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Floyd Martin Thornton (often credited as F. Martin Thornton, November 4, 1884 – April 1, 1956) was an American
Floyd Martin Thornton (often credited as F. Martin Thornton, November 4, 1884 – April 1, 1956) was an American screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
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and film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
active in the United Kingdom in the 1910s and 1920s. He also directed films for the Natural Color Kinematograph Company
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Born in 1884 in New Brunswick
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, New Jersey
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, he worked for some years in England. In 1915 he married the British actress Evelyn Boucher
Evelyn May Boucher (15 March 1892–5 June 1991) was a British film actress who had a number of leading roles in silent films during the 1910s and 1920s appearing in films such as ''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' and ''The Man Who Bought London'' ...
at Steyning
Steyning ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It is located at the north end of the River Adur gap in the South Downs, four miles (6.4 km) north of the coastal town of Shoreham-by-Sea.
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in West Sussex
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.England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 for Floyd Martin Thornton 1915 They had two sons, both born in England: Edward E. Martin (1916–2010) and Paul Mulford Martin (1921–1994). In 1925 he and his family left the UK for America,USA Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 (1925) - Thornton Family where they all remained for the rest of their lives.
He died in April 1956 in Orange, California
Orange is a city located in North Orange County, California. It is approximately north of the county seat, Santa Ana. Orange is unusual in this region because many of the homes in its Old Town District were built before 1920. While many other ...
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Selected filmography
Director *''Santa Claus
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'' (1912)
* ''Little Lord Fauntleroy
''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was published as a serial in ''St. Nicholas Magazine'' from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's (the publisher of ''St. Nicholas'') in 1886. The ill ...
'' (1914)
*''Dead Men Tell No Tales'', 1914 short film
* '' The World, the Flesh and the Devil'' (1914) first feature-length dramatic film made in Kinemacolor
Kinemacolor was the first successful colour motion picture process, used commercially from 1908 to 1914. It was invented by George Albert Smith in 1906. He was influenced by the work of William Norman Lascelles Davidson and, more directly, E ...
* '' The New Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' (1915)
* '' The Faith of a Child'' (1915)
* ''Jane Shore
Elizabeth "Jane" Shore (née Lambert) (c. 1445 – c. 1527) was one of the many mistresses of King Edward IV of England. She became the best-known to history through being later accused of conspiracy by the future King Richard III, and compelle ...
'' (1915)
* ''The Man Who Bought London
''The Man Who Bought London'' is a 1916 British silent crime film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring E.J. Arundel, Evelyn Boucher and Roy Travers. It was based on the 1915 novel '' The Man Who Bought London'' by Edgar Wallace
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'' (1916)
* ''Love's Old Sweet Song
"Love's Old Sweet Song" is a Victorian parlour song published in 1884 by composer James Lynam Molloy and lyricist Graham Clifton Bingham. The first line of the chorus is "Just a song at twilight", and its title is sometimes misidentified as su ...
'' (1917)
* '' A Man the Army Made'' (1917)
* '' The Happy Warrior'' (1917)
* '' The Great Impostor'' (1918)
* '' A Romany Lass'' (1918)
* '' Nature's Gentleman'' (1918)
* ''The Splendid Coward
''The Splendid Coward'' is a 1918 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Joan Legge and Roy Travers.Goble p.963
Cast
* James Knight as Dick Swinton
* Joan Legge as Dora Dundas
* Roy Travers a ...
'' (1918)
* '' The Knave of Hearts'' (1919)
* '' The Flame'' (1920)
* '' The Iron Stair'' (1920)
* ''Bars of Iron
''Bars of Iron'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Madge White, Rowland Myles and Joseph R. Tozer. It was based on a 1916 novel '' The Bars of Iron'' by Ethel M. Dell.Goble p.122
Cast
* Madge ...
'' (1920)
* '' My Lord Conceit'' (1921)
* '' Frailty'' (1921)
* '' The Prey of the Dragon'' (1921)
* ''Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills
''Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' is a 1921 British silent romance film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring Madge Stuart, Eille Norwood and Lewis Gilbert. It was based on a novel by Edith Nepean.
Cast
* Madge Stuart as Gwyneth
* Eille ...
'' (1921)
* ''Lamp in the Desert
''Lamp in the Desert'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Gladys Jennings, Louis Willoughby and George K. Arthur. It was adapted from a 1919 novel by Ethel M. Dell and turned into a script by Lesli ...
'' (1922)
* '' Belonging'' (1922)
* ''Melody of Death
''Melody of Death'' is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring Philip Anthony, Enid R. Reed and Dick Sutherd.Low p.410 It is an adaptation of the 1915 novel '' The Melody of Death'' by Edgar Wallace.
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'' (1922)
* '' Little Brother of God'' (1922)
* ''Women and Diamonds
''Women and Diamonds'' is a 1924 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Victor McLaglen, Madge Stuart and Florence Turner.
Cast
* Victor McLaglen as Brian Owen
* Madge Stuart as Olive Seaton
* Florence Tu ...
'' (1924)
* '' Mutiny'' (1925)
References
External links
* 1884 births 1956 deaths American film directors People from New Brunswick, New Jersey Writers from New Brunswick, New Jersey {{US-film-director-1880s-stub