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Lillian Walker
Lillian Walker (April 21, 1887 – October 10, 1975), born Lillian Wolke, was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 170 films, most of them shorts, between 1909 and 1934. Biography ''Photoplay'' magazine's trade publication ''Stars of the Photoplay 1916'' stated: "Lillian Walker is a feminine confection composed of dimples, golden hair and curves. She was born in Brooklyn and as an artist's model by her beauty attracted attention and she got her opportunity on the stage. All her picture appearances have been Vitagraph productions, and she is best known for her work in ''Cinderella's Slipper'' 915and the "Miss Tomboy" series 914 In 1918, she set up her own production company, Lillian Walker Pictures Corporation, to make films in which she starred. At least one transpired, ''The Embarrassment of Riches'' (1918), released via the W. W. Hodkinson Corporation. Walker died in Trinidad in 1975. Selected filmography * ''C.Q.D.; or, Saved by Wireless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County ( Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of , Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Embarrassment Of Riches (film)
''The Embarrassment of Riches'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Dillon and starring Lillian Walker, Carlton Brickert and John Costello.Wakeman p.735 Cast * Lillian Walker as Elizabeth Holt * Carlton Brickert as John Russell * John Costello as William Gildersleeve * Edward Keenan as Bobby Gildersleeve * Henry Sedley as Count Orloff * Edward Roseman as Leighton Craig * Harriet Ross as Mrs. Goodwin * Reeva Greenwood as Alma Goodwin * Peggy Lundeen as Miss Partridge * Howard Truesdale as Ted Phelan * John T. Dillon as Jim Connors * William Sloan William is a male given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norm ... as Mike References Bibliography * Wakeman, John. ''World Film Directors: 1890-1945''. H.W. Wilson, 1987. External links * 1918 films 1918 comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Deaths
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** Bangladesh revolutionary leader Siraj Sikder is killed by police while in custody. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , killing 12 people. * January 7 – OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. * January 10– February 9 – The flight of '' Soyuz 17'' with the crew of Georgy Grechko and Aleksei Gubarev aboard the '' Salyut 4'' space station. * January 15 – Alvo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1887 Births
Events January–March * January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher. * January 20 ** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. ** British emigrant ship '' Kapunda'' sinks after a collision off the coast of Brazil, killing 303 with only 16 survivors. * January 21 ** The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed in the United States. ** Brisbane receives a one-day rainfall of (a record for any Australian capital city). * January 24 – Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian troops defeat the Italians. * January 28 ** In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the largest snowflakes on record are reported. They are wide and thick. ** Construction work begins on the foundations of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. * February 2 – The first Groundhog Day is observed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. * February 4 – The Interstate Commerce Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enlighten Thy Daughter (1934 Film)
''Enlighten Thy Daughter'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Varley and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Charles Eaton and Claire Whitney. It was shot at the Photocolor Studios in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. It is a remake of the 1917 silent film of the same title by Ivan Abramson.Soister, Nicolella, & Joyce p.267 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Dr. Richard Stevens * Beth Barton as Ruth Stevens * Charles Eaton as David Stevens * Claire Whitney as Alice Stevens * Edmund MacDonald as Gerald Winthrop * Russell Hicks as Daniel Stevens * Ara Gerald as Ethel Stevens * Miriam Battista as Lillian Stevens * Vinton Hayworth as Stanley Jordan * Eunice Reed as Margie * Wesley Barry as Wes * Audrey Maple as Mrs. Crosby * Lillian Walker as Mrs. Grainger * Robert Emmett Keane Robert Emmett Keane (March 4, 1883 – July 2, 1981) was an American actor of both the stage and screen. Biography Keane began on stage in the 1910s, his first Broadway appearance being in the produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love's Boomerang
''Love's Boomerang'' (also known as ''Perpetua'') is a 1922 British crime film directed by John S. Robertson. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, young Perpetua (Fosse), an orphan, is adopted by Brian McCree (Powell), an artist. The two go on a holiday tour through France where they meet Monsieur Lamballe (Byford), the owner of a circus. The circus elephant has been pawned by Lamballe, and the artist, seeking the discomfort in the eyes of Perpetua, buys the claim against the animal. The two wanders join the circus troupe. For several years the artist and girl travel with the circus, leading delightful vagabond lives. Later, Perpetua is sent to a convent and the discovery is made by the criminal Russell Felton (Miltern) that she is his abandoned daughter. The crook has been leading a youth, who is heir to some wealth, to physical destruction, and sees in Perpetua (Forrest) an opportunity to further assure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman God Changed
''The Woman God Changed'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne and Doty Hobart. The film stars Seena Owen, E.K. Lincoln, Henry Sedley, Lillian Walker, H. Cooper Cliffe and Paul Nicholson. The film was released on July 3, 1921, by Paramount Pictures. Cast * Seena Owen as Anna Janssen *E.K. Lincoln as Thomas McCarthy * Henry Sedley as Alastair De Vries *Lillian Walker as Lilly * H. Cooper Cliffe as Donogan *Paul Nicholson as District Attorney *Joseph W. Smiley as Police Commissioner Preservation status The film is preserved minus a reel in the Library of Congress(Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation The National Audiovisual Conservation Center, also known as the Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation, is the Library of Congress's audiovisual archive located inside Mount Pony in Culpeper, Virginia. Establishment From 1969 to 1988, th ...) collection. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Of No Importance (film)
''A Woman of No Importance'' is a 1921 British drama film directed by Denison Clift and starring Fay Compton, Milton Rosmer, Ward McAllister, Lillian Walker, and Henry Vibart. It is based on the play ''A Woman of No Importance'' by Oscar Wilde. It is not known whether the film currently survives, at silentera.com and it may be a lost film. Cast * as Rachel Arbuthnot * |
The $1,000,000 Reward
''The $1,000,000 Reward'' is a 1920 American drama film serial directed by George Lessey and produced by Harry Grossman. This is now considered to be a lost film, as there are no available copies of it. Cast * Lillian Walker as Betty Thorndyke * Coit Albertson as Morgan Spencer * Charles B. Middleton as William Russell * George Lessey as James Bradley (credited as George A. Lessey) * Joe Smith Marba as Kenwah (credited as Joseph Marba) * Leora Spellman as Valerie Kernan * Bernard Randall as Kip Van Hoan * William Pike as James Forsythe * Buck Connors (credited as George Connors) * Louise Hotaling * Ray Allen * Herbert Rawlinson as Man in suit * F.W. Stewart See also * List of American films of 1920 * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A White Man's Chance
''A White Man's Chance'' is a 1919 American silent adventure film directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Lillian Walker and Joseph J. Dowling.Goble p.1015 Synopsis A Boston lawyer heads to Mexico for work and soon becomes embroiled in trouble. Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan as Donald Joseph Blenhorn * Lillian Walker as Dorothy Charlton * Joseph J. Dowling as William Roberts * Howard Davies as Hugh Hankins * Andrew Arbuckle as Valentino * Joseph Hazelton as Pedro * George Field as Juan Lopez * Joe Ray as Augustin Gonzalez * Dick La Reno Dick La Reno (October 31, 1863 – July 26, 1945) was an American film actor of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1914 and 1931. He was born in Ireland and died in Hollywood, California. Selected filmogr ... as The Magistrado References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1919 films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Hunger
''The Love Hunger'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by William P.S. Earle and starring Lillian Walker, Lee Shumway and Herbert Prior.Goble p.145 Cast * Lillian Walker as Fran * Lee Shumway as Abbott Ashton * Herbert Prior as Hamilton Gregory * Allene Hale as Grace Noir * Lydia Knott as Mrs. Gregory * Andrew Arbuckle as Bob Clinton * Billy Bletcher William Bletcher (September 24, 1894 – January 5, 1979) was an American actor. He was known for voice roles for various classic animated characters, most notably Pete in Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse short films and the Big Bad Wolf in Disn ... as Jakey * Cora Drew as Mrs. Jefferson References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1919 films 1919 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by William P. S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
