Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

182— DIRECTORS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition LE SGTR, George; b. N. Y.; educ. St. John's Univ. and St. Francis Xavier Coll., N. Y.; in pantomimics under Cavallazzi 2 yrs. and, art and literature abroad; stage career, stage director for Augustin Daly, prod. " Scaramouche," Ballet Pantomime, also acted with James K. Hackett, John Drew, Bertha Galland; screen career, Pathe, Kalem ("The Pilgrimage," " Bucktown " series), Art Film of Moscow; assoc. ed. original " Theatre Magazine." Ad., 73 W. 12th st.. N. Y. LESSEY, George A.; b. Amherst, Mass.; educ. Dean Acad., Williston Sem. and Amherst Coll.; stage career, in all branches of theatrical business; screen career, Thanhouser (Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet"), 3 yrs. with Edison (dir. "The Birth of the Star Spangled Banner," etc.), Universal in 1914 (dir. King Baggot), Eastern Film (dir.), Metro (dir. "The Purple Lady"), Wharton, Inc. (dir. Mrs. Vernon Castle in " Patria," dir. " The Eagle's Eye "). Recreations, riding, swimming, motoring. Appeared in western, society and Shakespearian roles. Hght., 6; wght., 180; complexion, fair; hair, light; blue eyes. Home ad., 34 W. 75th st., N. Y. C. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. LEVERING, Joseph, also leads; b. Columbus, Ind.; educ. Kansas City, Mo.; stage career, stock 5 yrs., vaud. 4 yrs., in " Green Stockings"; screen career, Gaumont (dir. "A Cup of Chance," "Capital Punishment"), Solax ('Ben Bolt"), Pathe ("Country Boy," " The Beach Combers," " The Light That Failed "), Art Dramas ("Little Miss Fortune," "The Road Between"), Erbograph ("The Little Samaritan"). Hght., 6; wght., 170; dark brown hair, blue eyes. Hobbies, motoring and painting. Home ad., 79 Post ave., N. Y. Studio ad., Erbograph, N. Y. LEWIS, Charles, also scenario writer; b. Brooklyn; educ. Brooklyn schs; screen career, Jungle Film Co., Universal, Kinetophoto Corp., Imp, Novelty; produces, directs amateur pictures; drives, motors, swims. Hght., 6, 1; wght. 142; dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, 973 Jefferson ave., Brooklyn; studio, Novelty, 115 E. 23d st., N. Y. LEWIS, Edgar; b. Holden, Mo., 1872; as a boy was shanghaied and taken to England, later 4 yrs. with circus; stage career, long period of rep. and stock; screen career, Solax, Reliance, Photoplay Prods. Co., Life Photo (" Northern Lights "), Fox, Lubin ("The Fires of Johannis," "Those Who Toil," "The Light at Dusk"), Rex Beach ("The Barrier"), Edgar Lewis ("The Bar Sinister," "The Sign Invincible," "Calibre 38 "). Ad., Edgar Lewis Productions Co., 220 W. 42d st.. N. Y. LLOYD, Frank; b. Glasgow, Scotland; stage career, stock, rep., came to America at head of C. P. Walker's rep. cos.; also played vaud.; screen career, Universal (heavy in Rex releases, then directed own co. in many one and two reelers), PallasParamount C Gentleman from Indiana," " The Intrigue "), Fox ( "Sins of Her Parent," "The Price of Silence," "American Methods," " When a Man Sees Red," " The Doctor," " Les Miserables," " The Heart of a Lion," " The Tale of Two Cities "). Ad., Fox, N. Y. LOOMIS, Frederick, also leading man; b. 1881; stage career, 17 yrs. character parts, dir.; screen career, Kalem, dir. 1 reel features. Hght., 5, 7; dark complexion. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th st., N. Y. LOUIS, Will; b. Woodfield, Md.; stage career, 15 yrs. as stock actor and stage manager; screen career, has directed numerous pictures, specializing in comedies, with Lubin, Edison, Solax, Vim; rows, swims, boxes, all outdoor sports. Hght., 5, 6; wght., 150. Ad., home, 3651 N. 15th st., Phila.; studio, 750 Riverside ave., Jacksonville. LOU-TELLEGEN; b. Athens, Greece, Nov. 26, 1881; stage career, leading man with Sarah Bernhardt in Paris and on tour, director and star on London and American stages; screen career, Pathe (" Queen Elizabeth "), Lasky (" The Explorer," " The Unknown," " The Victory of Conscience," " The Victoria Cross"), Lasky-Paramount ("The Long Trail." " What Money Can't Buy," "The Thing We Love "). Recreations, riding, swimming, shooting, motoring, acroplaning, also literature, sculpture, painting, etc. Hght., 6; wght., 175; dark hair, gray eyes. Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood. LUND. O. A. C, also seen, writer; b. Stockholm, Sweden; educ. Unsala Univ.; stage career, Folk Theatre, Stockholm, and Royal Dramatic Theatre; screen career, Eclair, World, Universal, Metro ("The Dollar Mark," "The Marked Woman," " When Broadway Was a Trail," " Dorian's Divorce," " The Price of Malice," " The Trail of the Slacker"), Crystal Film (" Mother Love and the Law "), Fox (" The Painted Madonna"); paints, writes. Ad., Screen Club., N. Y. M McCONNELL, Guy W.; b. 1879, Wrightsville, Pa.; early career, author and magazine writer; screen career, Pathe, Wholesome Films Corp., scenario writer and director of " Cinderella and the Magic Slipper," " The Penny Philanthropist," author of " Pearl of the Army." Ad., home, Wrightsville, York Co., Pa.; studio, 18 W 25th st., N. Y. C. McDERMOTT, John W.; b. Green River, Wyo, 1895; educ. Ogden, Utah; stage career, under mgmt. Ziegfeld, in vaud. over Keith circut for 2 yrs.; screen career, Fine Arts (supported Dorothy Gish in "Old Heidelberg"), Lasky, Kalem, NYMP, Universal (wrote and produced " His Harmless Hobby," " The Woman and the Wife," " The Fight Within," "She Knew," "Black Evidence"). Ad., Artcraft, N. Y. McGILL, Lawrence B.; b. Courtland, Miss., 1869; educ. Courtland Acad.; stage career, for 20 yrs. directed traveling rep. and stock cos., producing more than 400 plays; screen career, dir., American-Eclair, Reliance-Majestic, All-Star, Metro, Arrow ("Children of St. Anne," "Arizona," "Pierre of the Plains," "The Price He Paid," "The Sealed Valley," "How Molly Made Good," " The Woman's Law," " Crime and Punishment"), Astra Pathe ("The Girl From Bohemia," "The Angel Factory"). Hght., 5, 10; wght., 200; light complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. McGOWAN, John P., director general; b. S. Australia; educ. Australia; stage career, with Robert Alantell, William Faversham, H. W. Savage, also in stock and vaud.; screen career, with Kalem, making three trips with them to Ireland, put at head of co. in Jacksonville, Fla., organized co. in Los Angeles made " Hazards of Helen," featuring Helen Holmes; later with Lasky and Universal; formed Signal Corp. with S. S. Hutchinson to feature Helen Holmes in railroad films, produced " Girl and the Game," " Whispering Smith," " Medicine Bend," " Lass of the Lumberlands," " Diamond Runners," "The Railroad Raiders," "The Lost Express"). All around athlete. Accomplishments, riding, roping, motoring, swimming, operating r. r. locomotive. Hght., over 6; wght, over 195; brown hair, hazel eyes. Home ad., 4555 Pasadena ave., Los Angeles. Studio ad., Signal, Los Angeles. McKIM, Edwin; b. Pittsburg, Pa.; educ. Pittsburg Univ.; stage career, leading man with Marie Wainwright; screen career, leads with Powers for 6 yrs., Crystal (dir. of comedies), Ivan (dir. "A Mother's Confession"), Lubin (the "O Ho" series). Writes most of his own scripts, also many other scenarios. McMACKIN, Archer; b. Lake City, la.; early career, newspaper writer; screen career, from 1909, with Essanay (dir.-inchief, producing Bushman-Bayne subjects), Albuquerque, Keystone, Universal, American (dir.); has written or prod, over 300 photoplays. McRAE, Henry Alexander; b. Ontario, Can.; educ. there; stage career, on graduating from school toured with own co. for 2 yrs., later operated stock cos. in Seattle, Portland, Sacramento and San Francisco; took shows to Japan, Hawaii, the Orient; screen career, 1 yr. with Selig, Universal (dir. Bison animal and other features, dir. " The Pirate of Panama "), Bison ("Giant Powder," "A Night with Whispering Smith"). Formerly director-general Universal City, Universal ("Dropped from the Clouds," "Man and Beast," "The Range War"). Hght., 5, 9; wght., 210; light hair, blue eyes. Ad., Universal City, Cal. MACDONALD, J. Farrel; b. Waterbury, Conn., 1875; educ. . Yale; ex-officer U. S. Army; stage career 18 yrs.; screen career from 1908 with G. M. Anderson, with Griffith (Biograph); Imp as actor and dir.; with Pathe as director produced all 5 and 6 • reel Oz features (" Last Egyptian," " Lorna Doone," " Laurel of Tears"); went with Keystone-Triangle June, 1916. Hght., 5, \iy2; wght., 195. Ad., home, 1443 Martel ave., Los Angeles; studio, Keystone, Culver City. MACDONALD, Sherwood; b. N. Y.; educ. Yale; early career, lawyer, author, wrote "Just in Time," "The Goal," "The Phantom of Happiness," etc.; screen career, from 1913, with THE DIRECTORY CONTAINS A COMPLETE LIST OF STUDIO PEOPLE