Marie Pavis

	Marie Pavis Yvonne Pavis (12 May 1890-??) was an English-born actress, writer, and producer. She began acting in Hollywood in 1910 with the Vitagraph Company, occasionally acting under the name Marie Pavis. In 1922, she went to Australia and formed a production company with Lawson Harris. After a brief time as ''The Yvonne Pavis Production Company'', the company changed its name to ''Harris Austral Super Films'' and produced three features.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 111-112. She returned to the United States in 1924. She and Harris married, but divorced in 1925. In 1921, Pavis was granted a divorce from John William Murray, who had wed two women while still married to her. Partial filmography * '' The Trail of the Octopus'' (1919) * '' Tony America'' (1918) * ''The Walk-Offs'' (1920) * ''An Arabian Knight ''An Arabian Knight'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lawson Harris William Lawson Harris (June 30, 1897 – March 31, 1948) was an American director, actor, producer, and writer who made a number of films in Australia. He came to Australia originally at the behest of Arthur Shirley to work as production manager on '' The Throwback'' (1920) and stayed out there for a number of years. Harris was the father of actor and director John Derek. Biography Harris was born on June 30, 1897, in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, the son of William James Harris (1874–1908) and Elizabeth Bettie Hawley (1877–?). He moved to Australia in 1920 with Arthur Shirley and set up an acting school. In 1921, he announced he would make a film about the return of the Jews to Jerusalem. Instead he made '' Circumstance'' (1922) for Austral Super Films, a company he had established with Cecil Hargraves. They launched a second film almost immediately. In August 1922, Lawson was sued by Arthur Shirley who claimed Harris used threatening language against him. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	A Daughter Of Australia (1922 Film) ''A Daughter of Australia'' is a 1922 Australian silent film directed by Lawson Harris. It concerns a rich squatter, Arthur Fullerton (Charles Beethan), and his daughter, Barbara (Yvonne Pavis). It is considered a lost film. Plot A young English aristocrat, Hugh Ranleigh, falls for Barbara Fullerton, but is falsely accused of murdering a gambler in a night club and escapes to Australia. He finds work on a cattle station and falls for the squatter's daughter – who turns out to be Barbara. Eventually he proves his innocence. Cast Lawson Harris as Hugh Ranleigh Yvonne Pavis as Barbara Fullerton Charles Beetham as Mr Fullerton Charles Villiers (actor), Charles Villiers Dorothy Hawtree Gilbert Emery (Australian actor), Gilbert Emery as Jimmy J.P. O'Neill as Irishman Lilian Tate Production The film was shot for a low budget on location in Sydney, with scenes at Ascot racecourse and the Royal Easter Agricultural Show. Contrary to the experiences of many local filmmakers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	American Women Film Producers American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	American Silent Film Actresses American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	American Screenwriters American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	American Film Producers American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1890 Births Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sunshine Sally ''Sunshine Sally'' is a 1922 Australian silent film directed by Lawson Harris set in the Sydney suburb of Woolloomooloo. Most of the movie survives today. Plot Sal and Tottie are sacked from their jobs in a laundry, then go on a picnic with friends Skinny and Spud. Skinny and Spud are both romantically interested in Sal but she spurns their attentions. Sal is rescued in the surf Coogee Beach by wealthy lifeguard Basil Stanton and taken to his family home in Potts Point to recuperate. Sal and Basil fall in love and get married. Spud and Skinny are arrested for drunkenness and reform. Spud marries Tottie and Skinny marries a woman from the Salvation Army. Cast * Yvonne Pavis as Sal Joy Revelle as Tottie Faye John Cosgrove as Spud Murphy Dinks Patterson as Skinny Smith Mrs Hutton as Katie Smith J. P. O'Neill as Bill Smith Sheila Moore as Mrs Constance Stanton * Lionel Lunn as Basil Stanton Mervyn Barrington as James Stanton Maude Ranier as Salvation Army woman Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Circumstance (1922 Film) ''Circumstance'' is a 1922 Australian silent film directed by Lawson Harris. Plot A young woman is seduced and deserted by a man. She is rescued by a wealthy novelist, who wants to write a story about her life. The novelist's cousin proposes to the girl, only to realise she is the same girl he seduced and abandoned earlier in his life. Cast Lawson Harris as Richard Talbot Yvonne Pavis as Hazel Dalwood Carlton Max as Bernard St Clair Dot Pritchard as Jenny Taylor Irish Webster as Mrs Carson Cane Arthur David Edelsten Gordon Collingridge Production The film was produced by two Americans, Lawson Harris and Yvonne Pavis. Harris came to Australia in 1920 to help Arthur Shirley make ''The Throwback'' and later ran an acting school. He was joined in 1922 by Pavis, who was an experienced Hollywood actor. Together they made three low budget feature films. Reception The ''Sydney Truth'' said the film did "sensational" business in its first week. The film was profitable, due in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Vitagraph Studios Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907, it was the most prolific American film production company, producing many famous silent films. It was bought by Warner Bros. in 1925. History In 1896, English émigré Blackton was moonlighting as a reporter/artist for the New York ''Evening World'' when he was sent to interview Thomas Edison about his new film projector. The inventor talked the entrepreneurial reporter into buying a set of films and a projector. A year later, Blackton and business partner Smith founded the American Vitagraph Company in direct competition with Edison. A third partner, distributor William "Pop" Rock, joined in 1899. The company's first studio was located on the rooftop of a building on Nassau Street in Manhattan. Operations were later moved to the Midwoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The First Born (1921 Film) ''The First Born'' is a 1921 American silent film romantic drama directed by Colin Campbell and produced by and starring Sessue Hayakawa. It was distributed by the Robertson-Cole Company. Cast Sessue Hayakawa as Chan Wang Helen Jerome Eddy as Loey Tsing Sonny Loy as Chan Toy (credited as "Sonny Boy" Warde) Goro Kino as Man Low Tek Marie Pavis as Chan Lee Frank M. Seki as Hop Lee Wilson Hummel as Kuey Lar Anna May Wong Preservation status The film is preserved at the BFI National Archive The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. It was founded as the National Film Library in 1935; its first curator was Ernest Lindgren. In 1955, its name became the N .... References External links * * 1921 films American silent feature films Films directed by Colin Campbell Film Booking Offices of America films American black-and-white films 1921 romantic drama films 1920s American films Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Marie Pavis Yvonne Pavis (12 May 1890-??) was an English-born actress, writer, and producer. She began acting in Hollywood in 1910 with the Vitagraph Company, occasionally acting under the name Marie Pavis. In 1922, she went to Australia and formed a production company with Lawson Harris. After a brief time as ''The Yvonne Pavis Production Company'', the company changed its name to ''Harris Austral Super Films'' and produced three features.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 111-112. She returned to the United States in 1924. She and Harris married, but divorced in 1925. In 1921, Pavis was granted a divorce from John William Murray, who had wed two women while still married to her. Partial filmography * '' The Trail of the Octopus'' (1919) * '' Tony America'' (1918) * ''The Walk-Offs'' (1920) * ''An Arabian Knight ''An Arabian Knight'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lawson Harris William Lawson Harris (June 30, 1897 – March 31, 1948) was an American director, actor, producer, and writer who made a number of films in Australia. He came to Australia originally at the behest of Arthur Shirley to work as production manager on '' The Throwback'' (1920) and stayed out there for a number of years. Harris was the father of actor and director John Derek. Biography Harris was born on June 30, 1897, in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, the son of William James Harris (1874–1908) and Elizabeth Bettie Hawley (1877–?). He moved to Australia in 1920 with Arthur Shirley and set up an acting school. In 1921, he announced he would make a film about the return of the Jews to Jerusalem. Instead he made '' Circumstance'' (1922) for Austral Super Films, a company he had established with Cecil Hargraves. They launched a second film almost immediately. In August 1922, Lawson was sued by Arthur Shirley who claimed Harris used threatening language against him. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	A Daughter Of Australia (1922 Film) ''A Daughter of Australia'' is a 1922 Australian silent film directed by Lawson Harris. It concerns a rich squatter, Arthur Fullerton (Charles Beethan), and his daughter, Barbara (Yvonne Pavis). It is considered a lost film. Plot A young English aristocrat, Hugh Ranleigh, falls for Barbara Fullerton, but is falsely accused of murdering a gambler in a night club and escapes to Australia. He finds work on a cattle station and falls for the squatter's daughter – who turns out to be Barbara. Eventually he proves his innocence. Cast Lawson Harris as Hugh Ranleigh Yvonne Pavis as Barbara Fullerton Charles Beetham as Mr Fullerton Charles Villiers (actor), Charles Villiers Dorothy Hawtree Gilbert Emery (Australian actor), Gilbert Emery as Jimmy J.P. O'Neill as Irishman Lilian Tate Production The film was shot for a low budget on location in Sydney, with scenes at Ascot racecourse and the Royal Easter Agricultural Show. Contrary to the experiences of many local filmmakers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	American Women Film Producers American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	American Silent Film Actresses American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	American Screenwriters American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	American Film Producers American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1890 Births Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sunshine Sally ''Sunshine Sally'' is a 1922 Australian silent film directed by Lawson Harris set in the Sydney suburb of Woolloomooloo. Most of the movie survives today. Plot Sal and Tottie are sacked from their jobs in a laundry, then go on a picnic with friends Skinny and Spud. Skinny and Spud are both romantically interested in Sal but she spurns their attentions. Sal is rescued in the surf Coogee Beach by wealthy lifeguard Basil Stanton and taken to his family home in Potts Point to recuperate. Sal and Basil fall in love and get married. Spud and Skinny are arrested for drunkenness and reform. Spud marries Tottie and Skinny marries a woman from the Salvation Army. Cast * Yvonne Pavis as Sal Joy Revelle as Tottie Faye John Cosgrove as Spud Murphy Dinks Patterson as Skinny Smith Mrs Hutton as Katie Smith J. P. O'Neill as Bill Smith Sheila Moore as Mrs Constance Stanton * Lionel Lunn as Basil Stanton Mervyn Barrington as James Stanton Maude Ranier as Salvation Army woman Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Circumstance (1922 Film) ''Circumstance'' is a 1922 Australian silent film directed by Lawson Harris. Plot A young woman is seduced and deserted by a man. She is rescued by a wealthy novelist, who wants to write a story about her life. The novelist's cousin proposes to the girl, only to realise she is the same girl he seduced and abandoned earlier in his life. Cast Lawson Harris as Richard Talbot Yvonne Pavis as Hazel Dalwood Carlton Max as Bernard St Clair Dot Pritchard as Jenny Taylor Irish Webster as Mrs Carson Cane Arthur David Edelsten Gordon Collingridge Production The film was produced by two Americans, Lawson Harris and Yvonne Pavis. Harris came to Australia in 1920 to help Arthur Shirley make ''The Throwback'' and later ran an acting school. He was joined in 1922 by Pavis, who was an experienced Hollywood actor. Together they made three low budget feature films. Reception The ''Sydney Truth'' said the film did "sensational" business in its first week. The film was profitable, due in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Vitagraph Studios Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907, it was the most prolific American film production company, producing many famous silent films. It was bought by Warner Bros. in 1925. History In 1896, English émigré Blackton was moonlighting as a reporter/artist for the New York ''Evening World'' when he was sent to interview Thomas Edison about his new film projector. The inventor talked the entrepreneurial reporter into buying a set of films and a projector. A year later, Blackton and business partner Smith founded the American Vitagraph Company in direct competition with Edison. A third partner, distributor William "Pop" Rock, joined in 1899. The company's first studio was located on the rooftop of a building on Nassau Street in Manhattan. Operations were later moved to the Midwoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The First Born (1921 Film) ''The First Born'' is a 1921 American silent film romantic drama directed by Colin Campbell and produced by and starring Sessue Hayakawa. It was distributed by the Robertson-Cole Company. Cast Sessue Hayakawa as Chan Wang Helen Jerome Eddy as Loey Tsing Sonny Loy as Chan Toy (credited as "Sonny Boy" Warde) Goro Kino as Man Low Tek Marie Pavis as Chan Lee Frank M. Seki as Hop Lee Wilson Hummel as Kuey Lar Anna May Wong Preservation status The film is preserved at the BFI National Archive The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. It was founded as the National Film Library in 1935; its first curator was Ernest Lindgren. In 1955, its name became the N .... References External links * * 1921 films American silent feature films Films directed by Colin Campbell Film Booking Offices of America films American black-and-white films 1921 romantic drama films 1920s American films Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]