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A. Van Buren Powell
Ardon Van Buren Powell was an American screenwriter in the early years of the movies industry and later a writer of adventure books for boys. He wrote as both A. Van Buren Powell and Van Powell. Biography Ardon Van Buren Powell was born in Macon, Georgia and moved to New York with his family as a child. He graduated from Dewitt Clinton High School. Despite being visually impaired from birth, Powell pursued a career as a writer, first as a reviewer of theatrical production for Billboard magazine and later of comedies in the silent film industry. From 1912 to 1921, he worked in the film industry in New York City. Some of his credits were screen adaptations of works by other writers including O. Henry and James Oliver Curwood. In 1919, he wrote ''The Photoplay Synopsis'', a guide to screenplay writers for writing in a synopsis-only format. It has bee noted in more recent overviews of early screenplays that it was among the later works that still primarily talk about dividing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VERIFY
CONFIG.SYS is the primary configuration file for the DOS and OS/2 operating systems. It is a special ASCII text file that contains user-accessible setup or configuration directives evaluated by the operating system's DOS BIOS (typically residing in IBMBIO.COM or IO.SYS) during boot. CONFIG.SYS was introduced with DOS 2.0. Usage The directives in this file configure DOS for use with devices and applications in the system. The CONFIG.SYS directives also set up the memory managers in the system. After processing the CONFIG.SYS file, DOS proceeds to load and execute the command shell specified in the SHELL line of CONFIG.SYS, or COMMAND.COM if there is no such line. The command shell in turn is responsible for processing the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. CONFIG.SYS is composed mostly of name=value directives which look like variable assignments. In fact, these will either define some tunable parameters often resulting in reservation of memory, or load files, mostly device drivers and TSRs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Money Mill
''The Money Mill'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson and starring Dorothy Kelly, Evart Overton and Gordon Gray.Slide p.147 Cast * Dorothy Kelly as Helen Ogden * Evart Overton as Jack Burton * Gordon Gray as Richard Drake * Edward Elkas as Gregory Drake * Charles Kent as Reverend Dr. Granger * Logan Paul as Thomas Ogden * Mr. McCormack as John King * Mae Costello Mae Costello (born Mae Altschuk; August 13, 1882 – August 2, 1929) was an American stage and film actress of the early twentieth-century. Early life Mae Costello was born Mae Altschuk in Brooklyn, New York to Catherine (''née'' Callender) an ... as Mrs. King * Mr. Sterrer as Carter McGee References Bibliography * Slide, Anthony. ''The Big V: A History of the Vitagraph Company''. Scarecrow Press, 1987. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Deaths
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is published in New York and London. * January 16 – A resolution is passed in the German Parliament to condemn the Prussian deportations, the politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia, initiated by Otto von Bismarck. * January 18 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885). * February 6– 9 – Seattle riot of 1886: Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, Washington. * February 8 – The West End Riots following a popular meeting in Trafalgar Square, London. * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saalfield Publishing
The Saalfield Publishing Company published children's books and other products from 1900 to 1977. It was once one of the largest publishers of children's materials in the world. The company was founded in 1900 in Akron, Ohio, by Arthur J. Saalfield who had come to take charge of the Werner Company's publishing department. During its flourishing, the company published the works of authors including Louisa May Alcott, Horatio Alger, P. T. Barnum, Daniel Defoe, Colonel George Durston, Laura Lee Hope, Herman Melville, Dr. Seuss, Anna Sewell, Shirley Temple, Johanna Spyri, Mark Twain, Johann Rudolf Wyss, and Robert Sidney Bowen. Saalfield published the ''New Americanized Encyclopædia Britannica'' in 1903, and was sued for copyright violation. The company also published educational toys and games, including the game Blockhead!. Among the artists employed by Saalfield was noted illustrator Ethel Hays. She worked on a variety of the company's juvenile titles, including ''Peter Rab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Jones
''Princess Jones'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Gustav von Seyffertitz and starring Alice Calhoun, Vincent Coleman and Helen Dubois.Connelly p.398 Synopsis Princess Jones, the niece of a country store keeper, dreams of being a wealthy, glamorous lady. While at an luxurious nearby resort she meets the wealthy Arthur Forbes, who falls in love with her and buys her an expensive coat. This leads her to be mistaken by the other guests as a Balkan princess and attracts the eye of a gang of kidnappers. Cast * Alice Calhoun as Princess Jones * Vincent Coleman as Arthur Forbes * Helen Dubois as Matilda Cotton * Robert Lee Keeling as Roger Arlington * Robert Gaillard Robert Gaillard (November 14, 1868 – September 24, 1941) was an American male actor who appeared on stage and in film. He also directed a number of films during the silent era.Gmür p.154 Selected filmography Actor * ''Cardinal Wolsey'' (1912) ... as Detective Carey * Joseph Burke as Jed Bram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captain's Captain
''The Captain's Captain'' is a lost 1919 silent film comedy drama directed by Tom Terriss and starring Alice Joyce. It is based on a novel by James A. Cooper. It was produced and released by Vitagraph Company of America. Cast *Alice Joyce – Louise Greyling * Arthur Donaldson – Cap'n Abe/Am'zon *Percy Standing – Cap'n Joab *Julia Swayne Gordon – Aun Euphemia *Eulalie Jensen Eulalie Jensen (December 24, 1884 – October 7, 1952) was an American actress on the New York stage and in silent films. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she was selected as one of six extra girls from the 200 applicants responding to a ... – Betty Gallup * Maurice Costello – Lawford Tapp References External links * * 1919 films American silent feature films Films directed by Tom Terriss Vitagraph Studios films Lost American films American black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1919 comedy-drama films 1919 lost films Lost comedy-drama films 1910s American fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody's Girl (film)
''Everybody's Girl'' is a 1918 American silent comedy drama film directed by Tom Terriss and written by A. Van Buren Powell. The film stars Alice Joyce, May Hopkins, and Walter McGrail Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in ''The Scarlet Runner'', a 12-chapter serial. McGrail was born in .... Cast list References {{Tom Terriss American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1918 films Films directed by Tom Terriss 1918 comedy-drama films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films Silent American comedy-drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sixteenth Wife
''The Sixteenth Wife'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Peggy Hyland, Marc McDermott and George J. Forth.Quinlan p.44 Cast * Peggy Hyland as Olette * Marc McDermott as Kadir El Raschid * George J. Forth as Jimmy Warburton * Templar Saxe Templar Saxe (born Templer William Edward Edevein; August 22, 1865 – April 17, 1935) was a British-born stage actor, opera singer and silent film actor. In films, he usually was a character actor as his singing voice could not be used in silent ... as Hackel References Bibliography * David Quinlan. ''Quinlan's Film Directors''. Batsford, 1999. External links * 1917 films 1917 comedy-drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films American comedy-drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Charles Brabin Vitagraph Studios films Silent comedy-drama films 1910s American films Silent American drama films Silent American comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard The Brazen
''Richard the Brazen'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Perry N. Vekroff and starring Harry T. Morey, Alice Joyce and William Frederic.McCaffrey & Jacobs p.160 Cast * Harry T. Morey as Richard Williams * Alice Joyce as Harriet Renwyk * William Frederic as Bill Williams * Franklyn Hanna as Jacob Renwyk * Robert Kelly (actor), Robert Kelly as Corrigan * Agnes Ayres as Imogene * Charles Wellesley as Lord Croyland * William Bailey (actor), William Bailey as Fitzgeorge References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Perry N. Vekroff Vitagraph Studios films 1910s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money Magic
''Money Magic'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by William Wolbert and starring Antonio Moreno, Laura Winston and Edith Storey.Goble p.872 Cast * Antonio Moreno as Ben Fordyce * Laura Winston as Mrs. Gilman * Edith Storey Edith Storey (March 18, 1892 – October 9, 1967) was an American actress during the silent film era. Early life Storey was born on March 18, 1892, in New York City to William Chase Storey and Minnie Storey (née Thorn). Her younger brother, R ... as Bertha Gilman * William Duncan as Marshall Haney * Florence Dye as Alice Heath References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Vitagraph Studios films Films directed by William Wolbert 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
