Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

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186— DIRECTORS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition " The Daring Chance," " Ransom," " Fighting Joe," " Bartered Youth," "The Girl and the Crisis"), Crest Picture Co. ("The Chosen Prince "), Triangle (" Wild Shumac," "Lupin Sal," " Fanatics "). Ad., home, Chambersburg, Pa.; studio, Triangle, Culver City. MONTGOMERY, Frank E.; b. Petrolia, Pa., 1870; educ. Helena, Mont.; stage career, from age of 7, appearing in U. S., Hawaii, Canada, Philippines, with Dan Sully, starred in " The Christian," headed rep. co. 2 yrs.; screen career, from 1908, with Bison as director, Selig, Kalem, Universal (" Massacre of the Santa Fe Trail"), Horsley (dir. "Stanley in Africa"), Metro ("The Awakening of Helena Ritchie," "Egypt the Gypsy"); rides, swims, rows, boxes, fences. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 189; brown hair and eyes. Ad., Hollywood, Cal. MOORE, Eugene W.; b. Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia; educ. Boston, Mass., and N. Y. ; stage career, appeared with Edwin Booth, Frederick Warde, and Stuart Robson in Shakespearian plays; then starred 5 yrs. in " The Burglar," then " Diplo , ". ^^,„„« -o^oo^ c;^^a 1019 TV,,nl,™,cor /'"A Mnrloi-n Vjene oi tne l^azy /\, i ne vjin w no won uiu Pathe ("Captain Kiddo"). Ad., Hollywood, Cal. MOORE, Matt, also leads; b. Ireland, 1888; educ. Toledo, O.; career, opp. Florence Lawrence, Marion Leonard, Artcraft ("The Pride of the Clan"), Universal ("20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," " A Studio Cinderella, " Breaking the Family Strike," " She Married Her Husband," " One Bride Too Many"), Ardsley Film Corp. (" Runaway Romany"), Ziegfeld Cinema Co. (" Still Jim "). Ad., Ziegfeld Cinema Co., N. Y. MORDANT, Edwin; also characters, leads; b. Baltimore; educ. pub. schls, Baltimore; early career, newspaper compositor, reporter, editor; stage career, leads and star in stock and roads prods., dir. of plays, mgr. of attractions; screen career, Famous Players (" Moth and the Flame," " Seven Sisters," " Poor Little Peppina," " Prince and the Pauper," "Molly Make-Believe"), Rolfe ("A Royal Family"), LaskyParamount ("The Undying Flame"). Hght., 6; wght., 190; blue eyes. Has written dramatizations for stck. cos. and articles for magazines and dramatic journals. Ad., home, 305 W. 45th st., N. Y. MORHANGE, Marcel H.; b. Paris, France, 1876; screen career from 1908, Vitagraph, Fox, World, casting dir., and asst. to Albert Capellani, CKY.; served as officer interpreter with French army, 1914; wounded at Neuve Chapelle. MORTIMER, Edmund; b. N. Y., 1880; served in the SpanishAmerican War; screen career, with Herbert Brenon in " Neptune's Daughter," leads with Mary Fuller, Ethel Grandon, Dorothy Phillips, Imp, Universal, co-dir. with F. H. Crane for Paragon. Ad., Paragon, Fort Lee, N. J. MYERS, Harry C, also leading man; b. New Haven, Conn., 1882; educ. Phila.; stage career, 10 yrs. in stock, rep., and road attractions; screen career, 7 yrs., as leading man and director, Lubin, with Universal (" Father's Child," " The Bathing-Suit Salesman"), Vim Comedies ("Gertie's Garters," "The Good Stenographer," "They Practise"), Pathe ("The Delicatessen Mystery," "Jumping Jealousy," "Rusticating"). Hght., 6; wght., 190; artist and designer, also writer of, many of his own scripts. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. MYLL, Louis; b. and educ. Detroit; stage career, director for David Belasco 6 yrs., Mrs. Leslie Carter 10 yrs.-,' screen career, director for George Kleine (" Du Barry," madein Italy, " Mishaps of Musty Suffer" series); rides, swims, all around athlete Hght., 6; wght., 180; black hair, brown' eyes. Ad., home, Elks Club, N. Y. N NEILAN, Marshall; b. 1891; educ. high school; stage career, stock in San Francisco and Los Angeles, on road with Barney Bernard and others; screen career, Biograph, Kalem, Universal, American, Famous Players (" Mice and Men "), Lasky (lead in " The Country Boy," " The Silent Partner," "Freckles," "The Jaguar's claws"), Artcraft ("Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," "The Little Princess"), Selig ("The Crisis"). Hght., 5, 9; wght, 165; light hair, blue eyes. Ad., Los Angeles Athletic Club, Los Angeles. NEILL, R. William; b. Dublin, Ireland; educ. private tutor; stage career, in " Wildfire " with Lillian Russell, starred in " Baby Mine," in London and on American circuits in " O'Reggie "; author of " Prince o' My Dreams," " Heart's Desire," and other plays; screen career, 1^2 yrs. with Ince, associated with R. B. West in making of " Civilization," played in (" The Big Sister " and others, " A Corner in Colleens," " The Girl Glory," "They're Off," "The Mother Instinct"), Paramount ("The Price Mark," " Flare-Up Sal "). Ad., Ince, Los Angeles. NIGH, William; b. Berlin, Wis.; educ. Univ. of California, Berkeley, Cal., while in college wrote first play, " Off the Road," afterwards converted into a musical com.; stage career, comedy leads in many mus. prods.; screen career, Reliance (wrote, acted and dir. comedies), California M. P. Corp. (dir. " Mignon "), Metro (dir. "A Yellow Streak"), Fox (" The Slave," " Wife No. Two," wrote and played heavy in "Her Debt of Honor," dir. "Life's Shadows"). Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. NOBLE, John W.; b. Albemarle Co., Va., 1880; educ. West Point; early career, Lieut, in U. S. Army for 7J/2 yrs. in Philippines and China, engineer in Mexico; stage career, 4 yrs. with Shuberts, Liebler Stock, and in vaud.; screen career, dir. for Thanhouser, Biograph, Universal, Mutual ("The Brand of Cowardice," " The Awakening of Helena Ritchie," " Egypt the Gypsy"), Metro ("The Call of Her People," "The Beautiful Lie"), Frohman ("A Man Without a Country"), Noble (" Shame "). Writer of short stories and plays. Ad., N. Y. C. Screen Club. NORTH, Wilfrid; b. London, Eng.; early career, with Mercantile Marine, cattle puncher in Texas, practising lawyer, soldier in N. G. State of Texas; stage career, stage mgr. for Mrs. Fiske 5 yrs., assoc. with Winthrop Ames at the Little Theatre and the New Theatre, also first dir. Harvard Dram. Club and dir. Amateur Comedy Club, N. Y. ; screen career, Vitagraph, directing late John Bunny, past 3 yrs. directing for Vitagraph (" Salvation Joan," " The Ordeal of Elizabeth," " The Kid," " Kitty Mackay," " The Message of the Mouse," " Clover's Rebellion"). Recreations, riding, swimming. Hght., 6, 1J4; wght., 230; dark complexion, dark hair, hazel eyes. Home ad., 1270 Allan ave., N. Y. C. Ad., Vitagraph Co. of America, N. Y. C. NOWLAND, Eugene; b. Memphis, Tenn., 1879; traveled extensively on both continents as concert master, musical director and stage director; screen career, Edison ("The Boston Tea Party," " McQuade of the Traffic Squad"), Thanhouser, Columbia, Metro ("Threads of Fate"), Van Dyke (" Miss Deception"); rides, all outdoor sports. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. O O'BRIEN, John B.; b. Richmond, Va.; educ. St. John's Coll., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; stage career, juv. leads with Augustus Thomas Co.; screen career, Essanay (juv. leads, touring Mexico and Hawaii, also wrote a number of scenarios), Powers, Universal (director), Majestic (dir. "The Different Man"), Famous Players ("The Foundling," " Destinv's Toy," " Hulda from Holland," "The Big Sister"), Metro ("Vanity"), World ("Maternity"), Triangle ("Souls Triumphant"), Empire All Star ("Queen X," "A Daughter of Maryland," "The Girl and the Judge," " The Richest Girl "). Ad., Empire All-Star, Glendale, Long Island. OLCOTT, Sidney; b. Toronto, Can.; educ. Toronto; stage career, for 5 yrs.; screen career, Kalem (first salaried director), Sid Olcott International Prods, (producing abroad). Important productions: "From the Manger to the Cross," "Colleen Bawn," " Arrah Na Pogue," " Mother of Men," " Madame Butterfly," "Seven Sisters," "Poor Little Peppina," "An Innocent Lie," "All for Ireland," "The Belgian"), Famous Players (" The Daughter of MacGregor "). Rides, swims, lacrosse, football. Hght., 5, 9; weht., 165; iron gray hair, gray eyes. Ad., 315 W. 51st st., N. Y., or 220 W. 42nd st, N. Y. O'NEIL, Barry, also author; b. and educ. N. Y.; stage career, as dir. for Keith and Proctor, Klaw and Erlanger, Joseph Brooks; screen career, Thanhouser, 1907, dir. many pictures, Lubin, World (late pictures, "Husband and Wife," "The Revolt," " The Hidden Scar "). Ad., Lamb's Club, N. Y. O'NEILL, Jack; b. Phila., Pa.; educ. Phila, Pa.; stage career, 3 yrs. vaud.; screen career, Lubin, Pennsylvania, Scarlett, Unicorn, etc. Home ad., 3702 Brandywine St., Phila., Pa. Studio ad., Grantwood, N. J.