Barry O'Neil (September 24, 1865 – March 23, 1918) was a film director and writer. His real name was Thomas J. McCarthy. He directed several

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films including the production company's first two-reeler,https://www.thanhouser.org/TCOCD/Narrative_files/c2s9.htm/ ''

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''. He went on to work for

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and then

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. He was born in New York City. O'Neil married actress Nellie Walters. In 1913 O'Neil was elected to

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as a non-resident member. He died of

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. In 1910 and 1911 he filmed adaptations of a couple William Shakespeare plays. In 1915 he filmed a version of ''

McTeague ''McTeague: A Story of San Francisco'', otherwise known as simply ''McTeague'', is a novel by Frank Norris, first published in 1899. It tells the story of a couple's courtship and marriage, and their subsequent descent into poverty and violence ...

'' in

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released as '' Life's Whirlpool''. William E. Hamilton was an assistant director to O'Neil.

Filmography

Director

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The Actor's Children ''The Actor's Children'' is a 1910 American silent short drama written by Lloyd Lonergan and produced by the Thanhouser Company in New Rochelle, New York. The film features Orilla Smith, Yale Boss, Frank Hall Crane and Nicholas Jordan. The p ...

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The Mad Hermit ''The Mad Hermit'' is a 1910 American silent film, silent short film, short drama film produced by the Thanhouser Company. The story focuses on Harry Willard, who becomes a hermit after his wife and daughter leave him. He spends a quarter of a c ...

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Uncle Tom's Cabin (1910 film) ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film was adapted by from the 1852 novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The plot of the Thanhouser production streamlined the a ...

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The Writing on the Wall "The writing on the wall" is an idiomatic expression that suggests a portent of doom or misfortune, based on the story of Belshazzar's feast in the book of Daniel. The Writing on the Wall, The Writing's on the Wall or similar titles may also refer ...

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The Girl of the Northern Woods ''The Girl of the Northern Woods'' is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film is a drama that follows Lucy Dane and Will Harding and a jealous halfbreed trapper named José. Considering Will his rival, ...

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The Winter's Tale ''The Winter's Tale'' is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, many modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some criti ...

'' (1910) *'' St. Elmo'' (1910) *''

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The Old Curiosity Shop ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' is one of two novels (the other being ''Barnaby Rudge'') which Charles Dickens published along with short stories in his weekly serial ''Master Humphrey's Clock'', from 1840 to 1841. It was so popular that New York r ...

'' (1911) *'' For the Love of a Girl'' (1912) *'' The Third Degree'' (1913) *'' The Wolf (1914 film)'' *''

The Evangelist (1916 film) The Evangelist is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Barry O'Neil based on the play by Henry Arthur Jones. It stars Gladys Hanson and Walter Law. Cast Production The film was produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and distrib ...

'' (1916), adapted from the 1907 play *''

Bought (early film) ''Bought'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film produced and released by Warner Bros. and directed by Archie Mayo. The movie stars Constance Bennett and features Ben Lyon, Richard Bennett and Dorothy Peterson. It is based on the 1930 nove ...

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The Great Ruby ''The Great Ruby'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Barry O'Neil Barry O'Neil (September 24, 1865 – March 23, 1918) was a film director and writer. His real name was Thomas J. McCarthy. He directed several Thanhouser films inc ...

'' (1915) *''

McTeague (film) ''Life's Whirlpool'' (also known as ''McTeague'') is a 1916 American silent film drama directed by Barry O'Neil. The first motion picture adaptation of Frank Norris's 1899 novel ''McTeague'', the film stars Holbrook Blinn and Fania Marinoff as ...

'', also known as ''Life's Whirlpool'' (1916) * '' A Woman's Way'' (1916) *'' Husband and Wife'' (1916) *'' The Evangelist'' (1916) *''

A Woman's Way (early film) A Woman's Way may refer to: * "A Woman's Way" (song), a 1969 song by Andy Williams * ''A Woman's Way'' (1908 film), an American silent short drama film * A Woman's Way (1916 film), a film produced by World Film * ''A Woman's Way'' (1928 film), ...

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The Unpardonable Sin (early film) ''The Unpardonable Sin'' is a 1919 American silent drama/propaganda film set during World War I. The film was produced by Harry Garson, directed by Marshall Neilan, written by Kathryn Stuart, and stars Neilan's wife, Blanche Sweet, who portrays ...

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The Weakness of Man ''The Weakness of Man'' is a lost 1916 silent film drama directed by Barry O'Neil. It stars Holbrook Blinn and is based on the 1911 play '' The Living Corpse'' by Leo Tolstoy. It was produced by William A. Brady and distributed by World Film Com ...

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The Revolt (early film) ''The Revolt'' ( he, המרד), also published as ''Revolt'', ''The Revolt: Inside Story of the Irgun'' and ''The Revolt: the Dramatic Inside Story of the Irgun'', is a book about the militant Zionist organization Irgun Zvai Leumi, by one of its ...

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Hidden Scar ''The Hidden Scar'' is a 1916 silent film directed by Barry O'Neil and starring Ethel Clayton and Holbrook Blinn. It was distributed by the World Film Company. The film is preserved incomplete in the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. and ...

Writer

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The Third Degree (1913 film) ''The Third Degree'' is a lost 1913 silent film melodrama directed by Barry O'Neil and produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company. It was based on the 1909 Broadway play by Charles Klein.The Lion and the Mouse (1914 film) ''The Lion and the Mouse'' is a lost 1914 silent film drama directed by Barry O'Neil and starring Ethel Clayton. It was produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia and distributed through the General Film Company. The film was adap ...

'' (1914) *''

'', also known as ''Life's Whirlpool'' (1916)

References

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