John Gerald Hawks 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. ...

. He wrote several scripts for

Thomas H. Ince Thomas Harper Ince (November 16, 1880 – November 19, 1924) was an American silent film - era filmmaker and media proprietor. Ince was known as the "Father of the Western" and was responsible for making over 800 films. He revolutionized the mot ...

Kay-Bee Pictures Kay-Bee Pictures was a film company. Its executives included Thomas Ince. The company's mottos included "Every picture a headliner" and "Kay-Bee stands for Kessel and Baumann and Kessel and Baumann stands for quality", referring to Adam Kessel a ...

. His career ended with the transition to talking pictures requiring scripted dialogue. One of his scripts was made in tribute to newly deceased jurist Juan J. Carrillo. He wrote the first photoplay featuring

Mabel Normand Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their K ...

Filmography

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The Quakeress ''The Quakeress'' is a 1913 silent film, silent era short film, short costume drama, costume drama film, drama film, motion picture starring Louise Glaum, Charles Ray (actor), Charles Ray, and William Desmond Taylor. film director, Directed by Ray ...

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The Geisha ''The Geisha, a story of a tea house'' is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts. The score was composed by Sidney Jones to a libretto by Owen Hall, with lyrics by Harry Greenbank. Additional songs were written by Lionel Monckton and James Ph ...

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Aloha Oe ''Aloha'' ( , ) is the Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion and mercy, that is commonly used as a simple greeting but has a deeper cultural and spiritual significance to native Hawaiians, for whom the term is used to define a ...

'' (1915) co-written with Ince *''"Bad Buck" of Santa Ynez'' (1915) *''D'artagnan'' (1915) *''House of His Fathers'' (1915) co-written with Ince *''Raiders'' (1915) co-written with Ince *''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

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The Vagabond Prince ''The Vagabond Prince'' is a 1916 silent film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring H. B. Warner and Dorothy Dalton. It was produced by Thomas H. Ince and distributed by Triangle. Cast * H. B. Warner - Prince Torio * Dorothy Dalton - Lola " ...

'' (1916) * '' The Raiders'' (1916) *''

The Primal Lure ''The Primal Lure'' is a mostly lost 1916 silent film western directed by and starring William S. Hart. Footage surfaced in 2023 on YouTube. Cast * William S. Hart as Angus McConnell * Margery Wilson as Lois Le Moyne * Robert McKim as Richard ...

'' (1916), an adaptation of a Vingie E. Roe novel *'' Somewhere in France'' (1916), based on a book *''

Chicken Casey ''Chicken Casey'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Raymond B. West and starring Dorothy Dalton, Charles Gunn and Howard Hickman.Connelly p.47 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Plot summa ...

'' (1917) *''

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'' (1917) *'' A Strange Transgressor'' (1917), from a story * ''

Paws of the Bear ''Paws of the Bear'' is a 1917 American war drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring William Desmond, Clara Williams and Robert McKim.Taves p.100 Cast * William Desmond as Ray Bourke * Clara Williams as Olga Raminoff * Robert McKim ...

'' (1917) *'' The Firefly of Tough Luck'' (1917) *''

The Bride of Hate ''The Bride of Hate'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Walter Edwards and starring Frank Keenan, Margery Wilson, and Jerome Storm Jerome Storm (November 11, 1890 – July 10, 1958) was an American film director, actor, an ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Dark Road ''There is No Escape'', also known as ''The Dark Road'' and ''The Thurston Story'', is a 1948 British drama film from Hammer Films. It was Michael Ripper's first appearance in a Hammer Film. The film was based on the career of criminal Stanley Th ...

'' (1917) * '' The Last of the Ingrams'' (1917) * '' Paddy O'Hara'' (1917) * ''

Blood Will Tell ''Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo'', released as in Japan, is a 2004 PlayStation 2 game released by Sega. It is based on the Japanese manga series ''Dororo'', which was created by Osamu Tezuka. It concerns a hero named Hyakkimaru, who ...

'' (1917) *''

Truthful Tulliver ''Truthful Tulliver'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by William S. Hart and starring Hart, Alma Rubens and Nina Byron. Footage was featured in Decasia, an American collage film by director Bill Morrisson. Plot Truthful Tull ...

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Time Locks and Diamonds ''Time Locks and Diamonds'' is a 1917 American silent crime film directed by Walter Edwards and starring William Desmond, Gloria Hope and Robert McKim.Katchmer p.168 Cast * William Desmond as Silver Jim Farrel * Gloria Hope as Marjory Farre ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Tar Heel Warrior ''The Tar Heel Warrior'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Walt Whitman, Ann Forrest and William Shaw.Connelly p.277 Cast * Walt Whitman as Col. Dabney Mills * Ann Forrest as Betty Malroy * William ...

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The Millionaire Vagrant ''The Millionaire Vagrant'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Charles Ray, Sylvia Breamer and J. Barney Sherry.Golden p.32 Cast * Charles Ray as Steven Du Peyster * Sylvia Breamer as Ruth Vail ...

'' (1917) *'' Flare-Up Sal'' (1918) *''

Partners Three ''Partners Three'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Fred Niblo. Nitrate and/or acetate copy exist at the Library of Congress. Prints held at the Library of Congress and UCLA Film and Television Archive. Cast * Enid Bennett as ...

'' (1919) *''

Under Crimson Skies ''Under Crimson Skies'' is a 1920 American silent adventure film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Elmo Lincoln, Harry von Meter and Mabel Ballin. There are no known archival holdings of the film, so it is presumably a lost film. Cast * Elm ...

'' (1920) * '' Love in the Dark'' (1922) * '' The Glorious Fool'' (1922) *'' Hearts Aflame'' (1923) *''

The Sea Hawk ''The Sea Hawk'' is a 1915 novel by Rafael Sabatini. The story is set over the years 1588–1593 and concerns a retired Cornish seafaring gentleman, Sir Oliver Tressilian, who is villainously betrayed by a jealous half-brother. After being ...

'' (1924) *'' The Splendid Road'' (1925) *'' Her Husband's Secret'' (1925) *''

The Price of Pleasure ''The Price of Pleasure'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Virginia Valli, Norman Kerry, and Louise Fazenda. Plot As described in a film magazine, Garry Schuyler (Kerry), a young millionaire, is charm ...

'' (1925) *'' Percy'' (1925) *'' The Combat'' (1926) *'' Breed of the Sea'' (1926) *''

Enemies of Society ''Enemies of Society'' is a 1927 American silent film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Conway Tearle, Margaret Morris (actress), Margaret Morris and Frankie Darro. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Moulders of Men''. Cast * Conwa ...

'' (1927) *''

The Sonora Kid The Sonora Kid, also known as Steve Allison, is a fictional cowboy created by Robert E. Howard. The stories were not printed until more than fifty years after the author's death. The Sonora Kid occasionally crossed over with El Borak, another ...

'' (1927) * '' Ladies Beware'' (1927) *''

Shanghaied Shanghaied may refer to: *Shanghaiing, or forced conscription * ''Shanghaied'' (1915 film), a film starring Charlie Chaplin * ''Shanghaied'' (1927 film), a 1927 American silent film * ''Shanghaied'' (1934 film), an animated short film starring Mi ...

'' (1927) *''

Freedom of the Press Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the fundamental principle that communication and expression through various media, including printed and electronic News media, media, especially publication, published materials, should be conside ...

'' (1928) *'' The Michigan Kid '' (1928) *'' Melody Lane'' (1929)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawks, J. G. Year of birth missing 20th-century American male writers American male screenwriters Year of death missing 20th-century American writers