Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

210— ASSISTANT DIRECTORS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition WEIR, Harry Graves; b. Berkeley, Cal., 1881; educ. pub. schls. of N. Y., Rochester and Toronto; stage career, with Mrs. Fiske, Lillian Russell, 1 yr. stage mgr. for " The Daughter of Heaven," 2 seasons with Thomas A. Wise; screen career, Sawyer, Reliance, Famous, World, Mutual, Eclair, Gotham; rides, swims, rows and fences. Studio, Room 1007, Brokaw Bldg., N. Y. WHITAKER, Charles E.; b. and educ. Holyoke, Mass.; stage career, asst. stage mgr. " A Chinese Honeymoon," " Floradora," "The Belle of New York"; screen career, Biograph, Selig, Lasky ("The Law of the Land"). Ad., home, 3103 Dalton ave., Hollywood, Cal.; studio, Lasky, Hollywood. WILLEY, Alden; b. Athol, Mass., July 27, 1891; educ. Pomona Coll., and N. S. C. Law Sch.; screen career, assisted in direction of " Beulah," " The Shrine of Happiness," " Comrade JohW," " The Red Circle," " Little Mary Sunshine," and others. Hght, 5, 10; wght, 165; blond hair and blue eyes. Home ad., 26 Mermaid Place, Long Beach, Cal. Studio ad., Balboa, Long Beach, Cal. WILTSIE, Simedn; b. N. Y.; 1853; educ. Oyster Bay; stage career, actor since 20 yrs. old; screen career, Eclair, many other cos., Gaumont. Ad., Actors' Equity, 1476 Broadway, N. Y. WIRTH, Leo; b. N. Y., 1887; educ. in Europe; served as officer in Russian Army and saw service in Russo-Japanese War; screen career, Thanhouser ("Joseph in the Land of Egypt"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, llyi; wght., 20; dark hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 1370 Boston Post Road, Bronx. WOESTMAN, Walter E., also cameraman; b. St. Louis, Mo., 1894; educ. Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Pasadena, Cal.; screen career, Universal, Selig (" Pals in Blue "), Cascade (" How He Won It "), field representative for Mutual Weekly, Gaumont Reel Life. At one time professional A. A. A. racing driver. Hght., 6, 6; wgjtf., 186; brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., home, Pasadena Athletic Club, Pasadena, Cal. SCENARIO EDITORS AND WRITERS A ACKER, Edward; b. New York City; educ. N. Y. C, London and Paris; stage career, appeared in " Robespierre " with Sir Henry Irving; early career, wrote special articles and stories for Brooklyn Times, Black Cat, Theatre Magazine, etc.; screen career, as free lance wrote for Biograph, Edison, Pathe, Thanhouser, Kalem, Reliance, Universal, Essanay, etc.; sold 43 to Biograph, then on their staff for 3 yrs.; author of " The Unseen Enemy," " The Telephone Girl and the Lady," " A Cry for Help," " What Drink Did," adapted " Lorna Dobne," " The Cricket on the Hearth," etc. Recreations, is all-around athlete. Home ad., 906 East 176th st., New York City. ALEXANDER, J. Grubb; b. Scranton, Pa.; educ. Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa.; early career, civil engineer, author of treatises on bridge construction and bacteriology; screen career, 1913, Universal, " The Sign of the Poppy," " The Voice on the Wire " serial, " The Chamber," " The Plow Woman," " The Phantom's Secret," Paralta, 1917, to write original photoplays and continuity for Bessie Barriscale and others, " Blue Blood." Ad., studio, Paralta, Hollywood, Cal. B BAER, Berthold A.; educ. Europe; screen career, Lubin, also has written and produced scripts for Selig, Edison, Vitagraph, Author of plays and short stories. Ad., 1719 N. 33d St., Philadelphia. BAKER, C. Graham; b. Evansville, Ind.; educ. high school., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; previous career, newspaper reporter and cartoonist (" Mr. J. O. B. Hunter," "Touring Brooklyn," etc.); screen career, Vitagraph, late pictures (" Worries and Wobbles," " Rips and Rushes," " Plagues and Puppy Love," " Rooftops and Ruffians," " Hugs and Hubbub "). In charge of Vitagraph comedy dept. Home ad., 590 Ocean ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. BAKER, Hettie Grey, also film editor; b. Hartford, Conn.; educ. Hartford Pub. Sch. and Simmons College; early career, librarian six yrs., free lance in 1913, screen, Bosworth (scenario editor), Fine Arts (writer), Fox, author of many short stories. Studio ad., 1401 No. Western ave.. Hollywood, Cal. Ad., home, The Sherwood, 431 So. Grand, Hollywood, Cal. BALL, Eustace Hale; b. Gallipolis, O., 1881; educ. Univ. of Cincinnati, Art Acd., Harvard Univ., N. E. Conserv. Music; early career, painter, novelist, newspaper man. author of novels, " Traffic in Souls," " The Voice on the Wire," also " The Art of Photoplay," the Jack Race novels; screen career, scenario ed. and ad. mgr., Eclair, dir. Solax, staff writer All Star, dir. and writer Reliance-Majestic, president Historical Film Co.; at present free lance writer. Ad., 220 W. 42d st., N. Y. BARDET, Gabrielle; b. France; educ. France, School of Fine Arts; screen career, Pathe Exchange; served 8 yrs. in French artillery; rides, swims, designs. Hght., 5, 7; wght., 148; light complexion, brown hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, 147 E. 54th St., N. Y. C; studio, 318 E. 48th st., N. Y. C. BARRY, Richard; b. Cal., 1883; early exper., newspaper and magazine writer, novelist and playwright; represented Collier's Weekly, Century Magazine, N. Y. Times; wrote plays (" Brenda of the Woods," "The Love Bird"); screen career. D. W. Griffith, Equitable, Rolfe-Metro, Universal (" Horns of the Devil"); American ("The Secret of the Submarine"). Ad., c/o N. Y, Times, Sunday Magazine, N. Y. BARTLETT, Lanier; b. Oakland, Cal., 1879; newspaper and magazine writer; screen career, 5 yrs. with Selig (original photoplays, " Lake of Dreams," adapter of " The Spoilers," " The Rosary," " The Ne'er Do Well," " The Crisis," " Mizpah," "The Love of Madge O'Mara"), Ince. (author of "The Princess of the Dark," " A Gamble in Souls," " Jim Grimsby's Boy"). Home ad., 2505 Cimarron St., Los Angeles, Cal. BECHDOLT, Frederick; b. Mercersburg, Pa., 1874; educ. Univ. of Washington, Wash.; previous career, newspaper reporter, short story writer; screen career, Kalem (" Girl From Frisco"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 155; medium complexion, gray brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Cal. BELL, Emma; b. Pittsburgh, 1878; educ. pub. schls.; stage career, 4 yrs. in " Money Mad," and with Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew; screen career, Selig (adapted "The Octopus," "The Blood Seedling," and about 50 others, author of " Lion's Hate," "Jumping Stockade," "In the Amazon Jungle," "Tiger Slayer"). BENOIT, Victor, also leads; b. Ottawa, Ont; educ. St. Joseph Coll., Ottawa; stage career, rep., mus. com., with Francis Wilson, Lillian Russell, Edgar Selwyn, Eddie Foy; screen career, for year and half Famous Players, Fox, Equitable, Frank Powell, Essanay (late pictures, " A Tale from the Decameron"). Hght., 5, 8; wght., 145; dark hair, dark brown eyes. Ad., 155 West 34th st., N. Y. BERESFORD, Frank S.; b. 1876, Steubenville, O.; educ. as mining engineer, Cleveland, O.; stage career, with Henry Irving in " Dante," David Warfield in " The Auctioneer," Maude Adams in " Pretty Sister of Jose," stage director Fritzi Scheff for Chas. Dillingham, 4 yrs., stage director for Mort Singer, Chicago, 3 yrs.; screen career, general technical director Universal's eastern studios, tech. mgr. Empire All-Star Corp., wrote and directed pictures for Universal, Starlight, Pathe. Ad., home, Ocean Park Heights, Cal.; studio, Triangle Kay-Bee, Culver City, Cal. BERGEN, Gertrude; b. Stillwater, Minn.; educ. Irving Inst., San Francisco, Cal., Emerson Coll. of Oratory, Boston, Mass.; previous career, dramatic editor of " The Parisicnne " and " Saucy Stories," short story, publicity and feature writer, dramatic and musical critic on many standard publications, novelizer of popular plays; screen career, Vitagraph and free lance work. Home ad., Grand Hotel, N. Y. C. Studio ad„ Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y.