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James Kirkwood Sr.
James Cornelius Kirkwood Sr. (February 22, 1876 – August 24, 1963) was an American actor and director. Biography Kirkwood debuted on screen in 1909 and was soon playing leads for D. W. Griffith. He started directing in 1912, and became a favorite of Mary Pickford, with whom he is rumored to have had an affair. In 1923, he married actress Lila Lee; with her, he had a son, James Kirkwood Jr., who became a successful writer, winning both a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize for ''A Chorus Line''. Previously he had been married to Gertrude Robinson, with whom he also had a child. During his marriage to Robinson, he had an affair with Mary Miles Minter, who was 15 at the time. They "married" without clergy in the countryside near Santa Barbara. Their relationship ended after Minter became pregnant with Kirkwood's child and underwent an abortion. In 1931, he married actress Beatrice Powers, and had a daughter, Joan Mary Kirkwood, with her. They divorced in 1934, with Powers citing me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the List of municipalities in Michigan, second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the central city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, which has a population of 1,087,592 and a combined statistical area population of 1,383,918. Situated along the Grand River (Michigan), Grand River approximately east of Lake Michigan, it is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan, as well as one of the fastest-growing cities in the Midwestern United States, Midwest. A historic furniture manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies and is nicknamed "Furniture City". Other nicknames include "River City" and more recently, "Beer City" (the latter given by ''USA Today'' and adopted by the city a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Altar
''At the Altar'' is a 1909 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. A print of this film is in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Plot A rejected admirer sets up a trap to kill his sweetheart and her fiance before they married and then commit suicide, but before he passes away, he leaves a confession. The confession is found on time and a police man runs to the church to save the couple. Cast * Marion Leonard as Minnie, the Daughter * David Miles - Father * Charles Inslee as Grigo, the Suitor * Herbert Yost as Giuseppe Cassella * Anita Hendrie as Mother * Dorothy West as Minnie's Friend/Dinner Guest See also * List of American films of 1909 * 1909 in film * D. W. Griffith filmography These are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith (1875–1948). According to I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Modern Prodigal
''The Modern Prodigal'' is a 1910 American short drama silent black and white film directed by D. W. Griffith. It is based on the novel by Bess Meredyth. Cast * Guy Hedlund as The Prodigal Son * Clara T. Bracy as The Prodigal's Mother * George Nichols as The Sheriff * Kate Bruce as The Sheriff's Wife * Jack Pickford as The Sheriff's Son * William J. Butler as A Farmer * Edward Dillon as Guard * Frank Evans as Guard * Francis J. Grandon as At Post Office * Robert Harron as At Post Office * Dell Henderson as At Post Office * James Kirkwood Sr. * W. Chrystie Miller * Anthony O'Sullivan as At Farewell * Alfred Paget as Guard * Lester Predmore as One of the Boys Swimming * Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ... References External links * {{DEFAULT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman From Mellon's
''The Woman from Mellon's'' is a 1910 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford and Billy Quirk. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. It is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.211 c. 1978 by The American Film Institute Cast * as Harry Townsend * George Nichols as James Pertersby * as Mary Petersby, The Daughter ''rest of cast'' * |
The Rocky Road
''The Rocky Road'' is a 1910 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Frank Powell. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art. Cast * Frank Powell as Ben * Stephanie Longfellow as Ben's Wife * George Nichols as The Farmer * Linda Arvidson * Kate Bruce as The Maid * Charles Craig as A Farmhand / At Church * Adele DeGarde * Gladys Egan as At Church * Frank Evans as In Bar * Edith Haldeman as The Daughter, as a Child * James Kirkwood as The Best Man * Henry Lehrman as Outside Bar * Marion Leonard * Wilfred Lucas * W. Chrystie Miller as The Minister * Owen Moore * Anthony O'Sullivan as In Bar * Harry Solter * Blanche Sweet as The Daughter, at Eighteen * J. Waltham as In Bar * Dorothy West as At Church (unconfirmed) See also * List of American films of 1910 * D. W. Griffith filmography * Blanche Sweet filmography __NOTOC__ This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Day After (1909 Film)
''The Day After'' is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Plot Mr. and Mrs. Hilton decided to give a big New Year's Eve party. They both agree to control their drinking, but as the guests arrive and the party continues both get drunk. The next day Mr. Hilton, feeling guilty for being weak, fears to confront his wife, until he finds out she was guilty as well. Cast * Arthur V. Johnson as Mr. Hilton * Blanche Sweet as The New Year * Marion Leonard as Mrs. Hilton * George Nichols as A Friend * Linda Arvidson as Servant * Frank Evans as Party Guest * James Kirkwood as Party Guest * Henry Lehrman as Party Guest * Jeanie MacPherson as Party Guest * W. Chrystie Miller as The Old Year * Anthony O'Sullivan as Party Guest * Gertrude Robinson as Party Guest * Paul Scardon as Party Guest (unconfirmed) * Mack Sennett as Party Guest * Henry B. Walthall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Save Her Soul
''To Save Her Soul'' is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when many of the early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. Cast * Arthur V. Johnson - Paul Redmond * Mary Pickford - Agnes Hailey * W. Chrystie Miller - Church Organist * George Nichols - Manager * Kate Bruce - Housekeeper * Linda Arvidson - In Audience * William Beaudine * Charles Craig - Bumpkin * Frank Evans - Stage Manager * Robert Harron - Stagehand / Usher * Ruth Hart - At Party * James Kirkwood - Backstage at Debut / At Party * Henry Lehrman - In Audience * Jeanie MacPherson - In Audience * Owen Moore - At Party * Jack Pickford - Stagehand * Lottie Pickford * Billy Quirk * Gertrude Robinson - In Audience * Paul Scardon - In Audience * Mack Sennett - Backstage at Debut * Blanche Sweet - Backstage at Debut / At Party * Dorothy West - A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Little Italy
''In Little Italy'' is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Plot Marie has two lovely men pretending her, she decided to reject Tony and accept Victor as her new sweetheart. Tony, frustrated and jealous for Marie's decision stabs Victor, but later he discovers that Victor was still alive and decided to break into Marie's house where Victor is convalescing to finish the job. Cast * Marion Leonard - Marie Cadrone * George Nichols - Tony Guiletto * Henry B. Walthall - Victor * Charles Arling * Kate Bruce - At the Ball * William J. Butler - In Bar * Charles Craig - At the Ball * Adele DeGarde * Gladys Egan - One of the Children * Frank Evans - Sheriff's Deputy * Ruth Hart - At the Ball * Guy Hedlund - At the Ball (unconfirmed) * James Kirkwood - Sheriff * Henry Lehrman - At the Ball * Stephanie Longfellow - At the Ball (unconfirmed) * Jeanie MacPherson - At the Ball * W. Chrystie Miller - In Bar * Owen Moore - At the Ball * Anthony O'Sulliva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Man's View
''The Red Man's View'' (also cited ''The Redman's View'') is a 1909 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and shot in New York state. Prints of the film exist in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress. According to the ''New York Dramatic Mirror'', the film is about "the helpless Indian race as it has been forced to recede before the advancing white, and as such is full of poetic sentiment". In his 2003 publication ''The Invention of the Western Film: A Cultural History of the Genre's First Half Century'', film historian Scott Simon observes that "the film's title works out to mean 'The Red Man's Point of View', and for all the film's difficulty in making drama from a long, passive march, there's nothing like ''The Red Man's View'' in Hollywood until John Ford's ''Cheyenne Autumn'' more than fifty years later". A remake starring Daniel Baldwin, Saginaw Grant, Booboo Stewart, Elaine Miles, Michael Spears, and Crystal Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Story Of The Cromwellian Period
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nursing A Viper
''Nursing a Viper'' is a 1909 American silent short film by pioneer director D. W. Griffith. A paper print of the film survives in the Library of Congress. Cast * Arthur V. Johnson as The Husband *Marion Leonard as The Wife *Frank Powell as The Viper * Frank Evans as Man in Mob *Ruth Hart as Woman * James Kirkwood as Man in Mob *Florence Lawrence *Henry Lehrman as Man in Mob *Owen Moore as Fleeing Aristocrat * George Nichols as Man in Mob *Anthony O'Sullivan as Man in Mob *Billy Quirk as Fleeing Aristocrat *Gertrude Robinson as Fleeing Aristocrat *Mack Sennett as Man in Mob *Mabel Trunnelle as Victimized Woman See also *D. W. Griffith filmography These are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith (1875–1948). According to IMDb, he directed 518 films between 1908 and 1931. 1908 * ''The Adventures of Dollie'' * ''The Fight for Freedom'' (director disputed ... References External links * *''Nursing a Viper''; allrovi/synopsis 1909 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fools Of Fate
''Fools of Fate'' is a 1909 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives at the film archive of the Library of Congress. Plot A man's boat capsizes and another man who was camping nearby saves him before he drowns. After that the rescuer meets the almost drown man's wife without knowing who she is, they become friends but he starts to have feelings for her. Cast * James Kirkwood as Ben Webster * Marion Leonard as Fanny Webster * Frank Powell as Ed Hilton * Henry B. Walthall * William Beaudine as Extra (uncredited) See also * List of American films of 1909 * 1909 in film * D. W. Griffith filmography These are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith (1875–1948). According to IMDb, he directed 518 films between 1908 and 1931. 1908 * ''The Adventures of Dollie'' * ''The Fight for Freedom'' (director disputed ... References External links * 1909 films Films directed by D. W. Griffith American silen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
