Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

164— DIRECTORS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition CARE WE, Edwin; b. Gainesville, Tex.; educ. Univs. of Missouri and Tex.; stage career, 16 yrs.; screen career, Lubin, Rolfe-Metro (producing " Cora," " Marse Covington," " The House of Tears," " The Upstart," " Her Great Price," " Keys to Possession," ".The Greatest Power," "Her Fighting Chance," " The Trail of the Shadow," " The Voice of Conscience," " Their Compact," " Red, White and Blue Blood "). Ad., home, 251 W. 95th st., N. Y., studio, Metro, N. Y. CARLETON, Lloyd B.; b. N. Y.; educ. Columbia Coll.; stage career, with Maude Adams, dir. Fawcett Stock Co.; screen career, Thanhouser, Lubin, Fox, Selig, Universal, dir. " Walls of Jericho," " The Idler," " Their Sinful Influence," " Way of the World " (late pictures, " The Unattainable," " The Morals of Hilda," " The Devil's Bondwoman"). Hght., 5, 10; wght., 230. Ad., home, 5846 Carlton Way, Hollywood. CARLSON, Wallace A., b. St. Louis, Mo.; educ. pub. schs., Lane H. S., Chicago, 111.; 1909-1914, sport, cartoonist, Chicago Inter-Ocean; screen career, Historical Feature, Essanay, ed. animated cartoons. Ad., 424 Oakdale ave., Chicago. CAVANAUGH, William H.; b. 1876, N. Y. C, educ. there; stage career, 12 yrs. in drama stock and vaud. ; screen career, character acting and director, Pathe Freres, Universal, Edgar Lewis, " Crimson Stain Mystery," " Sign Invisible," " Calibre 38"; boxing, riding, swimming. Hght. 5, lO1^; Wght. 165; dark hair and complexion, brown eyes. Ad., home, 722 Park ave., Weehawken, N. J. CHAPMAN, George W.; b. Iowa Falls, Iowa, 1883; educ. Columbus, O., New York; stage career, expert in mechanical stage effects; screen career, Pathe, Universal, Horsley, Keystone ("Crooked to the End"); artist, plaster work, sculptor. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 175; dark complexion, brown hair and eyes. Ad., home, 1621 Glendale ave., Glendale, Cal., studio, Sunshine, L. A., Cal. CHAUDET, Louis W.; b. Manhattan, Kan., 1884; early career, photographer; stage career, vaud., road shows, Belasco stk.; screen career, Selig, as actor, photographer, asst. dir., Universal (dir. Nestor comedies " His Wife's Relations," " Why Uncle," " How It Happened," "A Bundle of Trouble," " Little Hero," " The Littl<? Swede," " A Gentle 111 Wind," " Follow the Girl," "The Rushin' Dancers," "The Winning Pair," "The Blood of Gladness," " The Edge of the Law," " Society's Driftwood"), Paul Smith Picture Co. ("The Finger of Justice "). Ad., Paul Smith Picture Co., S. R., Cal. CHAUTARD, Emile; b. Paris; educ. France; stage career, leading man at Odeon Theatre, Paris, Gymnase Theatre, Ryane Theatre and Theatre Royal; screen career, with Eclair in Paris, Peerless (dir. " The Heart of a Hero," " Friday, the Thirteenth," "The Man Who Forgot," "The Web of Desire"), Thanhouser ("Fires of Youth," "Under False Colors"), Lasky ("The Eternal Temptress"), C. K. Young ("Magda"), Pathe ("The Heart of Ezra Greer"), World ("The Boss"). Ad., home, 630 Riverside Drive; studio, Paramount. CHRISTIE, Al. E.; b. London, Canada; educ. N. Y.; early career, with Wilton Lackaye; screen career, gen. mgr. Centaur for Horsley (directed " Mutt and Jeff" series), Universal (producing over 300 comedies, 250 of which he was author, also 5reel B'way U features ("Mrs. Plum's Pudding"). Now head of Christie and producing dir. (" Her Crooked Career," " Out for Coin," "A Seminary Scandal," "Working His Way," " Crazy by Proxy," " A Blessed Blunder," " Nearly a Papa," "Their Seaside Tangle," "Help! Help! Police!"). Ad., Christie, Hollywood. CLEMENTS, Hal.; b. and educ. N. Y»; screen career, Gaumont, Kalem, U. S. Film, St. Louis M. P. Co., American, Lasky, Kalcm (" The Tracking of Stingaree," " A Double Deception "), Lois Weber Prod. ("K"). Ad., home, 1540 S. Hoover St., Los Angeles. CLEMENTS, Roy; b. 111., 1877; .on stage 22 yrs.; screen career, Essanay (" Snakeville " series), Universal (" Slippery Slim " series, Pat Rooney Features), Sierra Features, Universal (" Fat and Foolish," " A Proxy Elopement," " The Impatient Patient," "The Bright Lights," "Seeing Things," "The Potato Patriot," "Too Much Women"). Home ad., Hollywood, Cal. CLIFTON, Elmer; stage career, from 1907, in "The Girl of the Golden West," " The Dollar Mark," mgmt. Belasco when latter was Coast stk. director, two B'way prods, with Richard Bennett, with Lewis Stone Co., Los Angeles; screen career, Bosworth ("John Barleycorn"), Reliance-Majestic (Phil. Stoneman in Griffith's "Birth of a Nation, "Intolerance"), Fine Arts (" The Sable Lorcha," " The Lily and the Rose," "The Missing Links," "The Little School Ma'am"), Universal ("The Fourth Glove," "Sky High," "The Midnight Man," " It's Up to You," " A Stormy Knight," " The Drag-net," " The Flash of Fate," " Flirting With Death," " The Man Trap," " The Love Claim "). Recreations, riding, swimming and motor racing. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 160; light complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. Studio ad., Universal, Univ. City. CLINE, Edward Francis; b. Kenosha, Wis., 1892; educ. Lake Forest, Chicago; screen career, Keystone (dir. " His Bread and Butter," " Bubbles of Trouble," " The Winning Punch," "His Busted Trust"), Sennett-Paramount ("That Night"); rides, swims, rows, wrestles, outdoor sports. Hght., 6; wght, 204. Light hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 1124 Logan St., Los Angeles; studio, Sennett-Paramount, Los Angeles. COCHRANE, George; b. Wheeling, W. Va., 1869; educ. there; stage career, support of Alexander Salvini; later with Standard Oil Co.; screen career, Universal (dir. "A Mountain Tragedy," "Ambition," "The Wonderful Ring," "The Web," "Gladsome," "The Get-a-Way," "The Spindle of Life"). Ad., Universal City. COLLINS, John Hancock; b. N. Y. C, 1890; educ. there; stage career, designer of stage settings, author of several legit, prods.; screen career, Edison, asst. dir., gen. stage mgr., and tech. dir., Metro (dir. " God's Law and Man's," " Aladdin's Other Lamp," "Blue Jeans," "The Tiger Cat," "The House of Hearts"); motors. Studio ad., Metro, 3 W. 61st, N. Y. C. CONWAY, Jack; b. Graceville, Minn., 1887; educ. there; stage career, from 1907, in stock, melodrama, in " Mrs. Temple's Telegram"; screen career, since 1911, Bison, Selig, Bosworth, Reliance-Majestic (" Capt. Macklin "), Fine Arts (dir. " The Penitents"), Universal ("Pawned," "The Social Buccaneers," " Polly-ooly," " The Mainspring," " Her Soul's Inspiration," " Little Miss Fixit," " The Smashing Stroke," " The Little Orphan," "Come Through," "Bitter Sweet," "Judgment of the Guilty," "The Charmer"), Triangle ("Doing Her Bit," "Bone of Fear," "Because of a Woman"), Bluebird ("A Jewel in Pawn "). Ad., Triangle, Culver City. COOLEY, Frank; b. Natchez, Miss., 1872; educ. Oakland and San Francisco; stage career, 20 yrs. in mus. com., drama and stock; screen career, Universal, Keystone, Balboa, American. Directed Mustang features for American. Ad., American, Santa Barbara. COYLE, Walter V.; b. Rutland, 111., 1880; educ. St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago; stage career, 15 yrs., stock, " Montana," " Cripple Creek"; screen career, Biograph ("Heart Trouble," " Winning the Widow," " Love's Enduring Flame," " Bob's Love Affairs "). CRANE, Frank H.; b. San Francisco; stage career, juvenile parts with William Collier, Arnold Daly, James A. Heme; screen career, 2 yrs. Thanhouser, Lubin, Universal, dir., 2 yrs. World (dir. " Old Dutch," "As in a Looking Glass," "The Family Cupboard"), Balboa (dir. "Who Is Number One?"), Pathe (" Slyvia of the Secret Service," " Stranded in Arcady," "The Mark of Cain"), Vitagraph ("An Alabaster Box"), Goldwyn (" Thais "). Ad., studio, Goldwyn, Fort Lee, N. J. CURTIS, Allen; b. N. Y., 1879; educ. there, stage career, stock, mus. com., vaud., Weber and Fields, mgr. own mus. com. co.; screen career, Universal (making Imp and Powers comedies, originating Joker brand and producing 200 Joker comedies, originated "Lady Baffles and Detective Duck" series, dir. " The Butler's Blunder," " Swearing Off," " Simple Sapho," " Her Mistake in Love," " Sarah of the Circus," " The Borrowed Baby," " Max Comes from the West," " A Gale of Verse," " Short Skirts and Deep Waters," " Rain and Rascality," " A Smuggler's Revenge "). Secretary Motion Picture Directors' Association. D DALY, William Robt.; b. Boston, 1872; educ. Boston Latin School; in business 2 yrs.; stage career with Frohman, Liebler, H. B. Harris and Julius Cahn, as actor and director; screen career, began 1910, four years with Imp-Universal, 2 yrs. with Selig ("The Militant," "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "Miracle Mary," " Calvary's Shadow," " Unto Those Who Sin," " The Making of Crooks," "At Piney Ridge," etc.).