Julia Crawford Ivers (October 3, 1869 – May 8, 1930) was an American motion picture pioneer.

Biography

Born in Boonville, Missouri, in 1869, her family arrived a year later in Los Angeles. Her father was a dentist. Her mother died in 1876, when Julia was seven years old. Julia's sister, Grace, died at age 14. Ivers watched the film industry come into existence and establish itself in southern California. She participated in the new industry as writer, producer and director. She and her husband, Franklin S. Van Trees (aka Frank Van Trees 1866 – 1914), a famed "society" architect best known for his mansions in the Pacific Heights area of

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, had a son,

James Van Trees James Crawford Van Trees (August 13, 1890 – April 11, 1973)

(1890 – 1973), who became a popular

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for Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. and shot some of his mother's films. Ivers later worked with director William Desmond Taylor and was reportedly a part of his inner circle before his murder. Her extremely wealthy second husband was Oliver Ivers (who died in 1902, two years after their marriage).

Death

Julia Crawford Ivers died in Los Angeles in 1930, aged 60, from stomach cancer.

Selected filmography

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The Heart of Paula ''The Heart of Paula'' is a 1916 American silent film directed by Julia Crawford Ivers and William Desmond Taylor, starring Lenore Ulric. This film survives at the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collectio ...

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The American Beauty ''The American Beauty'' is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor and starring Myrtle Stedman.

'' (1916) (lost film) *'' The Intrigue'' (1916) (writer) *'' The Call of the Cumberlands'' (1916) (writer) *'' David Garrick'' (1916) *''

A Son of Erin ''A Son of Erin'' is an extant 1916 silent film comedy drama directed by Julia Crawford Ivers. It was produced by Pallas Pictures and distributed by Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures. Dustin Farnum and Winifred Kingston (real life husba ...

'' (1916) (director, writer) (print:

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The World Apart ''The World Apart'' is a lost 1917 silent film western directed by William Desmond Taylor and starring Wallace Reid and Myrtle Stedman. It was produced by Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company (Oliver Morosco) and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

'' (1917) * '' Sauce for the Goose'' (1918) *''

Widow by Proxy ''Widow by Proxy'' is a 1919 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1913 Broadway play by Catherine Chisholm Cushing that starred May Irwin. Julia Crawford Iver ...

'' (1919) *'' Huckleberry Finn'' (1920) (writer) *'' Nurse Marjorie'' (1920) (writer) *''

Jenny Be Good ''Jenny Be Good'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor and starring Mary Miles Minter, based on a novel by Wilbur Finley Fauley and adapted for the screen by Julia Crawford Ivers. It is the last of Minter's fi ...

'' (1920) (writer) *'' The Furnace'' (1920) *'' Sacred and Profane Love'' (1921) (writer) *''

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'' (1921) *'' Beyond'' (1921) (story, scenario) *'' The White Flower'' (1923) (director, writer) *''

Married Flirts ''Married Flirts'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Robert Vignola and starring Pauline Frederick, Mae Busch, and Conrad Nagel. The screenplay, written by Julia Ivers, is based on Louis Joseph Vance's 1923 best seller ''Mrs. Par ...

'' (1924) (writer)

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