Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

200— ASSISTANT DIRECTORS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition ASSISTANT DIRECTORS A ABBE, Herbert, G.; b. Pawtucket, R. I., Oct. 25, 1880; educ. Providence and Pittsfield, Mass.; early career, stk., valid, and rep.; screen career, Thanhouser, 6 yrs. Edison, U. S. Motion Picture Corp., 1 yr. Universal; directed slapstick comedy and dramatic features; now asst. dir. Sunbeam Co. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 145; dark complexion, dark hair, blue eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming. Home ad., 453 E. 186th St., Bronx. Ad., Sunbeam, 220 W. 42d St., N. Y. C. ALBERT, Dan; b. Nashville. Tenn.; educ. Nashville; stage career, in " Three Twins," " The Time, the Place and the Girl," " The Girl Question "; screen career, Keystone (" Dough and Dynamite," "His Prehistoric Past," "His Musical Career"; rides. Hght., 5, 8J/2; wght, 155; light hair and blue eyes. Ad., home, 620 Figueroa st., Los Angeles; studio, L-KO, Hollywood. ALRICH, Henry A.; b. San Antonio, Tex., 1878; winner of many prizes as expert cowboy and bronco rider; screen career, from 1910, as actor, Lubin (" Power of Silence," " Lone Game," "Within an Inch of His Life"), then to Horsley (asst. dir. on " Vindication," " When Avarice Rules," " Polar Romance "). Hght., 6; wght., 165; brown hair and eyes. B BAINBRIDGE, Geo.; stage career, actor and asst. director; screen career, Essanay. Studio ad., Selig., Chicago, 111. BARROWS, Norman A.; Imperial, Photoplay Producers Co., Zodiac Films, Los Angeles, Chicago Herald Travelogues. Ad., home, 531 Fullerton ave., Chicago; studio, 128 N. Curtis St., Chicago. BASIL, Joseph; b. 1890, Brooklyn, N. Y.; educ. there; early career, physical instructor in public schools, swimming teacher and all-round athlete; screen career, Vitagraph, "It Wasn't Him," " Plans and Pajamas," " Puppy Love," " Rough Necks and Roof Fops," playing comedy roles and as asst. director. Hght., 5, 5 J/2; wght., 150; dark complexion, dark brown hair and eyes. Ad., home, 323 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; studio, Vitagraph, E. 15th St., Brooklyn. BISHOP, Ernest Franklin; b. Superior, Neb., 1891; educ. Los Angeles high schl. ; stage career, from 1906, in stk., then on tour in " Rose of the Rancho," " End of the Trail "; screen career, from 1910 with Ince ("Desert Gold"), with Bushman Co. 5 mos., with Horsley, 1915, as asst. dir.; rides, swims, boxes, Hght., 5, 10; wght., 175; brown hair, brown eyes. BLAKE, Ben; b. N. Y., 1892; educ. Columbia Coll., N. Y.; stage career, Harlem Opera House Stock Co., two seasons; screen career, asst. dir. Reliance, Famous Players, Universal, Pathe. Ad., home, 371 W. 116th St., N. Y. C, studio, Astra, 1 Congress St., Jersey City, N. J. BLANCHARD, Dudley F.; b. Los Angeles, Cal.; educ. Boston, Mass.; stage career, "The Woman in Black," S. & C. time; screen career, Lasky, Universal, " Oliver Twist," " The Lash," " Freckles," " The Jaguar's Claws," " Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," " The Red Ace," " The Man of God." Ad. home, 1820 Berendo pi., Hollywood, Cal. Studio, Universal, Universal City, Cal. BUCHANAN, Donald L., also cutter; b. Sioux City, la.; educ. Mt. Pleasant M. A., Ossining, N. Y., Nicholas prep, schl., Buffalo, N. Y., Yale Univ.; screen career, Universal ("The Little Mail Carrier"), Vitagraph ("Pawns of Mars," "The Quagmire"), Hanover ("Should a Baby Die"), Fox ("A Woman's Honor," " The Siren"). Ad., home, 260 W. 42d St., N. Y. BURT, William P.; b. St. Peters, Minn.; educ. Denver, Boston; stage career, on legitimate stage for yrs.; screen career, Vitagraph, Thanhouser, Metro, Astra-Pathe; characters, heavies. Home ad., 303 Tague st., J. C; studio, Pathe, J. C. c Traffic," with Metro Pictures Corp. since inception, laboratory inspector, film, cutter, bus. mgr. Yorke, Metro. Ad., home, 6242 Leland Way, Hollywood, Cal.; studio, Metro, Hollywood. CARR, Billie; b. Chicago; educ. there; stage career, asst. stage manager at People's Stock Co. and La Salle Stock Co., Chicago; screen career, Universal, Bosworth (" Honor Thy Name," " The Dumb Girl of Portici "), NYMP (now assisting in producing Triangle features). Ad., home, 6132 De Longpre ave., Hollywood; studio, Essanay, Culver City, Cal. CLEMENS, James H.; b. England; educ. Pa. and Ky:; stage career, Orpheum Circuit; screen career, Eclair, Pallas-Morosco (" Ben Blair," " Madame La Presidente "), Universal ("The Belle and the Bellhop"). Hght., 5, 7; wght., 135; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 2065 Cambridge st., Los Angeles; studio, Universal City. CLIFTON, Arthur Shaw; b. Phila., 1883; educ. there; screen career, Fox, Lubin (assisted in " The Sunken Village," " The Ragged Earl," "Think, Mothers," " The Silent Accuser," "The Idler," " The Girl I Left Behind Me "). CLISBEE, Ed.; b. California; stage career, from 1898; stk.; screen career, Kalem (" A Son of Cain," " The Harvest of Gold," "The Girl from 'Frisco," "On the Brink of War"). Ad., Vitagraph, Los Angeles. COMSTOCK, Ray S.; b. Kansas City, Mo., 1886; educ. Cleveland; stage career, vaud., mus. com., road shows; screen career, Fox (with Apfel worked on " A Man of Sorrow," " The Man from Bitter Roots "). Ad., home, 2237 Fargo st., Edendale, Cal.; studio, Fox, Los Angeles. COMSTOCK, Roy Sheaff; b. Cleveland, Ohio, 1886; educ. pub. schs. there; stage career, vaud., mus. com., 16 yrs.; screen career, dir. at Fox, William, Farnum, Mrs. Vernon Castle, in last fine episode of " Patria," Paralta sir 5, 9M; wght., 170. Ad., Paralta, L. A. since June, 1917; hght., COOPER, J. Gordon; b. Baltimore, Md.; educ. St. Francis Xavier, N. Y.; screen career, Fox, assistant to R. A. Walsh ("Blue Blood and Red," "The Honor System"), assistant to Charles Parrott ("A Fool There Was"); rides, swims, outdoor sports; dark complexion, black hair, dark eyes. Ad., home, 152 J/2 N. Harvard Blvd., Hollywood; studio, Fox, N. Y. COX, Doran H.; b. 1881, Hinton, W. Va.; educ. St. Joseph, Mo.; screen career, 4 yrs. with Thos. H. Ince Co. Ad., home. Hotel Nile, Ocean Park, Cal.; studio, Ince, Los Angeles, Cal. D CANTER, Abraham; b. 1892, N. Y. C; educ. there; early career, in business world, then in Reis Theatrical Enterprises; screen career, Moral Feature Film Co., " Inside of White Slave DAWN, Norman Omar b. Santa Barbara, Cal., 1890; educ. U. S. and art schl. abroad; stage career, clown in circus 3 yrs.; screen career, Biograph, Independept, NYMP, Inc., designing art titles and prologues, now producing for Keystone comedies. Hght., 5, 10; wght., 148; dark complexion, brown hair, brown eyes. Accomplishments, rides, swims, writes scenarios, draws cartoons. Home ad., 1435 Grand Canal, Venice, Cal. Studio ad., Keystone, Los Angeles. DE ANQUINOS, Alexander; b. Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1892; educ. Franklin and Marshall Acad., Wesleyan Coll.; stage career, vaud.; screen career, Vitagraph, Fox, World. Pathe, Solax, Seneca, Franklin Film Co. ("The Equine Spy," "The Wager," "Virtue"); all around athlete. Played Western and society roles. Hght., 5, 10; wght., 170; fair complexion, dark brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., home, 1004 Sterling pi., Brooklyn, or c/o Kirmmse, Inc., W. 40th st., N. Y. DE CARLTON, George; b. Boston, Mass., June 30, 1867; stage career, in every branch, beginning at early age; screen career. Reliance (asst. to Oscar Apfel), Life Photo (" Northern Lights," "The Lighthouse," "Captain Swift," "The Ordeal"), Fox (asst. to Edgar Lewis, appearing in " The Thief," " The Plunderer," "A Gilded Fool," " Samson," " The Nigger "), Ocean Film. Ad., Friars' Club, N Y. Studio, Metro, N. Y. C. DE RUE, Eugene; b. Pueblo, Col., 1885; educ. there; stage career, 3 yrs. in stk.; screen career, Universal (for 4 yrs. asst. to Norman McDonald, William Ferguson, William Worthing