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Jack Conway (filmmaker)
Hugh Ryan "Jack" Conway (July 17, 1887 – October 11, 1952) was an American film director and film producer, as well as an actor of many films in the first half of the 20th century. Biography He was born as Hugh Ryan Conway, on July 17, 1887, in Graceville, Minnesota, USA. Conway started out as an actor, joining a repertory theater group straight out of high school. He then moved into films, and in 1911, became a member of D.W. Griffith's stock company, appearing primarily in Westerns. Four years later, he made his mark as a director and gained valuable experience at Universal (1916–17 and 1921–23), before moving on to MGM in 1925. He remained there until 1948, often helming prestige assignments featuring the studio's top male star, Clark Gable: ''Boom Town'' (1940), ''Honky Tonk'' (1941), and ''The Hucksters'' (1947) – all solid box-office hits. Conway was one of a team of MGM contract directors, who forsook any pretense to a specific individual style in favor of work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graceville, Minnesota
Graceville is a city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 529 at the 2020 census. History Graceville was founded in the 1870s by a colony of Catholics and named for Thomas Langdon Grace, second Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. U.S. Route 75 and Minnesota State Highway 28 are the two major highways that run through the community. The town's main street is named Studdart Avenue. The town is located on the northeast corner of Toqua Lake, a recreational lake surrounded by two campgrounds, a golf course and a shooting club. Graceville is in a natural area called a wet prairie, which is a mix of prairie land, swamp and numerous small lakes and ponds. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 577 people, 263 households, and 135 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 305 housing units at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Barry
Viola Barry ( – April 2, 1964) was an American silent film actress who starred in a number of films during the 1910s. Early years Gladys Viola Wilson was born in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Rev. J. Stitt Wilson, a Methodist minister."Returned Lecturer, J. Stitt Wilson, to Speak at Berkeley," ''Oakland Tribune,'' Feb 13, 1910, pg. 30. She moved with her family to Berkeley, California, where her father was a socialist lecturer and was mayor of Berkeley in 1911. She attended Berkeley High School. She studied under |
Bond Of Fear (1917 Film)
''Bond of Fear'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and starring Roy Stewart, Belle Bennett, and Melbourne MacDowell.Parish & Pitts p.75 Cast * Roy Stewart as Cal Nelson * Belle Bennett as Mary Jackson * Melbourne MacDowell Willet Melbourne MacDowell (November 22, 1856 – February 18, 1941) was an American stage and screen actor. He began on the legitimate stage in the 1870s and first appeared on the silent screen in 1917. He used the stage name Virginia Drew Pres ... as Judge McClure * George Webb as John McClure * John Lince as Hotel Proprietor References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1917 films 1917 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Jack Conway Silent American Western (genre) films Triangle Film Corporation films 1910s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Because Of A Woman
''Because of a Woman'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Jack Livingston, Belle Bennett, Louella Maxam, and George Chesebro.Parish & Pitts p.75 Cast * Belle Bennett as Valerie * Jack Livingston as Noel Clavering * Louella Maxam as Muriel Gwynne * George Chesebro as Allan Barrett * Lillian Langdon as Luela Malvern * Josef Swickard as Col. Gwynne * George C. Pearce George C. Pearce (June 26, 1865 – August 13, 1940) was an American stage and film actor, primarily of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1914 and 1939. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Los ... as John Trenton References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Jack C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Battle (1916 Film)
''The Silent Battle'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wilson and Maude George.Langman p.11 Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan as Tom Gallatin * Lois Wilson as Jane Loring * Maude George as Nina Jaffray * Harry Carter as Coleman Van Duyn * Ray Hanford Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gra ... as John Kenyon * Jack Connolly as James Loring References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Jack Conway American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films 1910s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beckoning Trail
''The Beckoning Trail'' is a 1916 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wilson and Maude George. Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan as Carter Raymond * Maude George as Georgette Fallon * Harry Carter as 'Placer' Murray * Harry Griffith as 'Big Jim' Helton * Lois Wilson as Mary Helton * Ray Hanford Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gra ... as Dodd References External links * 1916 films 1916 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Jack Conway Silent American Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Social Buccaneer (1916 Film)
''The Social Buccaneer'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Louise Lovely and Maude George.Goble p.239 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan as Chattfield Bruce * Louise Lovely as Marjorie Woods * Maude George as Miss Goldberg * Harry Carter as Caglioni * Marc B. Robbins as Nathan Goldberg * Hayward Mack Hayward Seaton Mack (March 20, 1882 – December 24, 1921) was an American actor of the silent era. Born in Albany, New York, in 1882, Mack appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1921. Mack's motion picture career began in 1910; he ap ... as Sir Archibald Bamford References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Measure Of A Man (1916 Film)
''The Measure of a Man'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Louise Lovely and Katherine Campbell.Parish & Pitts p.75 Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan as John Fairmeadow * Louise Lovely as Pattie Batch * Katherine Campbell as Jenny Hendy * Ivor McFadden Ivor is an English masculine given name derived either directly from the Norse ''Ívarr'', or from Welsh (which spells it ''Ifor''), Irish (sometimes ''Ibar''), or Scottish, all of which likely derive it also from the original Norse form.The Oxford ... as Billy * Marion Emmons as Donnie * Harry Carter as Jack Flack * Marc B. Robbins as Tom Hendy References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Jack Conway America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mainspring
''The Mainspring'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ben F. Wilson, Wilbur Higby and Francelia Billington.Parish & Pitts p.75 Cast * Ben F. Wilson as Lawrence Ashmore / Larry Craven * Wilbur Higby as Jesse Craven * Henry Holland as Richard Creelman * Francelia Billington as Edith Craven * Clyde Benson as William Ramsdale * Raymond Whitaker as Shackleton * Marc B. Robbins as Israel Farnum * Thomas Jefferson as James Sharp * Ed Brady as Jerviss * Mary Maurice Mary Maurice (November 15, 1844 – April 30, 1918) was an American actress who appeared in 139 films between 1909 and 1918. Biography Maurice was born on November 15, 1844, in Morristown, Ohio. Originally a schoolteacher, during her long ... as Bernice References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films 1910s English-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Penitentes
''The Penitentes'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by Jack Conway and starring Orrin Johnson and Seena Owen. It was produced by D. W. Griffith's Fine Arts Film Company and distributed through Triangle Film Corporation. Cast * Orrin Johnson - Manuel *Seena Owen - Dolores * Paul Gilmore - Colonel Juan Banca * Irene Hunt - Senorita Carmelia *Josephine Crowell - Carmelia's Mother * F. A. Turner - Father Rossi *Charles Clary - Father David *Allan Sears Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading roles in the 1910s and 1920s before transitioning into character roles in the 1930s. He was noted for his tall stature. Biography Sears was born in S ... - The Chief Brother (*A. D. Sears) * Dark Cloud - Indian Chief References External links''The Penitentes'' @ IMDb.com* 1915 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by Jack Conway Films based on American novels 1915 drama films Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Only Son
''His Only Son'' is a 1912 American short silent Western film co-starring Wallace Reid and Dorothy Davenport. It was directed by Jack Conway and Milton H. Fahrney. Cast * Wallace Reid * Dorothy Davenport * Jack Conway * Victoria Forde * Hoot Gibson See also * Hoot Gibson filmography * Wallace Reid filmography This is a comprehensive listing of Wallace Reid's (1891–1923) silent film, silent film output. Reid often played a clean-cut, well-groomed American go-getter on screen, which is how he is best remembered, but he could alternate with character rol ... References External links * 1912 films 1912 Western (genre) films 1912 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Jack Conway Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films {{short-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Siple
Allen Siple (1900–1973) was an American architect, working in Southern California from the 1930s to 1960s. Early life Allen George Siple was born on July 9, 1900 in Otsego, Michigan.Alan Hess, ''Forgotten modern: California houses 1940-1970', Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2007, pp. 262-26/ref> His father, George H. Siple, was Canadian and his mother, Jessie, was from Michigan. In 1924, his father retired to Southern California and they moved into a house located at 972 Arapahoe Street, Los Angeles, California. He graduated from the University of Southern California and the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Career In Los Angeles, Siple worked as an architect for the Janss Investment Company. They were developing the community of Westwood in Los Angeles. 1930s In 1930, Siple designed the W.R. Balsom Jr. House in Westwood Hills. In 1932, he designed "The Grove," also known as the "Grove Bungalow Court," located at 10669-10683 Santa Monica Boulevard in W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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