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Vivian Martin
Vivian Martin (July 22, 1893 – March 16, 1987) was an American stage and silent film actress. Biography Martin was born in Sparta, Michigan and began her career as a child actress on the stage with comedian Lew Fields. Her early theatrical appearances included ''Stop Thief'', ''Officer 666'', ''The Only Son'' and with Richard Mansfield in ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. A winsome and pretty blonde, Martin entered the motion picture industry in 1914. Her first role was in ''The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England'' (1914) for the World Film Company, in which she played Sally, a parson's daughter. Martin subsequently became a contract player for the Famous Players Film Company, where she achieved popularity as a rival to Mary Pickford. Among her other credits are ''The Third Kiss'' (1919), ''Her Official Fiancee'' (1919), ''The Innocent Adventuress'' (1919), and ''Louisiana'' (1919). She made forty-four movies in all, including some for the Fox Film Corporation. In the early 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparta, Michigan
Sparta is a village in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,244 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Sparta Township. Sparta is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located about north of the city of Grand Rapids. History The Sparta area was first settled in 1844, with the township formally organized in 1846. The first settler in what is now the village was Jonathan Nash in 1846. Calling the place Nashville, he built a sawmill on Lick Creek. Subsequently, he changed the name of the creek to Nash Creek. Seeing as there was already a Nashville in Michigan, the state legislature suggested Sparta, meaning land of the fair women. The village was platted in 1867 and incorporated in 1883. During World War II, Sparta was host to a German prisoner of war camp. The POWs were put to work as farmhands because many of the farmhands from the town had left to go fight in the war. The prisoners were treated relatively well, and late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains a conservation center in Culpeper, Virginia. The library's functions are overseen by the Librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the Architect of the Capitol. The Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its "collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 470 languages." Congress moved to Washington, D.C., in 1800 after holding sessions for eleven years in the temporary national capitals in New York City and Philadelphia. In both cities, members of the U.S. Congress had access to the sizable collection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giving Becky A Chance
''Giving Becky a Chance'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Howard Estabrook, and written by Lois Zellner and Edith Kennedy. The film stars Vivian Martin, Jack Holt, Jack Richardson, Pietro Sosso and Alice Knowland. The film was released on June 7, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Vivian Martin as Becky Knight * Jack Holt as Tom Fielding * Jack Richardson as Ross Benson *Pietro Sosso as Mr. Knight *Alice Knowland as Mrs. Knight See also * ''The House That Shadows Built'' (1931), a short promotional film celebrating Paramount Paramount (from the word ''paramount'' meaning "above all others") may refer to: Entertainment and music companies * Paramount Global, also known simply as Paramount, an American mass media company formerly known as ViacomCBS. The following busin ...'s 20th anniversary, includes a clip from this film. References External links * 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl At Home
''The Girl at Home'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Beulah Marie Dix and George Middleton. The film stars Vivian Martin, Jack Pickford, James Neill, Olga Grey, Edythe Chapman and William Elmer. The film was released on April 26, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Vivian Martin as Jean Hilton *Jack Pickford as Jimmie Dexter * James Neill as Squire Padgate *Olga Grey as Diana Parish *Edythe Chapman as Mary Dexter *William Elmer William Elmer (April 25, 1869 – February 24, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1913 and 1942. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and died in Hollywood, California. Elmer acted in ... as Detective Hagen Preservation status *The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.68 c.1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spirit Of Romance (film)
''The Spirit of Romance'' is a lost 1917 American drama silent film directed by E. Mason Hopper, written by Adele Harris and George S. Hopkins, and starring Vivian Martin, Percy Challenger, Colin Chase, Herbert Standing, Elinor Hancock and George Fisher. It was released on March 22, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Vivian Martin as Abby Lou Maynard *Percy Challenger as Richard Cobb *Colin Chase as Tom Cobb *Herbert Standing as Joseph Snow *Elinor Hancock as Mrs. Rollins * George Fisher as Percival Rollins *Daisy Jefferson as Marguerite D'Arcy *Doc Crane Doc Crane (1847 – April 17, 1920) was an American silent film actor. Crane was a medical doctor in Boston who served in the Civil War and returned to his practice after its end. When he was 65, he moved to California to retire. After financia ... as Mace *John Burton References External links * 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Paramount Pictures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wax Model
''The Wax Model'' is a lost 1917 American drama silent film directed by E. Mason Hopper and written by Julia Crawford Ivers. The film stars Vivian Martin, Thomas Holding, George Fisher, Helen Jerome Eddy, Clarissa Selwynne and Katherine Vaughn. The film was released on February 1, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Vivian Martin as Mulie Davenant *Thomas Holding as Melville Ilchester * George Fisher as John Ramsey *Helen Jerome Eddy Helen Jerome Eddy (February 25, 1897 – January 27, 1990) was a motion picture actress from New York City. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917). Early years Edd ... as Helen Ilchester *Clarissa Selwynne as Julie's Mother *Katherine Vaughn as Mrs. Ramsey *Pietro Buzzi as Hermineux *Marion Sievers as Julie's Mother References External links * 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Paramount Pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Direction
''The Right Direction'' is a 1916 American comedy silent film directed by E. Mason Hopper, written by Julia Crawford Ivers, and starring Vivian Martin, Colin Chase, Herbert Standing, Alfred Hollingsworth, Billy Mason and Baby Jack White. The film was released on December 21, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. Plot It is a story of a little ragged girl that thinks she can walk to California in order that her little brother will get well. The many trials she goes through in getting to California with her four-year-old brother and a ragged dog. Cast *Vivian Martin as Polly Eccles *Colin Chase as Kirk Drummond *Herbert Standing as John Drummond *Alfred Hollingsworth as Big Bill *Billy Mason as Harry Lockwood *Baby Jack White as Billy Boy *William Jefferson (actor) William Winter Jefferson (April 6, 1876 February 11, 1946) was an actor in silent films. Early life Jefferson was born in London to Sarah and Joseph Jefferson, an actor. He initially studied in Germany to become a medic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Father's Son
''Her Father's Son'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by William Desmond Taylor and written by Anna Fielder Brand and L. V. Jefferson. The film stars Vivian Martin, Gayne Whitman, Herbert Standing, Helen Jerome Eddy, Joe Massey, and Jack Lawton. The film was released on October 12, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. Plot When Frances Fletcher (Martin), a Southern young woman, moves in with her uncle William (Standing) just before the start of the Civil War, she dresses as a young man in order to secure her inheritance. Problems arise after the war breaks out and her uncle takes in Lt. Richard Harkness (Whitman) as his guest and the Union officer expresses a fondness in the cross-dressed Frances. Cast *Vivian Martin as Frances Fletcher *Gayne Whitman as Lt. Richard Harkness *Herbert Standing as William Fletcher *Helen Jerome Eddy as Betty Fletcher *Joe Massey as John Fletcher *Jack Lawton as Willard Gordon *Lucille Ward as Mammy Chloe *Tom Bates as Mose Preservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stronger Love
''The Stronger Love'' is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by Frank Lloyd, written by Julia Crawford Ivers, and starring Vivian Martin, Edward Peil, Sr., Frank Lloyd, Jack Livingston, Alice Knowland, and Herbert Standing. It was released on August 13, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Vivian Martin played Nell Serviss, a beautiful young girl from the mountains that was engaged to Jim Serviss, who is the leader of their clan. She meets a stranger at the Rutherford farm and falls in love. The stranger is in their mountains searching for radium in rocks. Someone lights the Serviss farm on fire and the stranger is falsely accused. Everyone is mad at the stranger (who at this point is revealed to be a Rutherford) but Nell says she wants to marry him so that no one will kill him. In the end, Nell chases after Jim to tell him that she lied and really wants to be with him. Cast * Vivian Martin as Nell Serviss * Edward Peil, Sr. as Jim Serviss *Frank Lloyd as Tom Serviss *Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Modern Thelma
''A Modern Thelma'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Vivian Martin, Harry Hilliard and William H. Tooker.Solomon p.233 Cast * Vivian Martin as Thelma * Harry Hilliard as Sir Philip * William H. Tooker as Thelma's Father * Albert Roccardi * Maud Sinclair * Elizabeth Kennedy * Allan Walker * Stuart Russell * Albert Jovell * Richard Neill * Pauline Barry * Flora Nason * Lila Leslie Lila Leslie (1 January 1890 – 8 September 1940) was a Scottish actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1933. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmograp ... * Gladys Wynne References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Butterfly On The Wheel
''The Butterfly on the Wheel'' is a lost 1915 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Holbrook Blinn, Vivian Martin and George Relph. Plot Cast * Holbrook Blinn as Mr. Admaston * Vivian Martin as Peggy Admaston * George Relph as Collingwood * June Elvidge as Lady Attwill * Johnny Hines John F. Hines (July 25, 1895 – October 24, 1970) was an American actor who had numerous film roles during the silent era, including many starring ones. He appeared in more than 50 films and numerous film shorts. But he did not succeed in tran ... References Bibliography * Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2001. External links * * 1915 films 1915 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Maurice Tourneur American silent feature films 1910s English-language films American black-and-white films Lost American films World Film Company films Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey 1915 lost film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Idyll Of Old England
An, AN, aN, or an may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Airlinair (IATA airline code AN) * Alleanza Nazionale, a former political party in Italy * AnimeNEXT, an annual anime convention located in New Jersey * Anime North, a Canadian anime convention * Ansett Australia, a major Australian airline group that is now defunct (IATA designator AN) * Apalachicola Northern Railroad (reporting mark AN) 1903–2002 ** AN Railway, a successor company, 2002– * Aryan Nations, a white supremacist religious organization * Australian National Railways Commission, an Australian rail operator from 1975 until 1987 * Antonov, a Ukrainian (formerly Soviet) aircraft manufacturing and services company, as a model prefix Entertainment and media * Antv, an Indonesian television network * ''Astronomische Nachrichten'', or ''Astronomical Notes'', an international astronomy journal * ''Avisa Nordland'', a Norwegian newspaper * ''Sweet Bean'' (あん), a 2015 Japanese film also known as ''An'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
