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Gilson Willets (August 10, 1869 - 1922) was a journalist, author, and screenwriter in the United States. He was born in
Gilson Willets (August 10, 1869 - 1922) was a journalist, author, and screenwriter in the United States. He was born in Hempstead, New York
The Town of Hempstead (also known historically as South Hempstead) is the largest of the three Administrative divisions of New York#Town, towns in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County (alongside North Hempstead, New York, North Hempstead and Oys ...
. He wrote for ''Leslie's Weekly
''Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper'', later renamed ''Leslie's Weekly'', was an American illustrated literary and news magazine founded in 1855 and published until 1922. It was one of several magazines started by publisher and illustrator Frank ...
'', '' Collier's Weekly'' and many other publications. He covered the Spanish–American War
, partof = the Philippine Revolution, the decolonization of the Americas, and the Cuban War of Independence
, image = Collage infobox for Spanish-American War.jpg
, image_size = 300px
, caption = (clock ...
in Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
. He traveled widely before becoming a production manager for Pathé
Pathé or Pathé Frères (, styled as PATHÉ!) is the name of various French people, French businesses that were founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France starting in 1896. In the early 1900s, Pathé became the world's largest ...
. His work includes several film serials.
As a journalist, he covered a plague in India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
and E. H. Harriman's Harriman Scientific Expedition to Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
. He was described as the American Guy de Maupassant
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (, ; ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, as well as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives, destin ...
for his terse writing style.
He wrote about New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
in 1905.
He married Daisy Van Der Veer and his son was named Gilson Vander Veer Willets.
Bibliography
*''His Neighbor's Wife'' *''Anita, Cuban Spy'' *''The Triumph of Yankee Doodle'' *''Workers of the Nation'' *''The Commercial Invasion of Europe'' *''Inside History of the White House'' *''Rulers of the World at Home'' *''The Loves of Twenty and One'' (1899) *''Myster of the Double Cross''Filmography
*''The Adventures of Kathlyn
''The Adventures of Kathlyn'' (1913) is an American motion picture serial released on December 29, 1913, by the Selig Polyscope Company. An adventure serial filmed in Chicago, Illinois, its thirteen episodes were directed by Francis J. Grandon ...
'' (1913), a serial co-written with Harold MacGrath
Harold MacGrath (September 4, 1871 – October 30, 1932) was a bestselling and prolific American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He sometimes completed more than one novel per year for the mass market, covering romance, spies, my ...
*'' The Adventures of Ruth'' (1919), serial
*'' Little Orphant Annie (1918 film)''
*''The Mystery of the Double Cross
''The Mystery of the Double Cross'' is a 1917 film and one of the few American silent action film serials to survive in complete form. It was directed by Louis J. Gasnier and William Parke, from a story written by Gilson Willets, produced by t ...
'' (1917)
*''The City of Purple Dreams (1918 film)
''The City of Purple Dreams'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Tom Santschi, Bessie Eyton, and Fritzi Brunette.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 66
Cast
* Tom Santschi as Daniel Fit ...
'', an adaptation of an Edwin Baird
Edwin Baird (; 1886 – September 27, 1954) was the first editor of ''Weird Tales'', the pioneering pulp magazine that specialized in horror fiction, as well as ''Detective Tales'', later re-titled ''Real Detective Tales''.
Career
Baird, hired ...
novel
*''The Tiger's Trail
''The Tiger's Trail'' is a 1919 American adventure film serial starring Ruth Roland, directed by Robert Ellis, Louis J. Gasnier and Paul Hurst. A "fragmentary print" from the serial survives.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Grim Gordon ...
'' (1919), an adaptation of a story by Arthur B. Reeve
Arthur Benjamin Reeve (October 15, 1880 – August 9, 1936) was an American mystery writer. He is known best for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called "The American Sherlock Holmes", and Kennedy's Dr. Watson-lik ...
*''The Garden of Allah (1916 film)
''The Garden of Allah'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Helen Ware, Tom Santschi and Eugenie Besserer. It is based on the 1904 novel of the same title by Robert Smythe Hichens, adapted a number of tim ...
'', an adaptation of a Robert Hichens novel
*''Hands Up (serial)
''Hands Up'' is a lost 1918 American adventure film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier and James W. Horne. The serial was Ruth Roland's breakthrough role.
Plot
A newspaperwoman finds trouble aplenty when an Inca tribe believes her to be the ...
'' (1918)
*'' The Bells (1918 film)''
*''The Heart of Texas Ryan
The Heart of Texas Ryan, aka The Light of Western Stars, is a 1917 American silent Western film starring Tom Mix and Bessie Eyton and directed by E.A. Martin. The film was produced by Sanford Productions. It is Tom Mix's first feature-length f ...
'' (1917)
* ''The Princess of Patches
''The Princess of Patches'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Violet De Biccari, Vivian Reed (silent film actress), Vivian Reed and Burke Wilbur.Parish & Pitts p.157
Cast
* Violet De Biccari ...
'' (1917)
*''Sweet Alyssum (film)
''Sweet Alyssum'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Tyrone Power Sr., Kathlyn Williams, and Edith Johnson.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 66
Cast
* Tyrone Power Sr. as Roanoke Broo ...
'', film adaptation
*''A Change of Administration
''A Change in Administration'' is a 1913 American silent film drama produced by Lorimer Johnson. The film stars Charles Clary, Adrienne Kroell, Timmy Sheehan and Julius Frankenberg. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives whic ...
''
*''The House of a Thousand Candles (1915 film)
''The House of a Thousand Candles'' is a 1915 American silent mystery film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Harry Mestayer, Grace Darmond and John Charles. Based on a novel of the same name by Meredith Nicholson, it was remade twice. I ...
''
*''In the Days of the Thundering Herd
''In the Days of the Thundering Herd'' is a 1914 silent film western directed jointly by Colin Campbell and Francis J. Grandon. It was produced by the Selig Polyscope Company and distributed by General Film Company. This film stars Tom Mix
...
''
*''Who Shall Take My Life?
''Who Shall Take My Life?'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Tom Santschi, Fritzi Brunette, and Edward Coxen.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 66
Cast
* Tom Santschi as Big Bill O'Sh ...
''
*''Ruth of the Range
''Ruth of the Range'' is a fifteen episode American adventure film serial starring Ruth Roland, in which a young woman attempts to rescue her father from a gang that has kidnapped him in order to find out his secret for making "Fuelite," a subst ...
''
*''Beware of Strangers
''Beware of Strangers'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Fritzi Brunette, Tom Santschi
Tom or TOM may refer to:
* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name ...
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References
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