Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

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222— SCENARIO WRITERS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition " Reichert Theory"; stage career, stage mgr. and director; screen career, Lubin, Fox, Selig, Lasky, Universal (" Her " Honor," " Little Miss Charity," " The Crucible," " Love's Mirage," "Gloriana"). Ad., home, 116 S. Vendome St., Los Angeles. LONERGAN, Lloyd; b. Chicago; educ. Annapolis Naval Acad.; early exper., magazine and newspaper writer, with Hearst; screen career, Thanhouser (.wrote "Million Dollar Mystery," " A Modern Monte Cristo," " Under False Colors," "The Woman in White," "The Man Without a Country," "The Heart of Ezra Greer"). Ad., home, Beacon Hill, New Rochelle; studio, Thanhouser, New Rochelle. LONERGAN, Philip; b. Hackensack, N. J., 1883; edu. Brooklyn, N. Y.; early career, in business, also writer of short stories; screen career, Reliance-Majestic, Thanhouser ("The World and the Woman," "King Lear," "The Girl Who Wanted ((to Live," "The Candy Girl," "Saint, Devil and Woman," "Her Beloved Enemy," "My Country"); tennis, rides. Ad., home, 130 Lefferts place, Brooklyn. LOONEY, Jere. F.; b. Shreveport, Pa., 1888; educ. Coll. of South, Amer. Acad, of Dram. Arts, N. Y. C; stage career, 3 yrs. under K. & E., Frohman, Brooks, etc.; career, Kalem seen, dept., Universal, Lasky, World ("The Brand of Satan"), American ("The Rainbow Girl"). Home ad., Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood, Cal. LOWE, Edward T., Jr.; b. Nashville, Tenn., 1890; educ. Warner Grammar Sch., and Fogg Sch., Nashville; early career, worked in lumber camp, in printing office, designed electrical apparatus; screen career, 3]/2 yrs. as staff writer with Essanay ("Slim Princess," "The Strange Case of Mary Page"); recent releases (" Fool's Gold," " The Secret of the Night," " Repentance "), Pathe ("The Girl from Bohemia"); music. Hght, 5, 8; wght, 132; dark hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 668 Irving Pk. Blvd., Chicago; studio, Essanay, Chicago. LYNCH, John; b. N. Y. C, Mar. 10, 1870; educ. Cornell Univ. and Georgetown Univ.; early career, theatre owner, special article writer for Amer. and Eng. publications, theatrical reminiscences in Dramatic Mirror for period of 2 yrs.; screen career, NYMP (" The Sin Ye Do," " The Bride of Hate," " Blood Will Tell," " The Last of the Ingrams," " The Last Job," " Success," " The Price," " The Stranger," " A Tar Heel," etc.), Ince ("A Strange Transgressor"), Triangle ("Time Locks and Diamond," " Flying Colors," " Blue Blood "). Home ad., Engstrum Apts., Los Angeles, Cal. M McCARDELL, Roy Larcom; b. Hagerstown, Md., 1870; career, reporter on Birmingham, Ala., Age-Herald; N. Y. Evening Sun; N. Y. World; editorial staff of Puck; editor Sunday Telegraph; contributor of poetry and prose to Pearson's, Everybody's, Harper's, Century; author several books; mus. com. and drama; screen career, since inception of industry has been identified with various companies; including Biograph, Selig, Vitagraph, Kalem, American, World, etc.; wrote "Diamond from the Sky " serial for American, winning $10,000 prize; picturized Jarr series for Vitagraph. Ad., N. Y. World. McCLOSKEY, Lawrence; b. Cincinnati, O., 1886; educ. Cincinnati and Philadelphia; early career, newspaper work, special writer for Arthur Johnson; screen career, ed. for Lubin Film 3 yrs., Raymond Hitchcock, Lionel Barrymore, George Beban, Kitty Gordon and Ormi Hawley and other stars, for Morosco (" Pasquale "), Metro ("The Upheaval"), Vitagraph ('The Magnificent Meddler"), Art Dramas ("Pride and the Devil"), Vitagraph ("The Question"). Home ad., Westville, N. J. McCONVILLE, Bernard; b. Denver, Col.; educ. St. Vincent's Coll. (B.A.); early career, reporter, special writer, contributed to various magazines, wrote libretto of " Atala," associated for yrs. with J. S. McGroarty, author Calif, mission play; screen career, Reliance-Majestic, Fine Arts ("The Heiress of Coffee Dan's"), Fox ("The Mikado," continuity for "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp," " Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves"). Ad., Fox, Hollywood, Cal. McCULLEY, William T.; b. Toronto, 1886; educ. Toronto and Cleveland, O.; early career, on stage; screen career, dir. and writer, Biograph, L-Ko, National, Keystone, directed " Diana of Eagle Mountain," " The Duchess," Haunted Hearts." McGOWAN, Robert F., also characters; b. Denver, Col.; educ. Denver pub. schls.; screen career, seen. Universal ("The Search of a Wife," "Their Only Son," etc.), Christie ("A Blessed Blunder " " Nearly a Papa "). Recreations, swimming, riding. Home ad., 1455 Logan st, Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Christie, Los Angeles, Cal. McGUIRK, Charles J.; b. West Orange, N. J.; educ. Univ. of Mo.; early career, newspaper work; screen career, Essanay (" The Way of Patience," " The Lightbearer," " The Truant Soul," "Skinner's Dress Suit"). Ad., home, 906 Lakeside Place, Chicago; studio, Essanay, Chicago. McNAMARA, Walter; b. Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland, 1876; educ. St. Peter's Sch., Cardiff, S. Wales; early career, editor, novelist, war corresp., actor, director, and comedian; screen career, Universal, began as seen, ed., later wrote and produced "Traffic in Souls," "Ireland a Nation"; author and producer of many orig. photoplays. Ad., Triangle-Keystone, Culver City. McNEIL, Everett; early career, author of nine published books and 240 pub. short stories; screen career, with Vitagraph and Edison, author of " The Price Paid," " The Devil in a Tin Cup," " The Branded Shoulder," " The Better Success," "The Making of an American," " The Rebellion o' Mandy," " The Martyrdom of Philip Strong," and " The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning," K. E. S. E. ("The Master Passion"). Hobby, photography. Home ad., 10214 Ashland St., Richmond Hill, L. I. MACDIARMID, O. R., also leads, juveniles; b. Grand Rapids, Mich., 1894; educ. Univ. of Nevada; stage career, concert work; screen career, from June, 1913, NYMP (1 yr. an actor), Reliance-Majestic (yr. and half appearing in " Intolerance," " Trocotrin "), as free lance scenario writer wrote "The Inward Beast," " Desecration," " The Irony of Justice," Fox (continuity writer with Richard Stanton co.). Hght., 5, 10; wght., 155; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 1016 Hyperion ave., Hollywood; studio, Fox, Los Angeles. MACLEAN, William L.; b. New Philadelphia, Ohio; ed. Penn. Acad. Fine Art, Phila., Pa. early career, at age of 18 professional draughtsman, newspaper work as reporter and artist 2 yrs. Six months on legit, stage, amateur and professional, in vaud., etc.; screen career, with Milo. Hght., 5, 7; gray hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 211 N. Calvert st.; studio, Milo, Baltimore, Md. MACPHERSON, Jeanie; b. Boston, Mass.; educ. Paris, France; stage career, in " Strongheart " mgmt., H. B. Harris, and "Havana" mgmt. Shuberts; screen career, acted and directed for Biograph, Edison, Universal, Lasky (has written or adapted " The Captive," " The Heart of Nora Flynn," " The Golden Chance," "The Dream Girl," "Joan the Woman"), Artcraft (" A Romance of the Redwoods," " The Little American," "The Woman God Forgot"), personal asst. to C. B. De Mille in all departments pertaining to her stories. Ad., home, 7047 Hawthorne ave., Los Angeles; studio, Lasky, Hollywood. MAIGNE, Charles; b. Richmond, Va., Nov. 11, 1881; educ. Univ. of Notre Dame; early career, newspaper man, war correspondent, magazine writer, and officer in U. S. Army; screen career, with Rolfe-Metro, Lasky " The Brand of Cowardice," "The Golden Fetter," "The Bottle Imp," "The Silent Call," " The Awakening of Helen Richie," " Her Strange Wedding," "The Squaw Man's Son." Artcraft ("The Rise of Jennie Cushing," " Barbary Sheep"). Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. MARCHANT, Annie W., also studio manager; b. Norfolk, Va., 1875; educ. Johns Hopkins; early career, on legit, stage and physician; screen career, National ("Love and Cannon Balls," "Knocked Out"), Milo ("Busting into Society"); rides, swims, paints. Ad., home, 2111 Linden ave., Baltimore, Md.; studio, Milo, Baltimore. MARION, Frances; b. San Francisco; educ. San Francisco; early career, artist, designing theatrical posters and illustrating for magazines, later took up newspaper work; screen career, began writing scenarios as a free lance, went with Bosworth as an extra to learn the business; wrote "The Foundling" for Mary Pickford. " Daughter of the Sea " for Muriel Ostriche (Equitable), "The Feast of Life" for Clara Kimball Young; World ("The Revolt," "The Gilded Cage"), Famous ("The Amazons"), Artcraft ("Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," "The Little Princess"). Ad., Lasky, Hollywood. MATHIS, June; b. Leadville, Col.; educ. San Francisco and Salt Lake City; stage career, since childhood, leading woman