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John R. Cumpson
John R. Cumpson (August 30, 1866March 15, 1913) was an American stage and film actor. On Broadway, he appeared in ''Up York State'' in 1901. With regard to his screen career, Cumpson appeared in at least 124 films between 1905 and 1912. A 1910 newspaper item described him as "the famous Swedish dialect comedian." Silent film star Florence Lawrence enjoyed working often with Cumpson at the Biograph Company in 1908 and 1909, although later, in an interview with ''Photoplay'', she described him as essentially a humorless comedian: Cumpson died of pneumonia and diabetes at Washington Heights Hospital in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L .... He was survived by a brother and two sisters. Selected filmography References External links * * Male ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Motion Picture Story Magazine
''Motion Picture'' was an American monthly fan magazine about film, published from 1911 to 1977.Fuller, Kathryn H. “Motion Picture Story Magazine and the Gendered Construction of the Movie Fan.” ''At the Picture Show: Small-Town Audiences and the Creation of Movie Fan Culture''. Smithsonian Institution: Washington, 1996. pp. 133–149. It was later published by Macfadden Publications. History and profile The magazine was established by Vitagraph Studios co-founder J. Stuart Blackton and partner Eugene V. Brewster under the title ''The Motion Picture Story Magazine.'' In contrast to earlier film magazines such as ''The Moving Picture World'', which were aimed at film exhibitors, ''The Motion Picture Story Magazine'' was aimed at regular film goers. It has been regarded as the first fan magazine. The magazine was very successful from its inception, with an initial run of 50,000 copies and a circulation of 200,000 by 1914. Writers were amazed at the outset to receive their ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Zulu's Heart
''The Zulu's Heart'' is an extant 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith for the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. Location footage was shot in Cliffside, New Jersey. White actors portray Zulus. Cast * Charles Inslee as Zulu chief * George Gebhardt as Zulu warrior * Harry Solter as a Boer * Florence Lawrence as Boer's wife * Gladys Egan as Boer's daughter * John R. Cumpson as Zulu warrior * Arthur V. Johnson as Zulu warrior * W. Chrystie Miller, uncredited * Alfred Paget, uncredited * 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 ..., uncredited References External links * 1908 films 1908 drama films 1908 short films Silent American drama films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road To The Heart
''The Road to the Heart'' is a 1909 American short film, a dramedy directed by D. W. Griffith and produced by the Biograph Company of New York City. Starring David Miles, Anita Hendrie and Herbert Yost, the production was filmed in two days in March 1909 at Biograph's studio in Manhattan. It was released in April that year and distributed to theaters on a " split-reel", which was a single film reel that included more than one motion picture. The other picture that accompanied this comedy was the Biograph comedy ''Trying to Get Arrested''. Plot Various 1909 film-industry publications provide basic summaries of this photoplay's plot. The trade journal ''The Moving Picture World'' is one that describes the storyline in its April 3 issue: Film reviewer H. A. Downey in '' The Nickelodeon'', another widely read trade journal in 1909, provides in its May edition a far more concise summary of Griffith's screenplay than the one found in ''The Moving Picture World''. Downey describes the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want My Hat
I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter 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 ''i'' (pronounced ), plural '' ies''. History In the Phoenician alphabet, the letter may have originated in a hieroglyph for an arm that represented a voiced pharyngeal fricative () in Egyptian, but was reassigned to (as in English "yes") by Semites, because their word for "arm" began with that sound. This letter could also be used to represent , the close front unrounded vowel, mainly in foreign words. The Greeks adopted a form of this Phoenician ''yodh'' as their letter ''iota'' () to represent , the same as in the Old Italic alphabet. In Latin (as in Modern Greek), it was also used to represent and this use persists in the languages that descended from Latin. The modern letter ' j' originated as a variation of 'i', and both were used interchangeably for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Peachbasket Hat
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her First Biscuits
''Her First Biscuits'' is a 1909 American silent short comedy film written by Frank E. Woods, directed by D. W. Griffith, and starring John R. Cumpson and Florence Lawrence. At its release in June 1909, the comedy was distributed to theaters on a " split reel", which was a single projection reel that accommodated more than one motion picture. It shared its reel with another Biograph short directed by Griffith, the drama ''The Faded Lilies''."Biograph Films" advertisement, '''' (New York City), 12 June 1909, p. 783. |
Jones And The Lady Book Agent
''Jones and the Lady Book Agent'' is a 1909 American silent comedy film written by Frank E. Woods and directed by D. W. Griffith. Produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in New York City, the short stars John R. Cumpson, Florence Lawrence, and Flora Finch as the "lady book agent". It is one film in a series of 1908 and 1909 Biograph pictures in which Cumpson and Lawrence performed together as the married couple Mr. and Mrs. Jones."Jones and the Lady Book Agent (1909)" catalog, (AFI), Los Angeles, California (hereinafter cited "AFI"). Retrieved September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Wife's Mother (1909 Film)
''His Wife's Mother'' is a 1909 American silent short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * John R. Cumpson as Mr. Eddie Jones * Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Emma Jones * Dorothy West as maid * Anita Hendrie as Mrs. Jones' mother * Linda Arvidson as restaurant diner * Flora Finch in unconfirmed role * Robert Harron as busboy * Charles Inslee as waiter * Arthur V. Johnson as restaurant diner * David Miles at confectionery * Owen Moore as restaurant diner * 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 ... as waiter References External links * 1909 films 1909 comedy films 1909 short films Silent American comedy films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by D. W. Griffith American comedy short films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jones And His New Neighbors
''Jones and His New Neighbors'' is a 1909 American silent comedy film written by Frank E. Woods and directed by D. W. Griffith. Produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in New York City, the short stars John R. Cumpson, Florence Lawrence, and Anita Hendrie. It is one film in a series of 1908 and 1909 Biograph pictures in which Cumpson and Lawrence performed together as the married couple Mr. and Mrs. Jones."Jones and His New Neighbors (1909)" catalog, (AFI), Los Angeles, California (hereinafter cited "AFI"). Retrieved 7 September 2021.N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
''The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals'' is a 1909 silent short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was released in split-reel form with ''The Hindoo Dagger''. Cast *John R. Cumpson - Mr. Jones *Florence Lawrence - Mrs. Jones *Linda Arvidson - The Maid *Clara T. Bracy - *George Gebhardt - Theatre Man *Anita Hendrie - Theatre Woman *Marion Leonard - Mrs. Trouble *David Miles - Theatre Man *Herbert Prior - Theatre Man *Mack Sennett - Theatre Man *Harry Solter - *Dorothy West Dorothy West (June 2, 1907 – August 16, 1998) was an American storyteller and short story writer during the time of the Harlem Renaissance. She is best known for her 1948 novel ''The Living Is Easy'', as well as many other short stories an ... - Theatre Man References External linksThe Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals at IMDb.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Smoked Husband
''A Smoked Husband'' is a 1908 American silent short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * John R. Cumpson as Mr. Bibbs * Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Bibbs * Linda Arvidson as Maid * George Gebhardt as Man in Top Hat * Robert Harron as Messenger * Arthur V. Johnson as Policeman * George Nichols * Alfred Paget * Mack Sennett as Man in Top Hat * Harry Solter Henry Lewis "Harry" Solter (November 19, 1873 – March 2, 1920) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter and director. Career Solter began his career as an actor in 1908 with Biograph Studios. That same year he met actress Florenc ... as Maid's Accomplice * Kate Toncray as Mother References External links * 1908 films 1908 comedy films 1908 short films Silent American comedy films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by D. W. Griffith American comedy short films 1900s American films {{1900s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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