Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

262— STUDIO MANAGERS, ETC. MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition 8; wght., 110; light hair, blue eyes. Home ad., Fanwood, N. J.; studio ad., Metro, 1476 Broadway, N. Y. C. NICKOLAUS, John M., supt., laboratories; b. N. Y.; educ. N. Y. ; earlv career, photographer; screen career, Kalem, Electrograph, Centaur, Nestor, Universal eastern and western. Supervised construction of Universal laboratories while superintendent of eastern laboratories. Prepared plans for new Universal City laboratory. Superintendent of photography for Triangle. Ad., studio, Triangle, Culver City, Cal. O O'HARA, Kenneth, publicity manager; b. Brooklyn, N. Y.; educ. Fordham Law School; early career, on staff of Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Los Angeles Tribune; screen career, with Ince, as publicity writer. In U. S. service. ORMSTON, Frank, art director; educ. Columbia Univ.; early career, 3 yrs. designer of scenery; screen career, American, Adoliscope, Powers (scenic artist), Universal (technical director, prepared sets for " Damon and Pythias," " Dumb Girl of Portici," " Hypocrites "). Ad., Universal City, Cal. PALM, Albert C, superintendent of laboratories; screen career, with Lasky, first in charge of the company's negative, later in charge of all departments from the film perforating rooms, the developing and printing departments, to the shipping room. Studio address, Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co., Hollywood, Cal. PARK, Ernest N., technical director; b. Effingham, 111., 1879; educ. Terre Haute, Ind.; early career, stage carpenter for 18 yrs.; screen career, Universal and Christie. Ad., home, 1416 Logan st., Los Angeles. Studio, Christie, Los Angeles. PARSONS, Louella Oettinger, also scenario writer; b. Freeport, 111.; educ. there and Dixon Coll.; previous career, newspaper writer; screen career, scenario writer, Essanay, m. p. ed. Chicago Herald. Ad., Chicago Herald, Chicago. ' PERSONS, Thomas, studio manager; b. Painesville, O., 1881; circus and show business since 8 yrs. old; with Walter S. Main, Corse Payton; screen career, went with Selig as lantern slide maker, became mgr. studio in Chicago; on Pacific Coast for 2 yrs., Clara Kimball Young Corp. Studio ad., Biograph, N. Y. PETERS, T. Kimmwood; b. 1879, Norfolk, Va.; educ. Los Angeles and Coll. de la Paz, Mexico City; early career, artist on Yucatan Expedition Internatl. Botanical Society, explorer in the Orient, 1904-05, taking pictures, builder of magical apparatus, scenery and effects San Francisco; screen career, since 1898 touring Europe and North Africa, that year making negatives sold later to Paul, of London, and Pathe, studio manager Pathe West Coast Studio, Bison, N. Y. M. P. Co., Fox, World, Peerless, Famous Players, art direction on all pictures produced by W. A. Brady, June, 1916, to Feb., 1917. Ad., home, 9 E 43rd st., N. Y. C. ; studio, Famous Players, Paragon, Fort Lee, N. J. POLLOCK, Gabriel, technical director; b. Crimea, Russia, 1868; educ. technical h. s.; earlv career, scenic artist; screen career. 10 yrs. supervisor of technical work on all Selig productions (" Ne'er Do Well," " Circular. Staircase," " My Neighbor's Wife"). R RAISIN, Michael J., studio manager; b. Russia; educ. there and N. Y. C. Coll.; stage career, prods, in Russia; screen career, Nanuet Amus. Corp., Triumph Film Co.. Shamrock Film Co., Ivan. Home ad., 1220 College ave., N. Y. C; studio ad., 430 Claremont Parkway, N. Y. C. RANDALL, Charles Lewis; b. Cleveland, O.; early career, thirteen yrs. as portrait photographer; screen career, Gaumont, NYMP, American. Ad., 550 East 114th st., N. Y. RANDALL, Mon, poster designer; b. San Francisco, Cal.; early career, newspaper cartoonist for San Francisco Examiner, Los Angeles Bulletin, Chicago Tribune, for Scripps-Mc Rae Syndicate, etc.; screen career, Essanay as poster designer; since August, 1915, with Ince. Studio ad., Triangle, Culver City, Cal. RICHTER, Mildred, film editor; b. Long Island; educ. there; screen career, Triangle, Fine Arts, Reliance-Majestic, in the East with Metro (" Cyclone Higgins, D. D.," " The Slacker," " Draft 258 "), Wm. Christy Cabanne's film production of the all-star Red Cross feature; rides, swims, athlete, member National Women's Army training for service abroad. Home ad., 248 W. 52nd St., N. Y. C. ROBERTS, George L.; b. Lincoln, Neb.; educ. Univ. of Neb., and N. Y. Art Inst.; early career, comic drawings and political cartoons for 8 yrs.; screen career, artist Am. Film Co., Chicago, 4 yrs. Ad., home, 5008 Sheridan rd., Chicago; studio, Am. Film Co., Chicago. ROCKETT, Ragle Raymond, secretary to pres. and genl. mgr.; b. Vincennes, Ind., 1889; educ. Missouri Univ.; early career, sec. to genl. supt. Missouri Pacific; screen career, present position. Ad., home, 25 Alboni PI., Long Beach; studio, Balboa, Long Beach. ROGERSON, Jack; b. Virginia, 1888; educ. Univ. Virginia; early career, stk. 2 seasons, 1 yr. as Pierre in " The Heart of Pierre ''; screen career, produced many pictures for U. S. Government, with Biograph, Feature Film Corp., Art Dramas; western and military roles. Recreations, riding, swimming, literature. Studio manager, Frohman Amusement. Hght., 6; wght, 190; complexion fair, brown hair, gray eyes. Home ad., 355 W. 56th st., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Frohman, Flushing, L. I. RUBIN, George J., studio manager; b. N. Y. C, Sept. 25, 1889; educ. pub. and high schls., N. Y. C, and Law School; screen career, with Fox. Recreations, riding and swimming. Home ad., 437 E. 86th st, N. Y. C. Studio, ad., Willat Studios, West Fort Lee, N. J. RUSH, George A.; b. 1879, Kingston, N. Y.; educ. St. Peter's Coll., Jersey City; U. S. Navy, 8 yrs., making two cruises around the world; asst. stage manager Warburton theatre, Yonkers, N. Y. ; screen career, Herbert Brenon studios, 1916, studio mgr., 1917. Ad., Brenon studios, Hudson Heights, N. Y. SCHWARZ, Joseph, studio manager; b. and educ. N. Y.; early career, purchasing agent; screen career, Frohman. Ad., home, 1072 Bryant ave., N. Y. ; studio, Frohman, N. Y. SCOVILLE, Kenneth M.; b. Southampton, N. Y., 1879; educ. Columbia Univ., N. Y. ; previous career, managed and owned m. p. theatres in Southwest; screen career, general manager own company, Sunshine Film Corp. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 160; olive complexion, black hair and eyes. Ad., home, 105 W. Monroe st., Chicago; studio, 6242 Broadway, Chicago. SHEER, E. George, studio manager and scenario writer; b. Vienna, Austria; educ. Vienna, Detroit Central High and Michigan Coll. of Medicine and Surgery; stage career, in stock and musical comedy; screen career, EquitableWorld (mgr. of 52d st. studio), Triumph (producing mgr.), Crystal (producing mgr.), expert on foreign settings and casting. Ad., 126 W. 46th st., N. Y. C. SILSBY, W. E., technical director; b. Chicago, 1883; educ. Chicago, N. Y. and abroad; early career, 17 yrs. designing and building scenery; scenic artist Metropolitan Op. House; had own scenic studio, 1912; produced "The Rosary," "The Silver Box," "Justice," "The Pigeon" first time in America; painted mural decorations for Chicago Fed. Bldg., Chicago Pub. Library; wrote novel, "Woman with Red Hair"; composed dances for "The Silver Slipper"; screen career, Universal, Rolin, Max Figman. Ad., home, 1432 Waterloo st., Los Angeles. Studio, Rolin, Los Angeles. SMITH, John Wesley; b. Denver, Colo., 1886; educ. Blees Military Academy, Lawrenceville, N. J., Colo. Schl. of Mines; mining eng'r previous to film work; 3 yrs. Rothacker. Ad., Rothacker, Chicago. The Directory Is the " Bible " of the Industry