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

Biography

Born in

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, 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

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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

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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

*'' The Heart of Paula'' (1916) (director, writer, story) *'' The American Beauty'' (1916) (lost film) *''

The Intrigue ''The Intrigue'' is a surviving 1916 silent film drama produced by Pallas Pictures and released through Paramount Pictures. Frank Lloyd directed the film which was written by Julia Crawford Ivers and photographed by her son James Van Trees. The ...

'' (1916) (writer) *''

The Call of the Cumberlands ''The Call of the Cumberlands'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by Julia Crawford Ivers based upon the novel of the same name by Charles Neville Buck. The film stars Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, He ...

'' (1916) (writer) *''

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'' (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 husban ...

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

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) *'' The World Apart'' (1917) * ''

Sauce for the Goose ''Sauce for the Goose'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Walter Edwards and starring Constance Talmadge, Harrison Ford, and Vera Doria.Basinger p. 163 Cast * Constance Talmadge as Kitty Constable * Harrison Ford as John Const ...

'' (1918) *'' Widow by Proxy'' (1919) *''

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'' (1920) (writer) *''

Nurse Marjorie ''Nurse Marjorie'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor and starring Mary Miles Minter. It is based on a 1906 play, ''Nurse Marjorie'', by Israel Zangwill, with a scenario by Julia Crawford Ivers. It is one of ...

'' (1920) (writer) *'' Jenny Be Good'' (1920) (writer) *'' The Furnace'' (1920) *''

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'' (1921) (writer) *''

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'' (1921) *''

Beyond Beyond may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Beyond'' (1921 film), an American silent film * ''Beyond'' (2000 film), a Danish film directed by Åke Sandgren, OT: ''Dykkerne'' * ''Beyond'' (2010 film), a Swedish film directed b ...

'' (1921) (story, scenario) *''

The White Flower (''For a similar-sounding film from the same year by D. W. Griffith, see The White Rose'') ''The White Flower'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film written and directed by Julia Crawford Ivers and starring Betty Compson and Edmund L ...

'' (1923) (director, writer) *'' Married Flirts'' (1924) (writer)

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