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Helen Ferguson
Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 – March 14, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist. Biography Born in Decatur, Illinois, in 1901, Ferguson graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was a newspaper reporter before entering the motion picture field. Ferguson began working in films as a stunt girl when she was 12 years old, although her first recorded credits are in 1917. She soon starred in roles for Fox Film Corporation by 1920, which is when her career really took off with films such as '' Hungry Hearts'' (1922) for Samuel Goldwyn. She was cast mostly in westerns, comedies, and serials. She was selected as a WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1922. On June 21, 1925, Ferguson married actor William Russell, who died in 1929. The following year, she married businessman Richard L. Hargreaves. Following her second marriage, she left films to concentrate on stage work, though she only received minimal success in this medium. In 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decatur, Illinois
Decatur ( ) is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois, with a population of 70,522 as of the 2020 Census. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. Decatur is the seventeenth-most populous city in Illinois. The city is home of private Millikin University and public Richland Community College. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production, including the North American headquarters of agricultural conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland, international agribusiness Tate & Lyle's largest corn-processing plant, and the designing and manufacturing facilities for Caterpillar Inc.'s wheel-tractor scrapers, compactors, large wheel loaders, mining class motor grader, off-highway trucks, and large mining trucks. History The city is named after War of 1812 naval hero Stephen Decatur. Decatur is an affiliate of the U.S. Main Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California's Gold
''California's Gold'' is a public television human interest program that explores the natural, cultural, and historical features of California. The series ran for 24 seasons beginning in 1991, and was produced and hosted by Huell Howser in collaboration with KCET, Los Angeles. The series ceased production when Howser retired in November 2012, shortly before his death on January 7, 2013, although episodes continue to be shown on KCET and are featured on the page at the station's website about his shows. The series theme song is " California, Here I Come." Typically, it is performed by local musicians who may be from a given episode's locale. However some episodes include an old-time recording of the California state song "I Love You, California". Production The minimal production allowed locations and people to remain the focal point of the program. Howser's archives are now housed at Chapman University in Orange, California, and can be streamed online. The decision to dona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going Some
''Going Some'' is a lost 1920 silent film directed by Harry Beaumont. It stars Cullen Landis, Helen Ferguson, Kenneth Harlan and Lillian Hall. It was released by Goldwyn Pictures.''Pictorial History of the Silent Film'', p.195 c.1953 by Daniel Blum Cast * Cullen Landis - J. Wallingford Speed *Helen Ferguson - Jean Chapin *Lillian Hall - Helen Blake *Lillian Langdon - Miz Gallagher *Kenneth Harlan - Donald Keap *Ethel Grey Terry - Mrs. Roberta Keap *Willard Louis - Larry Glass *Walter Hiers - Berkeley Fresno *Frank Braidwood - Culver Covington *Nelson McDowell - Still Bill Stover *Snitz Edwards Snitz Edwards (born Edward Neumann, 1 January 1868 – 1 May 1937) was a stage and character actor of the early years of the silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialog ... - Willie * Hayward Mack - Laden * Maurice Flynn - Skinner References External links Going Some at IMDb.com* 1920 films American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burning Daylight (1920 Film)
''Burning Daylight'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman with Mitchell Lewis, Helen Ferguson, and William V. Mong starring. It was distributed by Metro Pictures. It is based on the 1910 Jack London novel of the same name. A subsequent version, ''Burning Daylight'' was filmed in 1928 by First National Pictures. It starred Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon. Cast * Mitchell Lewis as Burning Daylight *Helen Ferguson as Dora * William V. Mong as Necessity * Alfred Allen as Nathaniel Letton * Edward Jobson as Dowsett *Robert Bolder as Guggenhammer *Gertrude Astor as Lucille * Arthur Edmund Carew as Arthur Howison *Newton Hall as Jack *Aaron Edwards Aaron Edwards (born 2 March 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles, North Melbourne Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Edwards also playe ... as Crandall Preservation status A print of ''Burning Daylight' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Victory
''The Great Victory'' or ''The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns'' is a 1919 American silent war drama film directed by Charles Miller and starring Creighton Hale, Florence Billings and Helen Ferguson.Balogh p.189 It was made as anti-German propaganda during World War I, although it was released after the end of the conflict. Synopsis A young Alsatian is forced to enlist in the German Army on the outbreak of the war. Appalled by the atrocities committed by his colleagues, including against his own sister, he deserts having fallen in love with an American nurse. Vowing revenge, he travels to the United States and joins the American Army along with other Alsatians. They return to Europe and secure victory. Partial cast * Creighton Hale as Conrad Le Brett * Florence Billings as Vilma Le Brett * Edward Connelly as Paul Le Brett * Helen Ferguson as Amy Gordon * Frank Currier as William Gordon * Frederick Truesdell as Woodrow Wilson * Henry Kolke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The End Of The Road (1919 Film)
''The End of the Road'' is a 1919 American silent drama film produced by the American Social Hygiene Association. The film was directed by Lieutenant Edward H. Griffith for the purposes of health propaganda. The plot follows the lives of two young women - one raised by "the right kind of mother" and the other by a mother that is judged to be wrong. This film was targeted at young women with warnings about premarital sex and venereal disease and was notably produced during World War I. A complete restoration of the film has been created by the National Film Preservation Foundation and may be viewed online. Plot As described with colorful language in a film magazine, Mary Lee (Adams), at the age of seven, is told the truth about life by her mother. Vera Lynch (Fair), her playmate, is deceived by her parents in the approved manner. At graduation time Mary is sought in marriage by Paul Horton, but she puts him off to study nursing. Vera's mother sends her off to New York City with i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life's Greatest Problem
''Life's Greatest Problem'' is a 1918 American silent war drama film directed and produced by J. Stuart Blackton. The film exists today, preserved in the Library of Congress collection. Cast * Mitchell Lewis as Big Steve Reardon * Rubye De Remer as Alice Webster *Gus Alexander as Little Lefty *Ida Darling as Mrs. Craig *Helen Ferguson as Miriam Craig *John P. Wade as John Craig *Eugene Strong as Dick Craig *John Goldsworthy as Frank Craig *John W. Martin as Shipyard Superintendent *Sidney D'Albrook as An Agitator *Bernard Randall as Craig's Secretary *Aubrey Beattie as Wilkins Production Filming began under the working title A working title, which may be abbreviated and styled in trade publications after a putative title as (wt), also called a production title or a tentative title, is the temporary title of a product or project used during its development, usually ... ''Safe for Democracy''. References External links * * 1918 films American silent feature films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gift O' Gab
''Gift o' Gab'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Jack Gardner, Helen Ferguson and John Cossar.Connelly p.353 Cast * Jack Gardner as Tom Bain * Helen Ferguson as Peggy Dinsmore * Frank Morris as Chub Dinsmore * John Cossar John Hay Cossar (2 January 1858 – 28 April 1935) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1914 and 1929. Biography Cossar was born in London, England. He was the fifth child of Walter Cossar and h ... as Mr. Dinsmore References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. 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 W. S. Van Dyke Essanay Studios films 1910s American films {{Silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filling His Own Shoes
''Filling His Own Shoes'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Bryant Washburn, Hazel Daly and Rod La Rocque.Goble p.400 Cast * Bryant Washburn as William Ruggles * Hazel Daly as Ruth Downing * Rod La Rocque as Dick Downing * Lyda Dalzell as Dorothea Westbrooke * Virginia Valli as Roxana * Helen Ferguson Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 – March 14, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist. Biography Born in Decatur, Illinois, in 1901, Ferguson graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson wa ... as Rosa * Louise Long as Bulbul References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 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 Harry Beaumont Essanay Studios films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Small Town Guy
''The Small Town Guy'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Lawrence C. Windom and starring Taylor Holmes, Helen Ferguson and Fred Tiden.Connelly p.411 Cast * Taylor Holmes as Ernest Gledhill * Helen Ferguson Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 – March 14, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist. Biography Born in Decatur, Illinois, in 1901, Ferguson graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson wa ... as Eleanor Ramsdell * Fred Tiden as Swell Dresser * Mark Ellison as Slim McClearn * James F. Fulton as Major Dymon References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. 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 Lawrence C. Windom Essanay Studios films 1910s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Wants A Divorce
''Max Wants a Divorce'' is a 1917 American short film directed by Max Linder. Plot Max is forced to choose between losing his newly-wedded wife and a fortune. He hits upon a brilliant scheme: He will give his wife grounds for a divorce, secure the money, and then make his ex-wife Mrs. Linder again. He goes through any amount of trouble in helping her to get the necessary evidence, only to find that it is all a mistake on the part of a stupid lawyer - the money and the wife are both to be his. -- Edward Weitzel, ''Moving Picture World'' (April 7, 1917) Cast *Max Linder as Max *Martha Mansfield as Max's Wife (billed as Martha Early) *Helen Ferguson *Francine Larrimore *Ernest Maupain *Leo White *Mathilde Comont as the Loony Diva Premiere and preservation status The film premiered at the Strand Theatre in New York City on 26 March 1917. A restored print was presented by Serge Bromberg of Lobster Films at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival on 1 June 2014. See also *List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood Boulevard is a major east–west street in Los Angeles, California. It begins in the east at Sunset Boulevard in the Los Feliz district and proceeds to the west as a major thoroughfare through Little Armenia and Thai Town, Hollywood. After crossing Fairfax Avenue, Hollywood Boulevard ends at a stop sign, at Laurel Canyon Drive, and continues northbound, as a winding residential street, going up in the hills and canyons in the Hollywood Hills West district. Parts of the boulevard are popular tourist destinations, primarily the fifteen blocks between Gower Street west to La Brea Avenue where the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located. The heart of Hollywood Boulevard is the crossing of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland avenue. "Hollywood and Highland" is the exit to Hollywood via the 101 freeway, and the station when exiting the bus or metro red lines. History 1890s to 1910 Part of today's Hollywood Boulevard was called Prospect Avenue, a dusty road that ran through H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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