Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

192— DIRECTORS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition Lines," " When Love Is Young." Now writing scenario for State rights production. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C, Vitagraph, N. Y. SEIGMANN, George; educ. Boston Univ.; stage career, 7 yrs., Castle Square Stock Co.; screen career, Reliance-Majestic (" The Avenging Conscience "), appeared as Silas Lynch in " The Birth of a Nation," Fine Arts (" Atta Boy's Last Race," "Intolerance," "The Little Yank"); Crystal Film ("Mother Love and the Law "); Universal (" Molly and I "). Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. SEITER, William A.; b. N. Y.; educ. Hudson River Mil. Acad.; early career, artist and writer; screen career, Reliance, Universal, Majestic, Crown City, National Film (" Morning After," "Tangled Threads"). Ad., Smallwood Comedies, N. Y. Home, Gerard Hotel, N. Y. SEMON, Lawrence, also comedian; b. West Point, Miss., 1889; educ. Savannah, Ga. ; early career, played child parts on stage with Zera Semon, his father; pro. magician, cartoon artist and tumbler in vaud. ; screen career, Universal, Palace Players (dir. Frank Daniels Comedies); Vitagraph ("Players and Puppy Love," "Rooftops and Ruffians"); cartoonist N. Y. Evening Sun; has written comedies. Ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn. SENNETT, Mack, director-general; screen career, actor with Biograph, where he appeared in many comedies and dramas; 1912 oreanized Ke>«stone Film Co., with assistance of Ad. and Charles Kessel and Charles Baumann; took his co. to Los Angeles, establishing headquarters there, where he has since been; now supervising production of two-reel comedies for Mack Sennett-Paramount Co. release, " A Bedroom Blunder," "Roping Her Romeo," "Are Waitresses Safe?" "An International Sneak," " The Pullman Bride." Studio ad., Los Angeles, Cal. SHELDON, Roy, also leads; b. Jacksonville, 1885; educ. there; stage career, 8 yrs., stk., vaud., drama; screen career, Sid Olcott, Reliance. Gauntier, Sterling, Champlain, Kalem ("When Man Could Kill," " Mother of Men," " The Taint," " Land of the Lost"), E. I. S. (" Trooper 44 "); rides, swims, writes short stories. Hght., 5, 9^4; wght, 150; dark complexion, brown hair, dark eyes. Ad., 205 W. 48th st, N. Y. SIDNEY, Scott; stage career, 20 yrs.; screen career, NYMP (produced 80 one and two reel subjects), Triangle (dir. " Bullets and Brown Eyes," "The Deserter"), Pallas-Morosco (" The Rdad to Love," " Her Own People "), National Film Corp. ("Tarzan of the Apes"). Ad., National Film Corp., Los Angeles. SIMONE, Charles, also scenario writer and studio manager; b. Castellana, Italy, 1874; educ. Europe, Amer. ; stage career, stk., rep., playing juvenile and light comedy roles, dramatic coach; screen career, Nestor, Universal, Centaur, Venus, Horsley. Hght., 5, 2; wght., 127; fair complexion, brown hair and eyes. Ad., 589 Avenue E, Bayonne, N. J. SLOANE, Paul H., also scenario writer; b. N. Y. C; educ. N. Y. Univ. (Coll. and Schl. of Journalism); screen career, Michigan Feature Film Co., Edison (wrote " Cossack Whip," " Princess from Poorhouse," " Pardners," etc.), McClure (" Seven Deadly Sins "). Home ad., 783 Beck st., Bronx, N. Y. Studio ad., Edison, 2836 Decatur ave., Bronx, N. Y. SLOMAN, Edward; b. London, 1885; stage career, stock, " Parsifal," " Mummy and Hummingbird," vaud.; screen career, Universal, Lubin, American (" Atonement," " Sealed Lips," " The Twinkler," " The Fighting Gentleman " dir. " The Inner Struggle," "The Embodied Thought," "The Convict King"), American (" Shackles of Truth," " The Frame Up," "Periwinkle," " The Masked Heart," " The Pagan," " Sands of Sacrifice," " The Sea Master," " A Night in New York," " Snap Judgment," "Aladdin's Night"); boxes, swims, motors. Ad., home, 2104 Hollister ave., Santa Barbara; studio, American, Santa Barbara. SMALLEY, Phillips; b. Brooklyn, 1870; educ. Balliol College, Oxford, and Harvard Univ.; early career, law, member of N. Y. Bar for 7 yrs.; stage career, Mrs. Fiske, Raymond Hitchcock; screen career, Gaumont, Kalem, NYMP, Rex, Bosworth ("Hypocrites"), Universal ("The Dumb Girl of Portici," "Where Are My Children?" "Shoes," "Saving the Family Name," "Idle Wives," "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle," "The Double Standard"). Ad., home, 1550 Sierra Bonita, Hollywood; studio, Lois Weber Prod., Hollywood. SMILEY, Joseph W.; b. Boston, 1875; educ. there; stage career, Hanlon Brothers, Fanny Davenport, rep., Klaw and Erlanger; screen career, Imp, director of Lubin and for Jules Brulatour, Artcraft ("Seven Keys to Baldpate"), Famous Players ("Double-crossed"), Goldwyn ("Joan of Plattsburg"). Ad., Friars Club, N. Y. SMITH, David; b. England; educ. there; early career, business, mechanical draughtsman; stage career, bus. mgr. stock co.; screen career, scenario writer, dir. for Vitagraph ('*Her Gethsemane," " Dr. Blinn's Repentance," " Barriers of Prejudice," " Nobody Home," " The Hoyden," " John, Tom, Little Bear"), O. Henry-General ("The Enchanted Kiss," "The Law and Order," " A Dollar's Worth," " The Two Renegades," "The Fourth at Salvador"). Ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn. SMITH, Noel Mason; b. Rockland, Me.; educ. Cal.; screen career, from 1912, Universal-L-Ko ("Bold Bad Breeze," " Spring Fever," " Love and Alligators," " Saving Susie from the Sea," " Beach Nuts," " A Baby Mix-Up, " " Physical Torture and Mental Culture," " A Hotel Hix-Up," " The Prop's Revenge," " Soapsuds and Sirens ") ; has done many special railroad scenes and daredevil acts; rides, swims, athletic stunts, music. Hght., 6; wght., 179; dark complexion, dark hair. In U. S. Service. STAHL, Walter Richard; b. N. Y. C, May 26, 1887; educ. DeWitt Clinton High and Columbia Law; early career, cartoonist on staff of Success Magazine and various dailies; screen career, has written " The Garden of Shadows and Fears," " On the Brink of Civilization," " The Luck," etc., seen. ed. for Reserve Photoplay Co., writing Casey comedies for Johnny and Emma Ray, seen. ed. for Regal Features (" The Souls of Men," "Environment"), Fairmount Film ("Hate"). STANLEY, George; b. San Francisco, 1875; stage career, grand and comic opera, drama, stock; screen career, Pathe, Vitagraph (" Lorelei Madonna," " Angel of Canyon Creek," dir. "Sandy and Shorty"); swims, rides. Ad., Vitagraph, Hollywood. STEDMAN, Marshall; b. Bethel, Me.; educ. Newport, R I., and Colorado Coll.; stage career, rep., E. H. Sothern, stock, taught acting at Chicago Musical Coll.; screen career, Selig as actor and writer for 5 yrs. (producing " The Brand Blotter," "The Cattle Rustlers," "The Suffragette"), Bosworth, then one of the business mgrs. at Universal City (" Mysterious Egypt," " The Lonely Little Prince," " Little Marian's Triumph "); later head of employment dept. Ad., Universal City. STEGER, Julius, also playwright; b. Vienna, Austria; educ. there and America; stage career, actor, singer and producer, starring in his own prods, and in vaud.; screen career, World ("The Fifth Commandment," "The Master of the House"), Rolfe-Metro (" The Stolen Triumph"), Triumph ("The Libertine"); Pres. Triumph and Vice-Pres. Crystal. Author, singer and musician; associated with Messrs. Shubert in prod, of plays, Selznick ("The Law of Compensation"). Ad., Players Club, N. Y. STERLING, Richard; b. West Hoboken, N. J.; educ. Univ. of Pa.; stage career, 14 yrs. clown, impersonator, vaud.; screen career, Jacobs Film Co., Eclair (asst. dir.), British Royal ("The Tarantula"), Jersey, Universal ("The Madcap"), Lasky (" The Storm "). Ad., Lasky, Hollywood. STERRETT, Lee; b. and educ. Erie, Pa.; stage career, stock, "Seven Keys to Baldpate"; screen career, Universal, co-director with Ben Wilson. Ad., Universal City. STEVENS, "Bob," technical director; b. N. Y„ 1883; educ. N. Y. ; screen career, Universal, Ivan; all around athlete. Hght., 5, 7; wght., 145; fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 600 E. 169th st. ; studio, 430 Claremont P'kway, N. Y. STANTON, Richard; b. Phila. ; educ. there; stage career, stock with Kolb and Dill; screen career, Melies, Ince (produced "Aloha," also played leads), Universal ("Graft" series), Fox (dir. "The Love Thief," " Labor," "One Touch of Sin," "The Scarlet Pimpernel," " The Spy," " The Yankee Way," " Durand of the Bad Lands," "Responsibility"). Ad., Fox, Los Angeles. STONE, Sydney; b. Leeds, England, 1884; educ. Oxford, England; stage career, under mgmt. of Cohan and Harris, Chas. Frohman; screen career, Gaumont, Essanay, American Commercial. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 165; light complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., home, 639 Oakdale aye.; studio, American Commercial. 150 W. Austin ave., Chicago.