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Margery Wilson
Margery Wilson (born ''Sara Barker Strayer''; October 31, 1896 – January 21, 1986) was an American actress, writer, and silent movie director. She appeared in 51 films between 1914 and 1939. Early life and education Wilson was born in Gracey, Kentucky as Sara Barker Strayer, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes B. Strayer. She received higher education in philosophy and literature while also pursuing social service work. Starting out, Wilson gave public performances in Cincinnati at clubs, schools, and churches. Later, she was able to tour from Ohio to Atlanta with the John Lawrence Players as the leading lady. By the age of 16, she founded her own theater company. She and her sister left for London on a world tour as musical entertainers. She changed her name when she was 16 because her relatives disliked having the family name associated with acting. Film career In 1914, Wilson traveled to Los Angeles to pursue a career in Hollywood. She was in a wide range of motion pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 In Film
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.Birchard, Robert S. (2004). ''Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood''. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, p. 1-13, __TOC__ Events * February 2 – Charlie Chaplin's first film, ''Making a Living'' is released. * February 7 – Release of Charlie Chaplin's second film, the Keystone comedy '' Kid Auto Races at Venice'', in which his character of The Tramp is introduced to audiences (although first filmed in '' Mabel's Strange Predicament'', released two days later). * February 8 – Winsor McCay's ''Gertie the Dinosaur'' greatly advances filmed animation movement techniques. * February 10 – Release of the film '' Hearts Adrift''; the name of Mary Pickford, the star, is displayed above the title on movie marquees. * February – Lewis J. Selznick and Arthur Spiegel organize the World Film Corporation, a distributor of independently produced films located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Lowry
''Wolf Lowry'' is a 1917 silent film western directed by and starring William S. Hart. It was produced at Kay-Bee Studios and released by Triangle Film Corporation. A surviving film with prints at the Library of Congress, George Eastman House and UCLA Film and Television. Cast * William S. Hart as Tom "Wolf" Lowry * Aaron Edwards as Buck Fanning * William Fairbanks as Owen Thorpe (billed as Carl Ullman) * Margery Wilson Margery Wilson (born ''Sara Barker Strayer''; October 31, 1896 – January 21, 1986) was an American actress, writer, and silent movie director. She appeared in 51 films between 1914 and 1939. Early life and education Wilson was born in Gracey, ... as Mary Davis References External links * * 1917 films 1917 Western (genre) films Films directed by William S. Hart Triangle Film Corporation films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Actresses
The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American television actresses. Key to entries: : born in ''Nation'': this person was born abroad but was American by birth : ''Nationality''-born: this person acquired American citizenship later in life : a range is ''birth''–''death'' years : if year of death only is known, that is stated explicitly A * Beverly Aadland 1942–2010 *Mariann Aalda born *Caroline Aaron born *Diahnne Abbott born *Rose Abdoo born * Paula Abdul born *Donzaleigh Abernathy born *Whitney Able born *Candice Accola born *Amy Acker born *Jean Acker 1893–1978 *Bettye Ackerman 1924–2006 *Amy Adams born (born in Italy) * Brooke Adams born *Edie Adams 1927–2008 * Jane Adams born *Joey Lauren Adams born *Julie Adams 1926–2019 *Lillian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Deaths
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation (later known as X-rays). * January 6 – Cecil Rhodes is forced to resign as Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope, for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. * January 7 – American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook. * January 12 – H. L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. * January 17 – Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British redcoats enter the Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed. * January 18 – The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time. * January 28 – Walter Arnold, of East Peckham, Kent, England, is fined 1 shilling for speeding at (exceeding the contemporary speed limit of , the first spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of Whispers
''The House of Whispers'' is a lost 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Joseph J. Dowling and Fritzi Brunette.Goble p.803 Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan as Spaulding Nelson * Joseph J. Dowling as Rufus Gaston * Fritzi Brunette as Barbara Bradford * Margery Wilson as Clara Bradford * Myrtle Rishell as Mrs. Bradford * Herbert Prior as Edward Thayer * Miles McCarthy as Henry Kent * Claire Du Brey Claire Du Brey (born Clara Violet Dubreyvich, August 31, 1892 – August 1, 1993) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 200 films between 1916 and 1959. Her name is sometimes rendered as Claire Du Bray or as Claire Dubrey. Ear ... as Nettie Kelly * Fred C. Jones as Roldo References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * * 1920 films 1920 mystery films American mystery films Films directed by Ernest C. Warde L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blooming Angel
''The Blooming Angel'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Madge Kennedy, Pat O'Malley, and Margery Wilson.Parish & Pitts p.336 Cast * Madge Kennedy as Floss * Pat O'Malley as Chester Framm * Margery Wilson as Carlotta * Arthur Housman as Ramon * James Robert Chandler as College Professor * Vera Lewis as Floss's Aunt * F. Blinn as Appelwaith * William Courtright William Courtright (February 10, 1848 – March 6, 1933) was an American film actor. Early years He was born Theodore Courtright in New Milford, Illinois, and was educated in the public schools of Ione, California. When he was 16, he r ... as Holbetter References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1920 films 1920 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films Films direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Gold (1919 American Film)
''Desert Gold'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring E.K. Lincoln, Margery Wilson and Eileen Percy. It is based on the novel of the same title by Zane Grey.Goble, p. 114. Cast * E.K. Lincoln as Dick Gale * Margery Wilson as Mercedes Castenada * Eileen Percy as Nell * Lawson Butt as The Yaqui * Russell Simpson as Ladd * Walter Long as Rojas * Edward Coxen as Captain George Thorne * Frank Brownlee as Jonas Warren * Arthur Morrison as Lash * Jeanne Carpenter as Jeanne Carpenter * Beulah Dark Cloud as Papago Indian Mother * Mary Jane Irving as The Child * Frank Lanning Frank Lanning (August 14, 1872 – June 17, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934. He was born in Marion, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California. Lanning's film debut came in ''The Me ... as Papago Indian Son * Laura Winston as Mrs. Belding * W.H. Bainbridge as Jim Belding References Bibliography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooked Straight
''Crooked Straight'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Julien Josephson. The film stars Charles Ray, Wade Boteler, Margery Wilson, Gordon Mullen, and Otto Hoffman. The film was released on November 9, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot “A youth comes to the city and is the victim of crooks. He is left by them penniless and discouraged. Driven to desperation, he becomes a safe-cracker himself, but in the end, of course, returns to honest living and marries the heroine.” The New York Times, October 20, 1919. p. 13 Cast * Charles Ray as Ben Trimble *Wade Boteler as Spark Nelson *Margery Wilson as Vera Owen *Gordon Mullen as Chick Larrabee *Otto Hoffman Otto F. Hoffman (May 2, 1879 – June 23, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1915 and 1944. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California, from lung cancer. Hoffman's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus In The East
''Venus in the East'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp, written by Gardner Hunting and Wallace Irwin, and starring Bryant Washburn, Margery Wilson, Anna Q. Nilsson, Guy Oliver, Clarence Burton, and Julia Faye. It was released on January 26, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * Bryant Washburn as Buddy McNair * Margery Wilson as Martha *Anna Q. Nilsson as Mrs. Pat Dyvenot * Guy Oliver as Doc Naylor *Clarence Burton as Pontius Blint *Julia Faye as Doric Blint * Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Blint * Arthur Edmund Carewe as Middy Knox * Henry A. Barrows as Terrill Overbeck *Clarence Geldart as Jass * Charles K. Gerrard as Maddie Knox Preservation With no copies of ''Venus in the East'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an inten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hand At The Window
''The Hand at the Window'' is a 1918 American silent mystery film directed by Raymond Wells and starring Joe King, Margery Wilson and Francis McDonald.Wlaschin p.104 Cast * Joe King as Roderick Moran * Margery Wilson as Laura Bowers * Francis McDonald as Tony Brachieri * Irene Hunt as The Calabrian Kid * Aaron Edwards as O'Brien * Arthur Millett Arthur Millett (April 21, 1874 in Pittsfield, Maine – February 24, 1952 in Los Angeles, California), born Arthur Nelson Millett, was an early American motion picture actor whose career was at its height in the silent film era. Biography Born ... as Inspector References Bibliography * Ken Wlaschin. ''Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography''. McFarland, 2009. External links * 1918 films 1918 mystery films American silent feature films American mystery films American black-and-white films Triangle Film Corporation films Films directed by Raymond Wells 1910s English-language films 1910s A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Sumac
''Wild Sumac'' is a 1917 American silent Western drama film directed by William V. Mong and starring Margery Wilson, Ed Brady and Frank Brownlee.Langman, p. 513 Cast * Margery Wilson as Wild Sumac * Ed Brady as John Lewisa * Frank Brownlee as Lupin * Wilbur Higby as Armand du Fere * Ray Jackson as Pierre du Fere * Percy Challenger as Deacon Bricketts * George Chesebro George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 1888 – May 28, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1954. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * ''Mi ... as Jacques Fontaine References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. External links * 1917 films 1917 Western (genre) films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American black-and-white films Triangle Film Corporation films Films directed by William V. Mong Silent American Western (g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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