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The Magnificent Ambersons
''The Magnificent Ambersons'' is a 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington, the second in his ''Growth'' trilogy after ''The Turmoil'' (1915) and before ''The Midlander'' (1923, retitled ''National Avenue'' in 1927). It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and was adapted into the 1925 silent film ''Pampered Youth''. In 1942 it was again made into a movie, written and directed by Orson Welles, though the released version was edited against Welles wishes. Much later, in 2002, came a TV adaptation based on Welles' screenplay. Plot summary The story is set in a largely-fictionalized version of Indianapolis, and much of it was inspired by the neighborhood of Woodruff Place. The novel and trilogy trace the growth of the United States through the declining fortunes of three generations of the aristocratic Amberson family in an upper-scale Indianapolis neighborhood between the end of the Civil War and the early 20th century, a period of rapid industrialization and socioeconomic change in Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booth Tarkington
Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 – May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' (1918) and '' Alice Adams'' (1921). He is one of only four novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner, John Updike, and Colson Whitehead. In the 1910s and 1920s he was considered the United States' greatest living author. Several of his stories were adapted to film. During the first quarter of the 20th century, Tarkington, along with Meredith Nicholson, George Ade, and James Whitcomb Riley helped to create a Golden Age of literature in Indiana. Booth Tarkington served one term in the Indiana House of Representatives, was critical of the advent of automobiles, and set many of his stories in the Midwest. He eventually removed to Kennebunkport, Maine, where he continued his life work even as he suffered a loss of vision. Biography Tarkington was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Photoplay
''Photoplay'' was one of the first American film (another name for ''photoplay'') fan magazines. It was founded in 1911 in Chicago, the same year that J. Stuart Blackton founded '' Motion Picture Story,'' a magazine also directed at fans. For most of its run, ''Photoplay'' was published by Macfadden Publications. In 1921 ''Photoplay'' established what is considered the first significant annual movie award. The magazine ceased publication in 1980. History ''Photoplay'' began as a short fiction magazine concerned mostly with the plots and characters of films at the time and was used as a promotional tool for those films. In 1915, Julian Johnson and James R. Quirk became the editors (though Quirk had been vice president of the magazine since its inception), and together they created a format which would set a precedent for almost all celebrity magazines that followed. By 1918 the circulation exceeded 200,000, with the popularity of the magazine fueled by the public's increasing inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Irving (actor)
William Irving (17 May 1893 – 25 December 1943) was a German-born American film actor. Biography The burly character actor appeared in more than 220 films between 1916 and 1941, often as a "comic heavy" in the comedies of Our Gang or The Three Stooges. Irving also appeared as a cowardly German army cook in ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1930). He played mostly supporting roles in the silent era, but after the introduction of sound films his appearances got noticeably smaller and he was often uncredited. On Christmas Day, 1943, Irving was crossing the street at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles, California, when he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. His remains were cremated at Pierce Brothers Hollywood. Irving was divorced from his wife, Mildred, at the time of his death. He was survived by a brother. Selected filmography * ''Whose Baby?'' (1917, Short) - Harold Scull - the Rival * ''Till I Come Back to You'' (1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aggie Herring
Agnes Herring (February 4, 1876 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1939. She was born in San Francisco and died in Santa Monica, California. [Baidu] |
Kathryn Adams (actress, Born 1893)
Catherine Adams (or similar) may refer to: Actors * Kathryn Adams (actress, born 1893) (1893–1959), American silent-film actress *Kathryn Adams (actress, born 1920) (1920–2016), American actress; later name Kathryn Adams Doty *Katie Adams, American voice actress for 1990s and 2000s Weiß Kreuz#Civilians Political figures *Katherine Patricia Irene Adams (born 1947), Scottish peer and MP; a/k/a Irene Adams *Cathie Adams (born 1950), American conservative political activist from Texas Sportspeople *Kathryn Adams, American figure skater; gold medalist at 1984 St. Ivel International#Ladies *Kate Adams, Scottish winner of Women's Singles at 1993 World Indoor Bowls Championship *Katrina Adams (born 1968), American tennis player Others *Katherine Langhorne Adams (1885–1977), American painter and printmaker *Katherine L. Adams (born 1964), American attorney at Apple Inc; a/k/a Kate Adams *Cathy Adams, British legal counselor ( List of witnesses of the Iraq Inquiry#June 2010) *Cat A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Merriam
Charlotte Merriam (April 5, 1903 – July 10, 1972) was an American motion picture actress. Career Bessie Charlotte Merriam was the daughter of army colonel Henry Clay Merriam (1879-1955) and born in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Her film career began in 1919 at the age of 16 with a role in ''The Flip of a Coin''. While visiting Universal Pictures that year, she was offered a part in a comedy series starring Eddie Lyons and Leo Moran, possibly to replace their female regular, Betty Compson, who graduated to features. Merriam accepted. Afterward, she played leads in one- and two-reel comedies, and appeared in important parts in longer features. She performed with Colleen Moore in ''The Nth Commandment'' (1923) and was the female lead in '' The Brass Bottle'' (1923), directed by Maurice Tourneur. She signed a long-term contract with Vitagraph Studios in June 1924. Her role of Mary Trail in '' Captain Blood'' (1924) was her transition from comedy to more serious films. Merriam wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace MacDonald
Wallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891 – 30 October 1978) was a Canadian silent film actor and film producer. Biography MacDonald was born in Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada, and attended school in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He started as a messenger boy with the Dominion Steel Company in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He later worked up to teller with the Royal Bank branch in Sydney before the bank transferred him to Vancouver, British Columbia. From there, he moved to California, where he acted on the stage before making inroads into Hollywood. MacDonald started as an actor in films in 1914 and starred in almost 120 motion pictures between then and 1932. He had notable roles in such films as ''Youth's Endearing Charm'' in 1916 working with Mary Miles Minter and Harry von Meter. Late in World War I, he returned briefly to Nova Scotia to enlist in the 10th Canadian Siege Battery where he assisted in recruiting for the Canadian Army. With the advent of sound, MacDonald's acting career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmett King
Emmett Carleton King (May 31, 1865 – April 21, 1953) was an American actor of the stage and screen. Biography King began his acting career on stage. His first Broadway appearance was in 1899, in the farce, ''The Father of His Country'', which he wrote and starred in. He would appear in several more Broadway productions over the next 15 years, including ''Mary Jane's Pa'' in 1908–09, and the 1911 production of Ben-Hur. His screen career was mostly as a character actor, and spanned both the silent and sound film eras. He began his film career with a featured role in the 1917 silent film, ''Mary Jane's Pa'', reprising the role he had played on Broadway almost a decade earlier. Other notable films in which he appeared include: the 1921 silent version of ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'', starring Mary Pickford; 1922's ''The Beautiful and Damned'', starring Marie Prevost and Kenneth Harlan; ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937), starring Ronald Colman; James Whale's version of '' The Man i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Calhoun
Alice Beatrice Calhoun (November 21, 1900 – June 3, 1966) was an American silent film actress. Film star Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she made her film debut in an uncredited role in 1918 and went on to appear in another forty-seven films between then and 1929. As a star with Vitagraph in New York City, she moved with the company when it relocated to Hollywood."Alice Calhoun Chotiner, 65, Starred In Silent Movies," ''The New York Times'', June 6, 1966, Page 41. In the comedy, ''The Man Next Door'' (1923), Calhoun plays Bonnie Bell. A critic complimented her on being pretty and playing her role successfully. ''The Man From Brodney's'' (1923) is a movie which displays the fencing talent of actor J. Warren Kerrigan. Directed by David Smith for Vitagraph, the film is based on a novel by George Barr McCutcheon. Calhoun plays ''Princess Genevra''. ''Between Friends'' (1924) is a motion picture adapted from a story by Robert W. Chambers. Anna Q. Nilsson and Norman Kerry are part of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Forrest
Allan Forrest Fisher (September 1, 1885 – July 25, 1941) was an American silent film actor. Life and career Allan Forrest Fisher starred in 119 films, mostly silent, between 1913 and 1932. He appeared in films such as '' The Torch Bearer'', with actress Charlotte Burton. in 1916, he married actress Ann Little; they were divorced in 1918. On January 8, 1922, Forrest married actress Lottie Pickford in Hollywood. They divorced in 1928. Partial filmography * '' Called Back'' (1914) * ''The Ruby Circle'' (1914) * '' The Sign of the Spade'' (1916) * ''Dulcie's Adventure'' (1916) * '' Periwinkle'' (1917) * '' Melissa of the Hills'' (1917) * ''Charity Castle'' (1917) * '' Her Country's Call'' (1917) * ''Peggy Leads the Way'' (1917) * ''The Mate of the Sally Ann'' (1917) * ''Beauty and the Rogue'' (1918) * '' Powers That Prey'' (1918) * '' A Bit of Jade'' (1918) * ''Social Briars'' (1918) * ''The Ghost of Rosy Taylor'' (1918) * ''The Eyes of Julia Deep'' (1918) * ''Rosemary Climb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Alexander (actor)
Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III (June 27, 1911 – July 5, 1969) was an American motion picture actor, who started out as a child actor in 1916. He is best remembered for his role as Officer Frank Smith in the ''Dragnet'' franchise. Life and career Ben Alexander was born in Goldfield, Nevada, and raised in California. Alexander made his screen debut at age of five in ''Every Pearl a Tear''. He went on to portray Lillian Gish's young brother in D. W. Griffith's ''Hearts of the World''. After a number of silent films, he retired from screen work, but came back for the World War I classic, ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1930), in which Alexander received good notices as an adult actor as "Kemmerick", the tragic amputation victim. He played lead and second lead roles in many low-budget films throughout the 1930s. He found a new career as a successful radio announcer in the late 1940s, including a stint on ''The Martin and Lewis Show''. Alexander also acted on radio, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
