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Albert Ward (film Director)
''Albert Ward'' (1870-1956) was a British screenwriter and film director. He also play the role of William Shakespeare in the 1914 biopic of the playwright's career ''The Life of Shakespeare''. Selected filmography Director * ''The Pleydell Mystery'' (1916) * ''A Member of Tattersall's'' (1919) * ''The Pride of the Fancy'' (1920) * ''Aunt Rachel'' (1920) * ''The Last Rose of Summer (film), The Last Rose of Summer'' (1920) * ''Stable Companions'' (1922) References External links * 1870 births 1956 deaths British film directors {{UK-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the " Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life Of Shakespeare
''The Life of Shakespeare'' is a 1914 British silent biographical film directed by Frank R. Growcott and J.B. McDowell and starring Albert Ward, Sybil Hare and George Foley. It follows the life of the English playwright William Shakespeare. Cast * Albert Ward - William Shakespeare * Sybil Hare - Anne Hathaway * George Foley - Sir Thomas Lucy * Aimee Martinek - Queen Elizabeth * M. Gray Murray M. Gray Murray (1871 – 10 February 1937) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * '' Jobson's Luck'' (1913) * '' The Lure of London'' (1914) * '' The Troubles of an Heiress'' (1914) * ''The Loss of the Birkenhead'' (1914) ... - Sir Hugh Clopton * Eva Bayley - Mrs Shakespeare * Miss Bennett - Charlotte Clopton References External links * 1914 films British biographical films 1910s historical films British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1910s biographical films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films {{histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pleydell Mystery
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Member Of Tattersall's
''A Member of Tattersall's'' is a 1919 British silent sports film directed by Albert Ward and starring Isobel Elsom, Malcolm Cherry and Campbell Gullan. It was based on a play by H.V. Browning. Cast * Isobel Elsom - Mary Wilmott * Malcolm Cherry - Captain Brookes Greville * Campbell Gullan Campbell Gullan (1881, in Glasgow – 1 December 1939, in New York City) was a Scottish actor. Partial filmography * ''Caste'' (1915) - Sam Gerridge * ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915) * ''The Great Adventure'' (1916) - Reporter * '' A Plac ... - Foxey * Tom Reynolds - Peter Perks * James Lindsay - Lord Winthrop References External links * 1919 films 1910s sports drama films British sports drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Albert Ward British films based on plays British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films English-language sports drama films Silent sports drama films {{sport-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pride Of The Fancy
''The Pride of the Fancy'' is a British silent motion picture of 1920 directed by Richard Garrick and Albert Ward, produced by G. B. Samuelson, and starring Rex Davis, Daisy Burrell and Tom Reynolds. A drama, it was based on a novel by George Edgar. Plot After being demobbed from the army, Phil Moran is out of work and joins a troupe of athletes managed by Professor Bonkish. When Kitty, his employer's daughter, is pursued by an unwelcome rich admirer, Moran protects her, but is beaten up. Meanwhile, the unscrupulous Ireton has designs on Sir Rufus Douglas's daughter Hilda, but she loves Oswald Gordon.''Variety Film Reviews 1921-1925'' (1983), p. 32 Moran goes on to become a boxing champion and to win the hand of Kitty. Cast * Rex Davis – Phil Moran * Daisy Burrell – Kitty Ruston * Tom Reynolds – Professor Ruston * Fred Morgan – Ireton * Dorothy Fane – Hilda Douglas * Wyndham Guise – Sir Rufus Douglas * F. Pope-Stamper – Oswald Gordon * Kid Gordon – Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aunt Rachel
''Aunt Rachel'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Albert Ward and starring Isobel Elsom, Haidee Wright and James Lindsay. The standard of the film's intertitles was criticised.Bamford p.76 Cast * Isobel Elsom as Ruth * Haidee Wright as Aunt Rachel * James Lindsay as Ferdinand de Blacquaire * Lionelle Howard as Reuben * Tom Reynolds as Eld * Dalton Somers as Fuller * Leonard Pagden as Ezra Gold * Herbert Willis as Earl * Dan Godfrey Sir Daniel Eyers "Dan" Godfrey (20 June 1868 – 20 July 1939) was a British music conductor and member of a musical dynasty that included his father Daniel Godfrey (1831–1903). His son, also Dan Godfrey, was also a musician, station man ... as Isiah References Bibliography * Bamford, Kentom. ''Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s''. I.B. Tauris, 1999. * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1920 films 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Rose Of Summer (film)
''The Last Rose of Summer'' is a British silent motion picture of 1920 directed by Albert Ward, produced by G. B. Samuelson, and starring Owen Nares and Daisy Burrell. A drama, it was written by Roland Pertwee, based on a novel by Hugh Conway. Plot In ''The Last Rose of Summer'' Oliver Selwyn is a collector who woos Lotus Devine, but not for herself alone. The movie has been called "a melodramatic tale of a spinster betrayed for the sake of a valuable teaset".Kenton Bamford, ''Distorted images: British national identity and film in the 1920s'' (1999), p. 8 Denis Gifford says "Collector feigns love for spinster to obtain her father’s tea service."Denis Gifford, ''British Film Catalogue'' (Routledge, 2016), p. 4226/ref> Cast * Daisy Burrell as Lotus Devine * Owen Nares as Oliver Selwyn * Minna Grey Minna Grey (1877 in London, England – 1935) was an English actress of the silent era. Death Grey died in 1935, 2 days before her 59th birthday. Selected filmography * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stable Companions
''Stable Companions'' is a 1922 British silent sports film directed by Albert Ward and starring Clive Brook, Lillian Hall-Davis and Robert English. It is set in the world of horse racing. Cast * Clive Brook as James Pilkington * Lillian Hall-Davis * Robert English as Sir Horace Pilkington * Arthur Pusey Arthur Pusey (July 1896 – 1965) was a British stage and film actor. He was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, and died in London. Selected filmography * '' The Barton Mystery'' (1920) * ''The Bachelor's Club'' (1921) * '' The Other Person'' ... * Fred Mason * James Wigham * Thomas Walters References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1922 films 1920s sports films British horse racing films British silent feature films Films directed by Albert Ward British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films {{sport-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1870 Births
Year 187 ( CLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 940 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 187 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 * Septimius Severus marries Julia Domna (age 17), a Syrian princess, at Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon). She is the youngest daughter of high-priest Julius Bassianus – a descendant of the Royal House of Emesa. Her elder sister is Julia Maesa. * Clodius Albinus defeats the Chatti, a highly organized German tribe that controlled the area that includes the Black Forest. By topic Religion * Olympianus succeeds Pertinax as bishop of Byzantium (until 198). Births * Cao Pi, Chinese emperor of the Cao Wei state (d. 226) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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