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Elsie Van Name
Elsie Jane Van Name (1890-November 4, 1934) was an American screenwriter and actress active during Hollywood's silent era. Biography She was the second wife of actor/director Francis Ford, whom she met when they co-starred in a play together. The pair married in New York City in 1909. They worked together on a number of projects, though their relationship appears to have been rocky. They separated early on in the marriage (Ford temporarily moved on with actress Grace Cunard), but they got remarried in Los Angeles in 1916. The pair founded Fordart Films in 1917 and released the film ''Berlin Via American'' under this banner. In 1919, while Ford was away on a shoot, Elsie briefly left him for his business manager and sold the studio. She died in Los Angeles on November 4, 1934, and was survived by Ford (to whom she was still married) and their two sons. Selected filmography As screenwriter: *''Storm Girl'' (1922) *''The Great Reward'' (1921) (serial) *''Crimson Shoals'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Ford (actor)
Francis Ford (born Francis Joseph Feeney; August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was an American film actor, writer and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of the latter's movies, including ''Young Mr. Lincoln'' (1939) and ''The Quiet Man'' (1952). Biography Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John Augustine Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland, on June 15, 1854. His mother was Barbara "Abbey" Curran. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine, and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years. After service in the United States Army in the Spanish–American War (In ''Pappy: The Life of John Ford'', Dan Ford wrote about Francis Ford and the war, "The Army soon discovered that he was only fifteen and sent him home."), Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Cunard
Grace Cunard (born Harriet Mildred Jeffries; April 8, 1893 – January 19, 1967) was an American actress, screenwriter and film director. During the silent era, she starred in over 100 films, wrote or co-wrote at least 44 of those productions, and directed no fewer than eight of them.Bean, Jennifer M. "Cunard, Grace arriet Mildred Jeffries, entry in ''Encyclopedia of Early Cinema'' by Richard Abel (ed.), London and New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2005, p. 161. In addition, she edited many of her films, including some of the shorts, serials, and features she developed in collaboration with Francis Ford. Her younger sister, Mina Cunard, was also a film actress. Early life and stage work Born in 1893, Harriet Jeffries was the elder of two daughters of Ohio natives Washington and Lola (née Longshore) Jeffries."Twelfth Census of the United States: 1900," digital image of original census page, June 11–12, 1900, household of Washington Jeffries, Montgomery Township ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Reward
''The Great Reward'' is a 1921 American drama film serial directed by and starring Francis Ford. The film is considered to be lost. The film serial had the working title ''The Gates of Doom''. Philip Ford is the son of director and lead actor Francis Ford. Cast * Francis Ford as The American Adventurer * Ella Hall as The Princess * Carl Gerard * Philip Ford (credited as Phil Ford) * Mark Fenton * Olive Valerie (credited as Valeria Olivo) Chapter titles #His Living Image #The Life Current #In Bondage #The Duel #The Madman #Caves of Doom #Burning Sands #The Thunderbolt #Cross Fires #Forgotten Halls #On the Brink #At Bay #The Silent Hour #High Treason #The Reward See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ... * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of 13
''The Mystery of 13'' is a 1919 American drama film serial directed by Francis Ford. Cast * Francis Ford as Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly * Rosemary Theby as Marian Green * Peter Gerald as Hugo Madiz (as Pete Gerald) * Mark Fenton as John Green * Ruth Maurice as Mary Hardon * Dorris Dare as Rose * Nigel De Brulier as Raoul Ferrar * Elsie Van Name as Edith * Olive Valerie as Ralph (as Valeria Olivo) * Philip Ford as Butts (as Phil Ford) * Jack Saville * Jack Lawton * V. Orilo See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ... References External links * 1919 films American silent serial films 1919 drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Francis Ford Silent American drama films 1910s Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Mystery
''The Silent Mystery'' is a 1918 American drama film serial directed by Francis Ford. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, Phil Kelly (Ford) devotes himself to solving the mystery surrounding the Graham family. Mrs. Graham (Van Name) has stolen a famous oriental jewel from a mummy in Egypt called the Eye of the World. On her return to the United States, she is followed by Priestess Kah (Theby) and her associates, who are determined to recover the jewel. Betty Graham (Gaston) marries for money to help her father though a financial difficulty. The bridegroom has loaned Mrs. Graham money on the jewel and holds it as security. The night of the wedding he is mysteriously murdered and the body disappears. From this point on, anyone who touches or is connected in any way with the jewel comes under the shadow of the silent mystery and suffers accordingly. Phil has many opportunities to rescue Betty from villeins, and after the Priestess meets Phil, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Ship
''The Mystery Ship'' is a 1917 American adventure film serial directed by Harry Harvey and Henry MacRae. The film is considered to be lost. Cast Chapter titles # The Crescent Scar # The Grip of Hate # Adrift # The Secret of the Tomb # The Fire God # Treachery # One Minute to Live # Hidden Hands # The Black Masks # The Rescue # The Line of Death # The Rain of Fire # The Underground House # The Masked Riders # The House of Trickery # The Forced Marriage # The Deadly Torpedo # The Fight in Mid-Air Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Mystery Ship'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required the cut of: * Chapter 1: three gambling scenes *Chapter 2: the "slugging" (knocking unconscious) of a man and throwing him overboard *Chapter 5: the striking a man on the head with a stone, the mob inside a wall shooting a man, and a man falling after the shooting *Chapter 6: the abduction of a young woman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ermine Of Yellowstone
''John Ermine of the Yellowstone'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by and starring Francis Ford. It is based on the novel of the same title by Frederic Remington. Cast * Francis Ford as John Ermine * Mae Gaston as Katherine Searles * Mark Fenton as Colonel Searles * Duke Worne as Lieutenant Butler * Burwell Hamrick as White Seasel * William A. Carroll as Crooked Bear * Joseph Flores as Wolf Voice * Elsie Van Name Elsie Jane Van Name (1890-November 4, 1934) was an American screenwriter and actress active during Hollywood's silent era. Biography She was the second wife of actor/director Francis Ford, whom she met when they co-starred in a play togethe ... as Mrs. Searles * Dark Cloud as Fire Bear References External links * 1917 films 1917 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Francis Ford Silent American Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 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 * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriters From New York (state)
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 screenw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From New York City
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Deaths
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Silent Film Actresses
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
