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Clara Williams
Clara Williams (May 3, 1888 – May 8, 1928) was an American silent film actress. Along with Louise Glaum and Dorothy Dalton, she was one of the principal leading ladies at Inceville, one of the first motion picture studios to make feature films in Los Angeles. Williams appeared in more than one hundred films between 1910 and 1918, including starring roles in '' The Italian'' and William S. Hart's western, ''Hell's Hinges'', both of which are included in the National Film Registry. When she married director Reginald Barker at age 31, she retired from acting. Early life and career Clara Williams was born in Seattle, Washington, and made her screen debut in ''Western Chivalry'' in 1910. The following year, a half page article and photo of Williams was featured in the debut issue of '' Motion Picture Story'' magazine making her the first film actress to appear in a fan magazine. The success of '' The Italian'' (1915), in which she played the wife of an immigrant, resulted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million, making it the 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 makes it one of the nation's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about south of the Canadian border. A major gateway for trade with East Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling . The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Magazine
A fan magazine is a commercially written and published magazine intended for the amusement of fans of the popular culture subject matter which it covers. It is distinguished from a scholarly, literary or trade magazine on the one hand, by the target audience of its contents, and from a fanzine on the other, by the commercial and for-profit nature of its production and distribution. Scholarly works on popular culture and fandoms do not always make this terminological distinction clear. In some relevant works, fanzines are called "fan magazines", possibly because the term "fanzine" is seen as slang. American examples include ''Photoplay'', ''Motion Picture Magazine'', ''Modern Screen'', ''Sports Illustrated'' and ''Cinefantastique''. Film fan magazines Content The film fan magazines focused on promoting films and movie stars in a certain way, and in exchange for this control, the studios would purchase plentiful advertisements. Well known gossip columnists like Hedda Hopper, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Births
In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late as 2888, which has 14 digits. Events January–March * January 3 – The 91-centimeter telescope at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory, the states of Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas, leaving 235 dead, many of them children on their way home from school. * January 13 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. * January 21 – The Amateur Athletic Union is founded by William Buckingham Curtis in the United States. * January 26 – The Lawn Tennis Association is founded in England. * February 6 – Gillis Bildt becomes Prime Minister of Sweden (1888–1889). * February 27 – In West O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paws Of The Bear
''Paws of the Bear'' is a 1917 American war drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring William Desmond, Clara Williams and Robert McKim.Taves p.100 Cast * William Desmond as Ray Bourke * Clara Williams as Olga Raminoff * Robert McKim as Boris Drakoff * Wallace Worsley as Curt Schrieber * Charles K. French Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945. Biography French was ... as Gen. von Mittendorf References Bibliography * Taves, Brian. ''Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer''. University Press of Kentucky, 2012. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films American silent feature films American war drama films American black-and-white films Triangle Film Corporation films Films directed by Reginald Barker 1910s war drama films 1910s English-language films 1910s A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Market Of Vain Desire
''The Market of Vain Desire'' a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker. It stars Henry B. Warner and Clara Williams. Prints of the film still exist and are preserved at the Library of Congress and with a private collector. ''The Market of Desire'' is now in the public domain. Cast * Henry B. Warner as John Armstrong *Clara Williams as Helen Badgley * Charles Miller as Count Bernard d'Montaigne *Gertrude Claire as Mrs. Bladglley *Leona Hutton Leona Hutton (April 8, 1892 – April 1, 1949) was an American actress. Between 1913 and 1916, she appeared in 48 silent era films. Career Hutton's motion picture debut was in ''The Crimson Stain'' (1913), a three-reel drama short, opposite ... as Belle References External links * * 1916 films 1916 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Reginald Barker Triangle Film Corporation films 1910s American films {{1910s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Corner (1916 Film)
''The Corner'' is a lost 1916 film western written by C. Gardner Sullivan and starring George Fawcett and Willard Mack. One of the extras is then unknown John Gilbert. Cast * George Fawcett as David Waltham * Willard Mack Willard Mack (September 18, 1873 – November 18, 1934) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and playwright. Life and career He was born Charles Willard McLaughlin in Morrisburg, Ontario. At an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, New ... as John Adams * Clara Williams as Mrs. Adams * Louise Brownell as Mrs. Waltham * Charles F. Miller as Rent Collector * John Gilbert as Extra (uncredited) * Thelma Salter as Little Girl (uncredited) References External links * 1916 films 1916 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Walter Edwards Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winged Idol
''The Winged Idol'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Katharine Kaelred, House Peters and Clara Williams. It was released by Triangle Film on a program alongside Allan Dwan's ''Jordan Is a Hard Road''.Lombardi p.48 Cast * Katharine Kaelred as Countess Iva Ivanoff * House Peters as Jack Leonard * Clara Williams as Mildred Leonard * Harry Keenan as Mr. Stone * Jacob Silbert as Bodyguard * Betty Burbridge Elizabeth Burbridge (December 7, 1895 – September 19, 1987) was an American screenwriter and actress, best known for her Western screenplays. Biography Elizabeth Burbridge was born in San Diego, California on December 7, 1895, the grandd ... as Nina Evers * J. Frank Burke as Mr. Warner References Bibliography * Frederic Lombardi. ''Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios''. McFarland, 2013. External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Night Stage
''On the Night Stage'' is a 1915 American silent Western film directed by Reginald Barker and starring William S. Hart and Rhea Mitchell. The film is based upon a story by C. Gardner Sullivan with the scenario written by Thomas H. Ince. A copy of the film is held by the Library of Congress and several other film archives. Plot Saloon girl Belle Shields falls in love with and marries Alexander Austin, the town's new pastor, much to the chagrin of her sweetheart, "Silent" Texas Smith. Texas smolders with jealousy until Alexander lends him a fist during a bar fight, marking the beginning of a strong, respected friendship. Belle, having reformed herself into a proper pastor's wife, slips back into her old ways, and must rely on Texas to save her from the advances of a foppish gambler. Cast * William S. Hart as Texas * Rhea Mitchell as Belle Shields * Robert Edeson as Austin, "The Skypilot" * Herschel Mayall Herschel Mayall (July 12, 1863 – June 10, 1941) was an Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil (1915 Film)
''The Devil'' is a surviving 1915 silent film version of the Ferenc Molnár play, adapted by Thomas Ince. It was directed by Ince and Reginald Barker and stars Bessie Barriscale and Edward Connelly. Plot The Devil, in the guise of a human, meets a young couple who remark upon looking at a Renaissance painting of a martyr that Evil could never triumph over Good. The Devil, taking this as a challenge, decides to bring about the couple's downfall. Cast * Bessie Barriscale * Edward Connelly * Arthur Maude * Clara Williams * Rhea Mitchell * J. Barney Sherry J. Barney Sherry (March 4, 1874February 22, 1944) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1905 and 1929. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from card ... * Arthur Hollingsworth References External links * * 1915 films Silent American drama films American silent feature films 1915 drama films American black-and-white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bargain (1914 Film)
''The Bargain'' is a 1914 American silent Western film starring William S. Hart. It was the first feature film starring Hart,Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Bargain'' at silentera.com who would go on to become the most popular Western actor of the era. In 2010, it was one of the 25 films added to the of the for “culturally, historically or aes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witch Of Salem
''The Witch of Salem'' is a 1913 American silent short drama film directed by Raymond B. West and produced by Thomas H. Ince. The films stars Clara Williams and Charles Ray. Plot Set in Salem, Massachusetts during the 17th century, the film tells the story a beautiful orphan girl named Prudence (Williams). Prudence is beloved by Old Hastings's son John (Ray). John must try to save Prudence's life when she is convicted of practicing witchcraft Witchcraft traditionally means the use of magic or supernatural powers to harm others. A practitioner is a witch. In medieval and early modern Europe, where the term originated, accused witches were usually women who were believed to have us ... and is sentenced to being burned at the stake. References External links * 1913 films 1910s historical drama films American historical drama films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films set in the 1660s Films set in Massachusetts Films set in the Thirt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census the population was 196,543, up from 191,719 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the List of largest California cities by population, 24th-largest city in California. It is located about north of downtown Los Angeles. Glendale lies in the Verdugo Mountains, and is a suburb in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The city is bordered to the northwest by the Sun Valley, Los Angeles, Sun Valley and Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, Tujunga neighborhoods of Los Angeles; to the northeast by La Cañada Flintridge, California, La Cañada Flintridge and the unincorporated area of La Crescenta, California, La Crescenta; to the west by Burbank, California, Burbank and Griffith Park; to the east by Eagle Rock, Los An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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