Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

254— STUDIO MANAGERS, ETC. MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition B BAGLEY, Fred. H.; b. Tipton. Iowa; educ. there; screen career, Universal, bookkeper and comptroller, auditor National, head bookkeeper, Lone Star. Ad., home, 1212 Gower St., Hollywood. BAILEY, Henry D.; b. New Mexico; educ. Washington, D. G, and Bridgeport, Conn.; screen career, Bray (drawing and handling animated cartoons by J. R. Bray, among them " Col. Heeza Liar " series, also political and topical animated cartoons. Ad., home, 317 N. Seventh ave., Mt. Vernon, N. Y.; studio, Bray, 24-25 East 26th st, N. Y. BALDRIDGE, Sidney Allen, technical director; b. Dallas, Tex., 1887; educ. there; early career, scenic artist building construction, solo violinist, draughtsman; screen career, American Film Co., scientific farmer and musician. Home ad., 1029 Dela Vina St., L. A.; studio, American, Los Angeles. BENEDICT, Albert, property man; b. New York; educ. there; screen career, Brady-World Films, Pathe; rides, swims. Hght., 5, 7; wght., 145; dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 515 W. 187th St., N. Y. C; studio, Pathe, N. Y. C. BERND, Aaron Blum; b. Macon, Ga., 1894; educ. Univ. Georgia and Columbia Univ.; early career, reporter on Macon Telegram, began publicity work in 1916, now with Fox. Home ad., 40 W. 91st St., N. Y. C; studio ad., Fox, N. Y. C. BLACKWOOD, John H. ; educ. Wyoming Seminary and Cornell Univ., N. Y. ; early career, dramatic editor Washington, D. C, Times, mgr., Francis Wilson, Blanche Bates, Mrs. Leslie Carter, mgr. Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles, 10 yrs. With Thos. H. Ince Co. 2 yrs., as press representative. Ad., home., Hotel Stowell, Los Angeles, Cal.; studio, Thos. H. Ince, Los Angeles. BOND, Billy B., property man, also asst. director; b. San Francisco, 1885; educ. Belmont Milit. Acad.; stage career, with Shubert attractions 15 yrs. as stage manager, was playing child parts in Cal. and N. Y. previously. BOYD, Van Derzee Storm, Jr.; b. Watertown, N. Y.; educ. Syracuse University, Bachelor of Architecture; screen career, has been with Kalem Co. since Oct., 1909, and equipped. the first studios for Kalem Co., New York; now technical dir. and studio mgr., West Coast Kalem. Home ad., Summer Hill Farm, Ovid, N. Y. Studio ad., Kalem Co., Glendale, Cal. BOYER, Fred ("Judge"); b. Concordia, Kan., May 11, 1890; educ. Concordia Normal Bus. Coll.; early career, court reporting, clerk of county court; now secretary of production and scenario depts., Keystone. Home ad., O'Neil Apts., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Keystone Film Co., Los Angeles, Cal. BRANDT, Alfred, laboratory manager; educ. Dresden, Germany; screen career, 5 yrs. supt. of West Coast laboratories for NYMP, supervised laboratory work on all Keystone and Kay-Bee releases, " Civilization," " Battle of Gettysburg," and others; Thos. H. Ince Studios. Ad., home, 1664 Waltman ave., Los Angeles, Cal.; studio, Thos. H. Ince Studios, Los Angeles. BRIERLEY, Thos.; b. London, Canada, 1877; many years with Leibler & Co., Chas. Frohman and other big stage producers as master mechanic; screen career, Horsley's Centaur, Nestor, Universal (built first Universal City), New York Motion Picture Corp. as technical director, studio manager, Mable Normand Co., Ogden Pictures Corp., W. S. Hart. Ad., home, Hollywood; studio, William S. Hart, Hollywood, Cal. BURR, Shelton C; b. Leavenworth, Kan.; educ. Univ. Michigan; early exper., business career; screen career, Universal, now with Keystone-Triangle. Hght., 5, 11^; wght., 155. Home ad., 926 Westmoreland, L. A.; studio ad., Keystone-Triangle, Hollywood, Cal. t i BUTTERFIELD, Henry A., film cutter; b. Brooklyn, N. Y.; screen career, Vitagraph, International Film, Arrow, Mayfair, Pathe, " Patria," " The Deemster," " Persuasive Peggy," " The Hidden Hand," has edited a large number of features and made a specialty of serials, also of laboratory work in general. Ad., home, 427' Dean St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; studio, Pathe, 318 E. 48th st., N. Y. C. c CAMP, Claude, studio manager; b. Wichita, Kan., 1888; educ. pub. schls. Cincinnati and San Francisco and Univ. California; early career, U. S. Forestry Service; screen career, played juveniles with Kalem, Pathe, Biograph and Universal; 4^£ yrs. with American as actor, chief of properties, technical dir., purchasing agent. Home ad., Whipple Hotel, San Diego, Cal. Studio ad., Pollard, San Diego, Cal. CHANIER, G. L., general supt.; b. Le Mans, France, 1880; educ. France; screen career, Pathe in charge of film dept. and Jersey City factory, started Pathe Weekly, Selig as supt. of studios, Pathe Exchange, as gen. supt. of factory, studio and Pathe News. Ad., Pathe, 1 Congress st., Jersey City. CHAPMAN, Charles D. ("Chap"), art and technical director; b. Camillus, N. Y.; educ. Syracuse Univ.; stage career, stock and vaud. in " Eben Holden," " Toast of the Town," " Resurrection "; screen career, with Vitagraph 13 yrs.; rides, swims, paints. Ad., home, 781 Ocean ave.. Brooklyn; studio, Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. CLIFFORD, W. H., producing manager; b. San Francisco, 1873; educ. Europe and America; 25 yrs. stage career; screen career, Famous (" The Wrath of the Gods," " The Typhoon," " The Spider," " The Eternal Grind," " Out of the Drifts," "Nearly a King"), Ince ("The Bargain"), Imp, La Salle, Monogram, W. H. Clifford Photoplay Co. Ad., home, 2154 Beechwood Drive, L. A.; studio, 6811 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. COAKLEY, John, technical director; early career, scenic artist; screen career, Universal (prepared settings for " Damon and Pythias," supervised settings for "Spanish Jade," " Landon's Legacy"). Bernstein studio. Ad., Bernstein studio, Los Angeles. COHEN, J. Walter; financial executive, Paralta Stu'dio, Inc., Los Angeles, Cal. Ad., home, 202 W. California St., Pasadena, Cal. COHN, Jack, editor, Universal Animated Weekly; b. N. Y.; educ. there; early career, newspaper work; screen career, ImpUniversal. Member Screen Club. Ad., Universal, N. Y. CROMPTON, Frank, technical director; b. Manchester, Eng., 1859; educ. as an architect in Australia; screen career, joined Edison, where he supervised construction of sets for numerous pictures; Imp, Universal, Keystone, Horsley. Ad., Horsley, Los Angeles. CRONE, J. R., studio manager; b. San Francisco; educ. St. Mary's Coll., Oakland, Cal.; early career, owner Columbia Theaterette and Nickleodeon, Santa Rosa, Cal., for 7 yrs.; did vaud. on Bert Levey's circuit; clerk General Film Co., San Francisco; mgr. Mutual exchange, San Francisco; mgr. Los Angeles Mutual exchange; screen career, from Nov., 1915; one yr. with Vogue, now mgr. for American, Santa Barbara, Cal. CROSS, F. McBan, illuminating engineer; b. Australia; educ. on continent; stage career, Chas. Frohman, Inc., Albert Schuman Enterprises, McBan's Electrical Novelties; screen career, Equitable, Goldwyn. Studio ad., Herbert Brenon Productions, Hudson Heights, N. J. D DATIG, Ferdinand; b. 1891, Pittsburgh, Pa.; screen career, four yrs.; employment mgr. for Universal Film Co. Ad., Universal City, Cal. DAWLEY, Hubert S., mgr. assembly dept.; b. Salem, 111.; screen career, Edison (entire charge of assembly dept. for over 7 yrs., and have cut and assembled all the big productions, "Experience"); owns complete m. p. photographic outfit.; studio ad., 2826 Decatur ave., N. Y. C. de JAIVE, Edmond M.; b. Brussels, Belgium, 1880; previous career, newspaper reporter in Paris, one of the founders of Comedia, an illustrated theatrical daily of Paris, press agent for Paris theatres, bus. mgr. of the Folies Bergere for 5 yrs., also producer with several road companies; screen career, personal representative for Max Linder. Ad., studio, Essanay, Culver City, Cal. Every Director Finds the Studio Directory Invaluable in Picking His Casts