Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

160— DIRECTORS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition loved Imp," " Dixie's Pride," " Dregs "), pres. and dir. BradleyCo., dir. Federal Co.; rides, swims, boxes, plays ball, track sports. Ad., home, 1431 Broadway, N. Y.; bus., Bergere, N. Y. BRENON, Herbert; b. Dublin, Ireland, 1880; educ. St. Paul's and Kings Coll., London; early career, stage dir. and owner of m. p. theatre; screen career, Universal (" Neptune's Daughter "), Fox (" Soul of Broadway," " A Daughter of the Gods "), Brenon-Selznick ("War Brides," " Lucretia Borgia"), BrenonSelect (" The Lone Wolf," " Empty Pockets "), Brenon (" The Fall of the Romanoffs," "Kismet"), Independent producer, Herbert Brenon Film Corporation (" The Passing of the Third Floor Back," with Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson). Ad., Brenon studios, Hudson Heights, N. J. BROADWELL, Robert Burke; b. Boston, 1879; educ. Boston pub. schs. and Phillips-Andover; early career, U. S. Weather Bureau Service; screen career, from 1912, NYMP, asst. dir. on " The Reward," " The Bargain," for Horsley, dir. (" Could Man Do More?" "A Law Unto Himself," "Conscience of John David," " The King o' Make Believe," " The Spite Husband"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 160; gray eyes, brown hair. Ad., Horsley, Los Angeles. BROOKE, Van Dyke; b. Detroit, Mich.; stage career, many yrs. in stock on road and in important metropolitan prods.; screen career, from 1909 with Vitagraph, director, scenario writer and actor, directed Lillian Walker, Anita Stewart, Earle Williams, Mary Fuller, Leah Baird and other stars (" Caliph of New Bagdad," "Janet of the Chorus," "The Gods Redeem," " The Primal Instinct," " The Road of Many Turnings "), Thanhouser (" It Happened to Adele "). BROWN, Clarence L., b. 1890; educ. Univ. of Tennessee; early career, automobile business; screen career, Peerless Feature Producing Co., World Film Corp., Paragon, Artcraft, Famous Players — Lasky, editor of all of Maurice Tourneur's productions. Ad., home, 515 W. 122d st., N. Y. C; studio, Famous Players-Lasky studios, W. Fort Lee, N. J. BROWNING, Tod; b. Louisville; stage career, toured world at head of " Lizard and the Coon " Co., " Mutt and Jeff," " World of Mirth*"; screen career, Biograph, Reliance-Majestic, Fine Arts ("Atta Boy's Last Race," "Orpheus," "Jim Bludso," " Love Sublime," " Hands Up "), Metro (" Peggy, the Will o' the Wisp," " The Legion of Death," " The Jury of Fate," "Revenge," "The House in the Mist"). Studio ad., Metro, 3 W. 61st St., N. Y. C. BRUCE, Robert Cameron; b. Stowe, Vt., 1887; educ. Univ. of Iowa, Univ. of Minn.; early career, retail lumberman, rancher; screen career, with Katherine F. Carter, Inc., and Educational (prod, scenics, including " World's Road," " In Hanging Glacier Country," " Yarn of the Slowern'll," " Head of the War Creek," " Film Hunters," " To the Rainbow," " The Land of Silence "). Hght., 6, 2; wght., 150; light hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, Imperial Hotel, Portland, Ore., or Educational Film Corp., 729 Seventh Ave., N. Y. BRUNTON, Robert A.;, b. Glasgow, Scotland; educ. London, at Royal Academy schls. ; stage career, scenic artist with Henry Irving at Lyceum Theatre, London, made 3 tours of America with Irving as scenic director, 3 yrs. with Shuberts as scenic artist, 3 yrs. with Oliver Morosco; screen career, art director and mgr. of prod., Ince-Triangle. Ad., 5300 Melrose ave., Los Angeles. BRYAN, Vincent Patrick, also scenario writer; b. St. Johns, Newfoundland, 1877; educ. pub. schls., N. Y.; stage career, wrote "The Man From Now" for H. W. Savage, "The Queen of the Moulin Rouge " for Tom Ryley, wrote acts and vaud. sketches for Nat. Wills, Lew Dockstader, Montgomery and Stone, Gertrude Hoffman, Irene Franklin; screen career, Keystone, Lone Star (" The Vagabond," " One A. M.", " The Count"), Goldwyn ("The Scrublady"), Fun Art Films ("A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair "). Ad., Friars Club, N. Y. C. BUCKLAND, Wilfrid; screen career, technical dir., Lasky ("The Soul of Kura San," "Joan the Woman"), Artcraft ("A Regular Guy," "A Romance of the Redwoods"). Ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal. BUCKLEY, William N.; b. Chicago, 1890; educ. there; stage career, Bush Temple Stk. Co., " Brown of Harvard," " Strongheart"; screen career, D. W. Griffith ("The Escape"), Famous Players ("Mistress Nell," "Cinderella"), Selig, Advance M. P. Co., now dir. for Sunshine Film Corp (" Kruell Fate," "The Future Generation"). Hght., 6; wght., 160; light com plexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., 4744 Winthrop ave., Chicago; studio, Sunshine Film Corp., Chicago. BUEL, Kenean; screen career, Fox ("Dare Devil Kate," " Hypocrisy," " The War Bride's Secret," " Bitter Truth," " She," " Two Little Imps," " The Trouble Makers "). Ad., Fox, N. Y. BURNS, Robert P., also comedian; b. Philadelphia, Pa., 1878; educ. there; stage career, vaud., acrobatic, comedian road cos., in " Wizard of Oz," " Babes in Toyland," " Ziegfeld Follies," 1909; screen career, Selig, Lubin, Mutual, Vim (" Pokes and Jabs," "The Property Man "), Fine Arts ("The Little Yank"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 10; wght., 150; fair complexion, black hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 2142 St. Albans st., Philadelphia, Pa. BUTLER, William J., also characters, scenario writer; b. and educ. Dublin, Ireland; stage career, in " Pippa Passes," "The Great Divide," "Faith Healer"; screen career, 6 yrs. as actor and director with Biograph under D. W. Griffith (" Stronger Than a Woman's Will"), Famous Players ("Susie Snowflake," " The Evil Thereof," " Rolling Stones "), QualityMetro (" The Great Secret "). Author of " In the Rockies," " His Wife's Mother," " Their Second Honeymoon." Hght., 5, 7; wght., 180; gray hair, dark blue eyes. Ad., home, Players Club, N. Y.; studio, Metro, N. Y. c CABANNE, William Christy; b. St. Louis, 1888; educ. St. Rose Academy, Culver Military Academy; early career spent in the navy; stage career, 1908-1910 with Laura Nelson Hall, Wilton Lackaye, Charlotte Walker, Orrin Johnson, Hattie Williams; screen career, since 1910 with Biograph, RelianceMajestic, Fine Arts (dir., Douglas Fairbanks' first pictures, " The Lamb," " Double Trouble " and " Reggie Mixes In." Was for five years Griffith's Chief of Staff, directing " Flirting with Fate," " Diane of the Follies " and other features. Joined Metro, author and dir. of "One of Many," "The Slacker," coauthor and dir. of "Draft 258." Directed Metro's first serial, "The Great Secret," "Cyclone Higgins," "God's Outlaw," " Miss Robinson Crusoe." Now at head of his own company state's rights. Ad., Longacre Bldg., N. Y. C. CALVERT, E. H.; b. Alexandria, Va., 1890; educ. West Point; early career, Capt. in U. S. Army for 12 yrs., railroad surveyor; stage career, "Arizona," "Ben Hur," stk.; screen career, Essanay (late pictures, "The Burning Brand," "Dancing with Folly," "His Moral Code"). Hght., 6; wght., 196; brown hair, brown eyes; golfs, swims. Ad., Essanay, Chicago. CAMPBELL, Colin; screen career, Selig (made "The Spoilers," " The Garden of Allah," " The Crisis," " The Brand of Cain," "Who Shall Take My Life," "The City of Purple Dreams," " Caleb Conover," " The Smouldering Flame," " The Love of Madge o' Mara," " The Still Alarm," " The Law, North of 65," " Little Orphan Annie," " The Garden of Allah," " Beware of Strangers "). Ad., Selig, Los Angeles. CAMPBELL, William S.; b. Ashley, Pa.; educ. Ashley High Sch.; early career, 10 yrs. vaud. and motion picture manager; screen career, 3^4 yrs. with Keystone, dir. numerous SennettParamount comedies; rides, swims, all outdoor sports. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 150; fair complexion, dark hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 1044 Broad blvd., Glendale; studio, Keystone, Los Angeles. CAPELLANI, Albert; b. Paris, 1874; screen career, one of the pioneers in the motion picture art in Paris, 5 yrs. director in Pathe Paris Studios, 7 yrs. directing features abroad; in this country directed for World (" Camille," "The Dark Silence"), Selznick ("The Common Law," "The Foolish Virgin"), Mutual ("American Maid"), Metro ("Daybreak"). Member Screen Club. Ad., Metro, N. Y. CAPELLANI, Paul; b. Paris, France; educ. St. Barbe Acad, and Paris Conservatory; grad. with honors in 1900, causing his engagement for the Theatre Antoine (Paris), later creating leading juveniles in many prods.; screen career, in Paris, in America with World (" Camille," " La Boheme "), Selznick ("The Common Law," "The Foolish Virgin"), Ivan ("One Law for Both," " Babbling Tongues "). Now with Metro directing. Studio ad., 3 W. 61st St., N. Y. C. CARBER, B. D.; b. Utica. 1878; educ. St. Lawrence Univ.; stage career, Frohmans, Lillian Russell, 6 yrs. producing in stock; screen career, Kalem, Ramo, Universal, Thanhouser. Ad., Thanhouser, New Rochelle.