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Anita Stewart
Anita Stewart (born Anna Marie Stewart; February 7, 1895 – May 4, 1961) was an American actress and film producer of the early silent film era. Early years Anita Stewart was born in Brooklyn, New York as Anna Marie Stewart on February 7, 1895. The middle child in birth order, her elder sister Lucille Lee, and younger brother George, also acted in films.Slide, 1970 p. 42. Vitagraph Studios Stewart began her acting career in 1911 at the age of 16 while still attending Erasmus Hall High School Stewart’s brother-in-law, director Ralph Ince at Vitagraph film studios, married to Lucille Lee, arranged for the teen-aged Stuart to appear as a juvenile extra at their New York City studio location. Stewart was one of the earliest film actresses to achieve public recognition in the nascent medium of motion pictures and achieved a great deal of acclaim early in her acting career. Within a year of joining Vitagraph, Stewart was playing lead roles, notably as the child-like Olympia in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First National Pictures
First National Pictures was an American motion picture production and distribution company. It was founded in 1917 as First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Inc., an association of independent theatre owners in the United States, and became the country's largest theater chain. Expanding from exhibiting movies to distributing them, the company reincorporated in 1919 as Associated First National Theatres, Inc., and Associated First National Pictures, Inc. In 1924 it expanded to become a motion picture production company as First National Pictures, Inc., and became an important studio in the film industry. In September 1928, control of First National passed to Warner Bros., into which it was completely absorbed on November 4, 1929. A number of Warner Bros. films were thereafter branded First National Pictures until July 1936, when First National Pictures, Inc., was dissolved. Early history The First National Exhibitors' Circuit was founded in 1917 by the merger of 26 of the biggest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Carewe
Edwin Carewe (March 3, 1883 – January 22, 1940) was an American motion picture director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. His birth name was Jay John Fox; he was born in Gainesville, Texas. Career After brief studies at the Universities of Texas and Missouri and a period of work with regional theatrical groups, Carewe moved to New York City in 1910, where he became a member of the Dearborn Stock Company. Although Jay Fox was his given name, Carewe chose Edwin (from stage actor Edwin Booth) and Carewe from a character he was playing. Carewe was on stage as an actor before he worked for Lubin studios. Later, he directed films for MGM, First National Pictures, First National, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, and United Artists. During his career, he provided early screen exposure to many actors such as Dolores del Río, Warner Baxter, Francis X. Bushman and Gary Cooper. He directed 58 films including the acclaimed 1928 version of ''Ramona (1928 film), Ramona'' starring Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Shepherdess
''The Fighting Shepherdess'' is a 1920 American western-romance film directed by Edward José and Millard Webb and written by Frank Mitchell Dazey. It is based on the 1919 novel ''The Fighting Shepherdess'' by Caroline Lockhart. The film stars Anita Stewart, Wallace MacDonald, Noah Beery Sr., Walter Long, Eugenie Besserer and John Hall. The film was released on March 1, 1920, by First National Exhibitors' Circuit. Cast *Anita Stewart as Kate Prentice *Wallace MacDonald as Hughie * Noah Beery Sr. as Mormon Joe * Walter Long as Pete Mullendore *Eugenie Besserer as Jezebel *John Hall as Tetters *Gibson Gowland Gibson Gowland (4 January 1877 – 9 September 1951) was an English film actor. Biography Gowland was born in Spennymoor, County Durham. He started work as a sailor and later became the mate on a ship. For several years from the age of 25 he ... as Bowers *Calvert Carter as Mayor *Billie DeVail as Banker *Maude Wayne as Beth *Ben Lewis as Lingle *Will Jeffri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward José
Edward José (5 July 1865 – 18 December 1930) was a Belgian film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 42 films between 1915 and 1925. He also performed in 12 films between 1910 and 1916. Retrieved 15 August 2016 Selected filmography * '' The Stain'' (1914) * '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1914) * '' A Fool There Was'' (1915) * '' |
Her Kingdom Of Dreams
''Her Kingdom of Dreams'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Anita Stewart, Spottiswoode Aitken, and Frank Currier Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and stage actor and director of the silent era. Career Similar to Theodore Roberts, Kate Lester, Ida Waterman, and William H. Crane, Currier had a long and successfu ....''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 207 Cast References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Marshall Neilan American black-and-white films First National Pictures films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Old Kentucky (1919 Film)
''In Old Kentucky'' is a 1919 American silent drama film produced by Louis B. Mayer and distributed through First National Attractions, later First National Pictures. The picture was directed by Marshall Neilan and starred Anita Stewart. It was based on the play ''In Old Kentucky'' by Charles T. Dazey. Neilan and Mayer worked often together at this time, but after Mayer became head of MGM in 1924, the two had a falling out which revealed each man disliking the other fiercely. Neilan was vocal about his dislike of Mayer, which damaged his Hollywood career. Later, not finding work at the major studios, Neilan ended his career directing B movies. Later, as head of MGM, Mayer had the film remade in 1927. In 1935, Will Rogers made a sound version at Fox. MGM has preserved the film. Cast *Anita Stewart as Madge Brierly * Mahlon Hamilton as Frank Layson *Edward Coxen as Joe Lorey *Charles Arling as Horace Holten *Edward Connelly as Col. Sandusky Doolittle *Adele Farrington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Pickford
Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founded Pickford–Fairbanks Studios and United Artists, and was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Pickford is considered to be one of the most recognisable women in history. Cited as "America's Sweetheart" during the silent film era, she is named on the list of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars as the 24th top female stars from the Classical Hollywood Cinema era and the "girl with the curls", Pickford was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting. She was one of the earliest stars to be billed under her own name, and was one of the most popular actresses of the 1910s and 1920s, earning the nickname "Queen of the Movies". She is credited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Neilan
Marshall Ambrose "Mickey" Neilan (April 11, 1891 – October 27, 1958) was an American actor. Early life Born in San Bernardino, California, Neilan was known by most as "Mickey." Following the death of his father, the eleven-year-old Mickey Neilan had to give up on school to work at whatever he could find in order to help support his mother. As a teenager, he began acting in bit parts in theatre, live theatre, and in 1910 he got a job as chauffeur, driving Biograph Studios executives around Los Angeles to determine the suitability of the West Coast of the United States, West Coast as a place for a permanent studio. Career Neilan made his film debut as part of the acting cast on the American Film Manufacturing Company Western (genre), Western ''The Stranger at Coyote'' (1912). Hired by Kalem Company, Kalem Studios for their Western film production facility in Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica, Neilan was first cast opposite Ruth Roland. Described as confident, but egotisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Regan
Mary Regan (born 16 April 1982) is an Irish journalist. She is currently a political reporter for RTÉ News. She formerly held the role of political editor with UTV Ireland, and previously held the same role at the '' Irish Examiner'' and was a regular panelist on ''Tonight with Vincent Browne''. Career Regan worked in the RTÉ newsroom and before becoming a political columnist for Vincent Browne's ''Village'' magazine. In 2006, while writing for the '' Irish Examiner'' she was awarded the "Young Journalist of the Year", as well as GSK Medical Media Awards' "National Journalist of the Year". She joined the ''Examiners political team in 2008. She has also reported from Uganda, Ethiopia, the Middle East, Europe and the US, including from the White House. In 2011, Regan participated in the US State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program in she was invited to Washington D.C. She was also awarded an Edward R. Murrow professional scholarship for journalists. Pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Orth
Marion Orth (December 5, 1900 – December 1, 1984) was an American screenwriter of the silent and sound eras of Hollywood. She was a frequent collaborator of director Lois Weber. Biography Orth began her career as a playwright and magazine writer, publishing in ''Breezy Stories'' as early as 1917. In 1920, she moved from Chicago to Los Angeles at the invitation of Lois Weber, who had purchased the film rights to two of Orth's stories, "The Price of a Good Time" ( filmed in 1917) and "Borrowed Clothes" (filmed in 1918). Orth went on to write several films with and for Weber, including ''A Midnight Romance'', ''To Please One Woman'', ''Too Wise Wives'', and ''The Blot.'' In 1923, she signed a seven-picture contract at Universal as a scenarist; her efforts at the studio included work on '' The Price of Pleasure'' and Dorothy Arzner's ''The Wild Party''. She also wrote a string of films for Fox. In 1934, she began writing for Monogram Pictures. In 1938, she settled a lawsuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Midnight Romance
''A Midnight Romance'' is a 1919 American silent romantic drama film directed by Lois Weber and starring Anita Stewart. It was produced by Stewart and Louis B. Mayer. It was only feature film between First National and Metro Pictures' producer Louis Mayer. Plot Cast *Anita Stewart as Marie * Jack Holt as Roger Sloan * Edwin B. Tilton as Roger's Father *Elinor Hancock as Roger's Mother *Helen Yoder as Roger's Sister *Juanita Hansen Juanita Hansen (born Juanita Cecilia Hanson; March 3, 1895 – September 26, 1961) was an American actress who performed in silent films. She became one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties and appeared in a variety of serials through the late 19 ... as Blondie Maze *Montague Dumond as Blinkey Deal Preservation status The film is preserved incomplete in the Library of Congress collection. References External links * * 1919 romantic drama films 1919 films American silent feature films American romantic drama films Films directed by L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
