKLEY, Floyd Thomas, also characters; b. Floresville, Tex., 1882; educ. Syracuse Univ. and Am. Acad. Drama; stage career, mus. com., vaud., stk., drama; screen career, Pathe ("Iron Claw," "Pearl of the Army," "Shielding Shadow"), Edison, Metro ("Devil at His Elbow," "The Soul Market"), Famous ("Little Lady Eileen," "Nanette of the Wilds"), International ("The Flower of Faith"); swims, dances, athletic. Hght, 5, 11^4; wght., 187; light complexion, dark hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 319 W. 45th st, or Green Room Club, N. Y. BUNNY, George; b. N. Y., 1867; educ. Brooklyn; stage career, actor in various prods, for 25 yrs.; screen career, Eastern Film Corp. (" Capt. Eric," and a number of one-reel comedies); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 8; wght., 200; gray hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 31 Trinity st., New Britain, Conn. BUTTERWORTH, Ernest, also director; b. Lancashire, Eng., 1876; educ. there; screen career, American, Criterion, Griffith ("Intolerance"), Lasky ("Joan the Woman"), Dixon ("The Fall of a Nation"), Children's ("A Child's Influence," "The Little Cripple"); boxes, rows. Hght., 5, 8; wght., 170; dark complexion, brown hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, 1232 Tamarand ave., Hollywood; studio, Universal City. c CAVENDER, Glen; b. Tucson, Ariz., 1887; stage career, vaud., musical team, Buffalo Bill; screen career, St. Louis M. P. Co., Albuquerque, Universal, NYMP, Keystone (dir. 14 mon.; played in " The Surf Girl," dir. " Lion and the Girl," " A Dog Catcher's Love"), Sennett-Paramount ("Are Waitresses Safe?"). Awarded medal of Legion of Honor of France for bravery in Boxer rebellion. Ad., home, 308 Mt. View, Los Angeles. CHAPLIN, Charles Spencer, also director; b. Paris, 1889; stage career, in London theatres, " Rags and Riches," " Billy " in " Sherlock Holmes," came to America with " Night in an English Music Hall"; screen career, in Keystone, Essanay, now with own company, Lone Star-Mutual (late pictures " Behind the Screen," " The Rink," " Easy Street," " Tillie's Punctured Romance"), Mutual ("The Immigrant," "The Adventurer"). Now starring with First Exhibitors Circuit, a company of his own formation. Hght., 5, 4; wght., 125; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, Los Angeles Athletic Club; studio, Hollywood. The Studio Directory Is the Authority on Film Biographies CHAPLIN, Sydney, also director; b. Cape Town, South Africa, 1887, March 17; educ. Norwood College; stage career, 6 yrs. Fred Karno's London Company, with Charles Frohman in "Sherlock Holmes"; screen career, Keystone ("Submarine Pirates," "Hushing the Scandal," "No One to Guide Him"). Recreations, golf, aviation. Hght., 5, 7J^; wght., 168; fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Home ad., Golden Apartments, North Seventh St., Los Angeles; studio ad., Hollywood. CHRISTMAN, Pat. (Ora N.); b. Meadville, Mo., 1882; educ. Chillicothe, Mo.; early career, cow puncher, horse breaker 4 yrs.; screen career, Lubin, Pathe, Reliance, Selig ("The Pony Express," "The Canbyhill Outlaw," "When Cupid Slipped"), Fox. Held bucking horse championship in Dallas, Tex., 1906. CLANCY, George, also characters; b. St. Louis, 1881; educ. Am. Acad. Dramatic Arts; stage career, drama, vaud., mgr. Monterey Thea., Cal.; screen career, Lubin, American (Old Tim in " Out of Darkness," Detective in " Key of the Past"); swims, rides. Hght., 5, 7; wght., 220; brown hair, blue eyes. COGLEY, Nick, also director; b. N. Y., 1869; educ. St. Francis Xavier Coll., N. Y.; stage career, started at Lyceum theatre in light opera, Lillian Russell, Delia Fox; screen career, Selig ("The Bachelor's Visit"), Keystone ("Saved by Wireless," " Oriental Love," " Hearts and Sparks "). Has written several scenarios. Hght., 5, lYz; wght., 195; blond hair, blue eyes. COLEMAN, Frank J.; b. Newburg, N. Y.; educ. Waterbury, Conn.; stage career, Garden City Quartette, Bennett-Molton Stock; screen career, with L-Ko, Rollin, Essanay, Chaplin and Lone Star (" Carmen," " Police," " The Floorwalker "). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 236; brown hair, grey eyes. COLLINS, William; b. Boston, Mass., 1882; educ. Brooklyn High and Penn. State; stage career, mus. com. and vaud.; screen career, Universal, Lubin, Reliance-Majestic. Recreations, rides, swims, excels in athletics, also fair artist. Hght., 5, 10; wght., 164; brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 2566 7th ave., N. Y. City. CONKLIN, Charles I.; b. San Francisco, Cal., July 16, 1886; educ. Univ. Cal.; stage career, 2 yrs. stk., 5 yrs. mus. com.. 3 yrs. Keith and Orpheum circuits; screen career, Universal, Sennett-Paramount ("An International Sneak"), Fox ("His Bomb Policy," "The Film Spoilers," "Bing! Bang!"). Recreations, swimming, rowing, boxing, acrobatics, reading, sketching. Hght., 5, 6; wght., 150; dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 661 N. Grand ave., Los Angeles; studio ad., Sunshine, Hollywood, Cal. CONKLIN, Chester Cooper; b. Oskaloosa, la., 1886; educ. there; early career, circus clown, stock and road comedian; screen career, Majestic, Keystone for 3 yrs. (" Double Trouble," " Dodging Doom"), Sennett-Paramount ("The Pullman Bride "). Hght., 5, 4^; wght., 135; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 1235 W. 41st, Los Angeles; studio, Sennett-Paramount, Hollywood, Cal. COWAN, Joe; b. London; educ. there; stage career, 7 yrs.; screen career, World, Vim (" Spaghetti," " The Water Cure," "Heroes"). Hght., 5, 7; wght., 160; brown hair, blue eyes; rides, swims, dances. CRIMMINS, Daniel; b. Liverpool, Eng.; educ. Bishop Sch., Detroit; stage career, toured for many seasons in vaud., headline act, starred with own mus. com. co., "Wizard of Oz"; screen career, Vitagraph ("Second Sight"), Pathe ("Hard Up Family's Bluff"), Reliance (" Feeny's Social Experiment"), Kleine ("Musty Suffer" series). Hght., 5, 3; brown hair, blue eyes. Has written and prod, several one and two act comedies. Ad., home, 140 West 65th st., N. Y. D DANIELS, Frank; b. Dayton, O.; educ. Boston, and N. E. Conservatory of Music; stage career, Boston Opera co., under mgmt. of John Norris in " The Electric Doll," original " Bad Boy" in "Peck's Bad Boy" under W. H. Harris, with Hoyt and Thomas in " A Rag Baby," next in " The Princess Bonnie," 5 yrs. star own mgmt. in " Little Puck." under Kirke La Shelle in "The Wizard of the Nile," "The Idol's Eye," "The Ameer," and " Miss Simplicity," under Charles B. Dillingham in "The Office Boy," "Sergeant Brue," "The Belle of Brittany," "Omar Khayyam," "Miss Hook of Holland," "The Girl in the Train"; screen career, Vitagraph (in " Crooky Scruggs," "Mr. Jack" series, "Captain Jinks" series). Ad., Studio, Vitagraph, Brooklyn.