Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

Nineteen-Eighteen STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTORS, COMEDIANS— 87 MOODY, Harry, also characters; b. Sydney, N. S. W., Sept. 12, 1884; educ. Sydney; early career, J. C. Williamson, Australia, Dick Herris co., Australia, stk. in Chicago, owned 2 stk. and road cos., vaud.; screen career, Majestic, 1 yr. with Universal, characters and heavies with Griffith 2 yrs, Fox ("The Domestic Hound"). Hght., 6; wght., 160 lbs.; medium complexion, brown hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 4767 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. Studio ad., Fox, Los Angeles. MOON, Arthur M.; b.. Garden City, Kan., 1889; educ. Salt Lake City and Chicago; stage career, with G. M. Cohan 3 yrs. " Honeymooners," 5 yrs. with Willard Mack in stock, vaud., U.B.O. and Pantages time; screen career, with Universal 8 mos.; then Vogue ("Jealous Jolts," "A Circus Cyclone"). Hght., 5, 1; wght., 170; black hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, 2015 Sunset ave., Los Angeles, studio, Keystone-Triangle, Culver City. MOORE, Dallas J.; b. Mt. Sterling, 111.; educ. Chicago; stage career, stk. rep., vaud.; screen career, Treasure State M. P. Co., Butte, Montana. Hght., 5, 7; wght., 155. Ad., home, Three Forks, Montana; studio, Treasure State M. P. Co., Butte, Montana. MOORE, Victor; b. Hammonton, N. J.; stage career, touring New England, with John Drew in " Rosemary," in Klaw & Erlanger's " Jack and the Beanstalk," chorus man in " A Girl from Paris," vaud. several seasons in " Change Your Talk or Back to the Woods," etc.; several years in "45 Minutes from Broadway," "The Talk of New York," etc.; screen career, Lasky (" Snobs," " Chimmie Fadden " series, " The Race," "The Clown"), Klever Komedies ("The Moneyless Honeymoon," " The Cinderella Husband," " Seeing Things," " Camping," " In Bed — In Bad," " Home Defense," " Faint Heart and Fair Lady," "The Sleepwalker," etc.). Hght., 5, 7]/2\ wght., 200; dark complexion, brown hair, brown eyes. Home ad., Baldwin, L. I. Studio ad., Klever Komedies, Baldwin, L. I. MORAN, Lee, also comedy leads; b. Chicago, 1887; educ. St. Ignatius Coll., there; stage career, stck. rep., and vaud.; screen career, from 1912, Nestor (late pictures, " The Benevolent Burglar," "Why, Uncle," "A Hasty Hazing," "To Oblige a Vampire," " A Burglar By Request," " Five Little Widows," " Seeing Things," " There and Back," " Bad News," " A Fire Escape Fnish," "His Wife's Relations"). Hght., 5, lO1/^; welterweight; gray eyes, auburn hair; athlete. Ad., studio, Universal City, Cal. MORANTE, Milburn M.; b. San Francisco, Cal., 1894; educ. Nevada Univ.; stage career, some yrs. in circus and carnivals, with father in own co., 7 yrs. in Eastern stock cos. ; screen career, with Universal, filming Joker Brand comedies (" Barred from the Bar," " His Coming Out Party," " We Have the Papers," "The Lost Secret," "Desert Dilemma," "Behind the Footlights," " Why They Left Home," " Short Skirts and Deep Water"). Wght., 145; dark hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, 1425 Wilcox ave., Holywood; studio, Triangle Keystone, Culver City. MOREE, Maxfield, b. 1886; stage career, in vaud. and musical comedies, "The Little Cafe"; screen career, Kleins "("Gloria's Romance," "Musty Suffer" series); rides, swims, dances. Hght., 5, 9y2; wght., 125; dark hair and eyes. Ad., home, 9 W. 47th St., N. Y. MORRIS, Dave; b. Chicago, 111., 1884; educ. Univ. of 111.; stage career, Cohan and Harris, Klaw and Erlanger, Geo. W. Lederer; screen career, 3 yrs. with Biograph, 1 yr. with Keystone, 9 mos. with Kalem, L-KO, Universal (" Dodging the Draft," "Hay Sneezes," "Jumping the Border"); now with Christie (late pictures, "Out for Coin," "Cupid's Uppercut"); swims, rides, paints. Hght., 5, 10; wght., 150; dark hair and blue eyes. Ad., home, 1660 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. MORRIS, Lee, also characters; b. Sioux City, Iowa, June 23, 1869; educ. pub. schls., la., and Coll. in Dubuque, la.; stage career, 30 yrs. on legit., in stock all over country, with own co. on road and in stock; screen career, Universal (in Nestor Comedies), Selig ("The Adventures of Kathlyn," "The " Johnnie Jones " co., mgmt. Cohan & Harris, also " 45 Minutes from Broadway," " Three Twins," with Kitty Gordon in " The Enchantress"; screen career, Edison for 2 years, Biograph ZYi in juv. leads, 1914 joined eastern Universal, became member L-Ko stock, Keystone (" False to the Finish "). Dark brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., studio, Keystone, Los Angeles. MURDOCH, Henry; b. Norfolk, Va., 1891; educ. Univ. of South; stage career, 5 yrs. in stock, 2 yrs. in vaud.; screen career, Kalem (late pictures, " Jailbirds," " Seaside Romeos," " The Fatal Violin," dir. " The Iceman and the Artist," " That Terrible Tenderfoot," " A Million Dollars or Bust "), Universal (" The High Cost of Dying," " What'll We Do With Uncle? " " A Bad Little Good Man "). Hght., 5, 6; wght., 135; dark complexion, black hair, dark brown eyes; rides, swims. Ad., home, Tampa, Fla.; studio, Universal, Universal City. MURRAY, Charles, also featured comedian; b. Laurel, Ind., 1872; educ. Cincinnati; stage career, 20 yrs. with Ollie Mack as Murray and Mack; screen career, 2 yrs. with Biograph, comedy leads, " Hogan " and other Irish characters; Keystone ("Game Old Knight," "Her Painted Hero," " The Judge," " Maggie's First False Step," " His Precious Life "), SennettPara. ("A Bedroom Blunder," "That Night"). Hght., 6; wght., 200; red hair, light gray eyes. Ad., studio, SennettParamount, Los Angeles. MYERS, Alexander W.; b. Phila., 1888; educ. there; stage career, burlesque, vaud.; screen career, Lubin. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 140; dark hair, dark eyes. Ad., 326 Real Estate Trust Bldg., Phila. N NATHARS, Eddie; b. Philadelphia, 1889; educ. there and 'Newark, N. J.; stage career, clown acts, Ringling Bros, and Forepaugh-Sells Circus, burlesque, also ex-jockey; screen career, Feature ("Burlesque Traffic in Souls"), Roland, United (" War Bubbles "), Selig (" The Quarry "). Hght., 5, 4; wght., 139; dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes. Ad., 14 W. Erie St., Chicago; studio, Sunshine Film Corp., Hollywood. o OTTO, Jean, also leads; b. Newport, Ky., educ. Cincinnati, O, Dusseldorf, Germany, Paris, France; early career, 24 yrs., ranging from circus to grand op., repertoire of 36 light operas, about 40 grand operas and large dramatic repertoire, stage dir. for comic op. 12 yrs.; screen career, La Salle ("The Flight That Failed," " The Girl in the Frame," " Man Proposes "). Recreations, riding, swimming, shooting and painting. Hght., 6; wght., 230; complexion fair, brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 1355 No. Alvarado ave., Los Angeles, Cal. OVEY, George; b. Kansas City, Mo., 1884; educ. Columbia Univ.; stage career, toured in "A Knight for a Day," " FortyFive Minutes from Broadway," " The Time, The Place and the Girl"; played several seasons in stk. in New England cities; screen career, Horsley, featured in Cub Comedies (" Jerry's Big Rail," " Jerry's Get-Away," " Jerry at the Waldorf," " Red, White and Blue," " Beach Nuts," " Jerry and the Vampire," " Jerry's Soft Snap," " Jerry's Lucky Day," "Jerry and His Pal," "Jerry and the Outlaw," etc.). Hght., 5, 3^4; wght.,i 130; brown hair, brown eyes. Recreations, swimming, boxing, running, jumping, tumbling, dancing, etc. Home ad., Larchmont Apts., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Horsley, Los Angeles, Cal. Father's Station," " Durand of the Bad Lands"). Recreations, riding, and all sorts of athletics. Hght., 6, 3^4; wght., 155; brown hair and eyes. Home ad., 2232 Brandon, Edendale, Cal. MORRIS, Reggie, also juyenile; b. N. Y., 1890; educ. Newark Acad.; stage career, from 1905, with Richard Carle, with PEREZ, Manual Fernandez; b. Madrid, Spain, 1885; educ. France; screen career, at age of 15 with Ambrosio Film in Italy, later with Pathe for 2 yrs., Eclipse for 3 yrs., and Eclair for 4 yrs., Eagle (" Tweedledum " in " Tweedledum and Tweedledee " comedies); swims, paints, has written scenarios and done his own directing. Hght., 5; wght., 125; black hair and eyes. Ad., Studio, Encore Pictures, Jacksonville, Fla. PIERARD, Jean Pierre (Colosse); b. Charleroi, Belgium; early career, studied for veterinary degree; traveled as clownbaby and eccentric acrobat with circuses in nearly all European countries; screen career, in Paris with Pathe, Marcou, and Eclipse Films, has played comedies in U. S. for Universal, Thanhouser and Gaumont. Wght., 342; professional wrestler since 1901. Ad., 544 W. 149th st., N. Y.