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Louis Joseph Vance (September 19, 1879 – December 16, 1933) was an American novelist, screenwriter and film producer. He created the popular character Michael Lanyard, a criminal-turned-detective known as
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Biography

Louis Joseph Vance was born September 19, 1879, in
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, the only child of Wilson J. Vance, a
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recipient, and Lillian Beall Vance. He was educated at the
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. Vance was married to Anne Elizabeth Hodges on February 19, 1898. Their son, Wilson Beall Vance, was born in 1900. He wrote short stories and verse after 1901, then composed many popular novels. His character Michael Lanyard, known as
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, was featured in eight books and 24 films between 1914 and 1949 and also appeared in radio and television series. Vance moved to Los Angeles to work with Universal Pictures on films based on his work, including ''
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'' (1914) and a serial and film series (1914–1916) based on his Terence O'Rourke stories. In 1915, he founded Fiction Pictures, Inc., a motion picture production company whose films were distributed by
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. Its first release was '' The Spanish Jade'' (1915), with a screenplay by Vance based on his stage adaptation of a novel by
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. Vance was president and general manager of the company; other principals were
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(director-general),
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(cinematographer) and
Bess Meredyth Bess Meredyth (born Helen Elizabeth MacGlashen, February 12, 1890 – July 13, 1969) was a screenwriter and silent film actress. The wife of film director Michael Curtiz, Meredyth wrote ''The Affairs of Cellini'' (1934) and adapted ''The Unsuspec ...
(scenario editor). Fiction Pictures operated in Glendale until a new studio in Hollywood was completed in April 1915. The studio was sold to Famous Players in June, when Fiction Pictures went out of business. Vance died alone in his New York City apartment on December 16, 1933, in a fire that resulted from his falling asleep with a lighted cigarette. His death was ruled accidental. A simple funeral took place December 20, 1933, at St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, with honorary pallbearers including
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,
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and Samuel Merwin. Vance's widow received an estate of less than $10,000.


Bibliography

*''Terence O'Rourke, Gentleman Adventurer'' (1905)at Internet Archive
*''The Private War'' (1906) *''The Brass Bowl'' (1907)at Gutenberg
br> at Wikisource *''The Black Bag'' (1908)at Gutenberg
*''The Bronze Bell'' (1909)at Gutenberg
*''The Pool of Flame'' (1909)at Internet Archive
*''Fortune Hunter'' (1910)at Gutenberg
*''No Man's Land'' (1910)at Internet Archive
*''Cynthia of the Minute'' (1911) *''The Bandbox'' (1912)at Gutenberg
*''The Destroying Angel'' (1912)at Gutenberg
*''The Day of Days'' (1913)at Gutenberg
*''Joan Thursday'' (1913)at Gutenberg
*''The Trey O' Hearts'' (1914)at Internet Archive
*''The Lone Wolf'' (LW1) (1914)at Gutenberg
br> at Wikisource *''Nobody'' (1915)at Gutenberg
* ''Sheep's Clothing'' (1915) * ''The Last of The Fighting Channings'' (1916) *''
The False Faces ''The False Faces'' is a 1919 American silent action film written and directed by Irvin Willat, based on the novel by Louis Joseph Vance, and starring Henry B. Walthall as Michael Lanyard, the " Lone Wolf," and Lon Chaney as Karl Ekstrom, th ...
'' (LW2) (1918)at Gutenberg
br> at Wikisource *''The Dark Mirror'' (1920) *''Alias the Lone Wolf'' (LW3) (1921)at Gutenberg
*''Red Masquerade'' (LW4) (1921)at Gutenberg
*''Linda Lee Incorporated'' (1922)at Gutenberg
*''Baroque: A Mystery'' (1923) *''The Lone Wolf Returns'' (LW5) (1923) *''Mrs. Paramor'' (1923; basis of the 1924 film '' Married Flirts'') *''Road to En Dor'' (1925) *''The Dead Ride Hard'' (1926) *''White Fire'' (1926) *''They Call It Love'' (1927) *''Lip-Service'' (1927) *''Speaking of Women'' (1930) *''Woman in the Shadow'' (1930) *''The Lone Wolf's Son'' (LW6) (1931) *''The Trembling Flame'' (1931) *''Detective'' (1932) *''Encore the Lone Wolf'' (LW7) (1933) *''The Lone Wolf's Last Prowl'' (LW8) (1934) *''The Street of Strange Faces'' (1934)


Filmography


Film adaptations

* ''
The Day of Days Day of Days may refer to: Film and television * ''The Day of Days'' (film), a lost 1914 American adaptation of Louis Joseph Vance's novel (see below) * ''Day of Days'' (film), a 2016 American film starring Tom Skerritt * ''The Day of Days'' ...
'' (1914) * ' (short, 1914) * ''
The Trey o' Hearts ''The Trey o' Hearts'' is a 1914 American 15-chapter action film serial directed by Wilfred Lucas and Henry MacRae. It was written by Allan Dwan and Bess Meredyth, based on a story of the same name by Louis Joseph Vance. The first chapter ran 3 ...
'' (serial, 1914) * ' (short, 1914) * ''Terence O'Rourke, Gentleman Adventurer'' (serial, 1914) * ' (serial, 1914) * ''The Further Adventures of Terence O'Rourke'' (serial, 1915) * '' The Spanish Jade'' (1915), Vance's film adaptation of his 1908 play; the first film produced by his company Fiction Pictures, Inc. * ' (1915),(see also
The Destroying Angel ''The Destroying Angel'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Leah Baird, John Bowers and Noah Beery.Munden p.183 Cast * Leah Baird as Mary Miller / Saraa Law * John Bowers as Hugh Miller Whittaker * No ...
(1923) below) * ' (1916), from ''Joan Thursday'', (see also '' Greater Than Marriage'' (1924) below) * '' The Pool of Flame'' (last film in the Terence O'Rourke series, 1916) * ''
Patria Patria may refer to: Entertainment * Patria (novel), a 2016 novel by Spanish writer Fernando Aramburu * Patria (TV series), a 2020 limited television series, based on the novel * ''Patria'' (serial), a 1917 American serial film Music * "Pátri ...
'' (serial based on ''The Last of the Fighting Channings'', 1917) * ''
The Lone Wolf The Lone Wolf may refer to: * ''The Lone Wolf'', a 1914 novel by Louis Joseph Vance Louis Joseph Vance (September 19, 1879 – December 16, 1933) was an American novelist, screenwriter and film producer. He created the popular character M ...
'' (1917), (see also ''
The Lone Wolf The Lone Wolf may refer to: * ''The Lone Wolf'', a 1914 novel by Louis Joseph Vance Louis Joseph Vance (September 19, 1879 – December 16, 1933) was an American novelist, screenwriter and film producer. He created the popular character M ...
'' (1924) above) * ''
The Mainspring ''The Mainspring'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ben F. Wilson, Wilbur Higby and Francelia Billington.Parish & Pitts p.75 Cast * Ben F. Wilson as Lawrence Ashmore / Larry Craven * Wilbur Higby as Jes ...
'' (1917), from Vance's short story, "The Mainspring" originally published in ''Popular Magazine'' (Apr 1905), (see '' Lost at Sea'' (1926) below) * '' The Outsider'' (1917), from ''Nobody'' * ''
No Man's Land No man's land is waste or unowned land or an uninhabited or desolate area that may be under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied out of fear or uncertainty. The term was originally used to define a contested territory or a dump ...
'' (1918) * ''
The False Faces ''The False Faces'' is a 1919 American silent action film written and directed by Irvin Willat, based on the novel by Louis Joseph Vance, and starring Henry B. Walthall as Michael Lanyard, the " Lone Wolf," and Lon Chaney as Karl Ekstrom, th ...
'' (1919) * ''
The Bandbox ''The Bandbox'' is a 1919 American silent film, silent mystery film, mystery crime film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Doris Kenyon, Walter McEwen (actor), Walter McEwen and Gretchen Hartman.Connelly p. 319 It is based on the 1912 nove ...
'' (1919) * '' The Dark Mirror'' (1920) * '' Cynthia-of-the-Minute'' (1920) * '' The Bronze Bell'' (1921) * ''
The Black Bag ''The Black Bag'' is a lost 1922 American silent mystery film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Herbert Rawlinson. It was produced and distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Plot As described in a film magazine, wealthy Dor ...
'' (1922) * '' The Spanish Jade'' (1922), based on Vance's 1908 play ''The Spanish Jade'', co-written with Maurice Henry Hewlett * ''
The Brass Bowl ''The Brass Bowl'' is a lost 1924 American mystery film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Thomas Dixon Jr. It is based on the 1907 novel ''The Brass Bowl'' by Louis Joseph Vance. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Claire Adams, Jack Duffy, J. Fa ...
'' (1924) (see '' Masquerade'' (1927) below) *
The Destroying Angel ''The Destroying Angel'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Leah Baird, John Bowers and Noah Beery.Munden p.183 Cast * Leah Baird as Mary Miller / Saraa Law * John Bowers as Hugh Miller Whittaker * No ...
(1923) (see also
The Destroying Angel ''The Destroying Angel'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Leah Baird, John Bowers and Noah Beery.Munden p.183 Cast * Leah Baird as Mary Miller / Saraa Law * John Bowers as Hugh Miller Whittaker * No ...
(1916) above) *'' Greater Than Marriage'' (1924), from ''Joan Thursday'', (see also The Footlights of Fate (1916) above) * ''
The Lone Wolf The Lone Wolf may refer to: * ''The Lone Wolf'', a 1914 novel by Louis Joseph Vance Louis Joseph Vance (September 19, 1879 – December 16, 1933) was an American novelist, screenwriter and film producer. He created the popular character M ...
'' (1924), (see also ''
The Lone Wolf The Lone Wolf may refer to: * ''The Lone Wolf'', a 1914 novel by Louis Joseph Vance Louis Joseph Vance (September 19, 1879 – December 16, 1933) was an American novelist, screenwriter and film producer. He created the popular character M ...
'' (1917) above) * '' Married Flirts'' (1924), based on the novel ''Mrs. Paramor'' * '' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1926), (see '' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1935) below) * '' Lost at Sea'' (1926), from Vance's short story, "The Mainspring" originally published in ''Popular Magazine'' (Apr 1905), (see ''
The Mainspring ''The Mainspring'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ben F. Wilson, Wilbur Higby and Francelia Billington.Parish & Pitts p.75 Cast * Ben F. Wilson as Lawrence Ashmore / Larry Craven * Wilbur Higby as Jes ...
'' (1917) above) * ''
Alias the Lone Wolf ''Alias the Lone Wolf'' is a 1927 silent mystery film directed by Edward H. Griffith. The film is based on the 1921 novel of the same name by Louis Joseph Vance. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Cast *Bert Lytell as Michael ...
'' (1927) * '' Masquerade'' (1929), based on ''The Brass Bowl'' (see ''
The Brass Bowl ''The Brass Bowl'' is a lost 1924 American mystery film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Thomas Dixon Jr. It is based on the 1907 novel ''The Brass Bowl'' by Louis Joseph Vance. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Claire Adams, Jack Duffy, J. Fa ...
'' (1924) above) * '' The Last of the Lone Wolf'' (1930), based on Vance's short story "The Last of the Lone Wolf" * ''
Cheaters at Play ''Cheaters at Play'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Charlotte Greenwood, William Bakewell, Ralph Morgan, Barbara Weeks and Linda Watkin ...
'' (1932), based on Vance's short story "The Lone Wolf's Son" published in ''Red Book Magazine'' (1931) * '' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1935), (see '' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1926) above) * ''
The Lone Wolf In Paris ''The Lone Wolf in Paris'' is a 1938 American film, one of Columbia's Lone Wolf film series. In the start-and-stop history of the Lone Wolf series, this entry is the only one with Lederer as star. It stands alone between Melvyn Douglas's ''Th ...
'' (1938), based on ''The Lone Wolf Returns'', (see '' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1926) and '' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1935) above) In addition to adaptations of his novels, the following films, while not straight adaptations, were based on the characters from Vance's Lone Wolf series: * ''
The Lone Wolf's Daughter ''The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' is a surviving 1919 American silent era crime/drama/thriller motion picture starring Bertram Grassby, Louise Glaum, and Thomas Holding. Directed by William P.S. Earle and produced by J. Parker Read, Jr., the scree ...
'' (1929) * ''
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt ''The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt'' is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Jonathan Latimer. The film stars Warren William and Ida Lupino. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on January 27, 1939. The Lone W ...
'' (1939) * ''
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date ''The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date'' (1941) is the sixth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures. It features Warren William, in his fourth appearance as the title character Lone Wolf, and Edward Gargan, Lester Matthews and Don Beddoe as the film ...
'' (1940) * ''
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady ''The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady'' is a 1940 American drama directed by Sidney Salkow, starring Warren William, Eric Blore and Jean Muir. The Lone Wolf character dates back to 1914, when author Louis Joseph Vance invented him for a series of books, ...
'' (1940) * ''
The Lone Wolf Strikes ''The Lone Wolf Strikes'' is a 1940 crime drama film directed by Sidney Salkow, which stars Warren William, Joan Perry, and Eric Blore. The Lone Wolf character dates back to 1914, when author Louis Joseph Vance Louis Joseph Vance (September ...
'' (1940) * ''
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance ''The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance'' is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow, which stars Warren William, June Storey, and Henry Wilcoxon. Salkow also wrote the original screenplay, along with Earl Felton, and the film was released ...
'' (1941) * ''
Secrets of the Lone Wolf ''Secrets of the Lone Wolf'' is a 1941 American crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Warren William. It is part of Columbia Pictures series of Lone Wolf films. Cast * Warren William as Michael Lanyard * Ruth Ford as Helene de L ...
'' (1941) * ''
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'' (1942) * ''
One Dangerous Night ''One Dangerous Night'' (1943) (also known as ''The Lone Wolf Goes to a Party'') is the tenth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures. It features Warren William in his seventh and second-to-last performance as the protagonist jewel thief tu ...
'' (1943) * ''
Passport to Suez ''Passport to Suez'' (1943; also known as ''A Night of Adventure'' and ''The Clock Strikes Twelve'') is the 20th film featuring the Lone Wolf (fictional detective), Lone Wolf character. It was the eleventh of fifteen in the Columbia Pictures seri ...
'' (1943) * ''
The Notorious Lone Wolf ''The Notorious Lone Wolf'' (1946) is the twelfth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures. The picture features Gerald Mohr in his inaugural performance as the protagonist detective Lone Wolf, Janis Carter, and Ian Wolfe as Adam Wainwright, ...
'' (1946) * ''
The Lone Wolf in London ''The Lone Wolf in London'' is a 1947 American crime film directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Gerald Mohr, Nancy Saunders and Eric Blore. The picture features the fictional Scotland Yard detective the Lone Wolf who travels to London, and ...
'' (1947) * '' The Lone Wolf in Mexico'' (1947) * ''
The Lone Wolf and His Lady ''The Lone Wolf and His Lady'' is a 1949 American mystery film directed by John Hoffman and starring Ron Randell, June Vincent and Alan Mowbray. It is the 15th and final Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures, and was written by Edward Dein ...
'' (1949)


Screenwriter

* ' (1916) * '' The Inn of the Blue Moon'' (1918) * '' Wild Honey'' (1918) * ''
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'' (1919) * ''
The Lone Wolf's Daughter ''The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' is a surviving 1919 American silent era crime/drama/thriller motion picture starring Bertram Grassby, Louise Glaum, and Thomas Holding. Directed by William P.S. Earle and produced by J. Parker Read, Jr., the scree ...
'' (1919) * ''
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'' (1920) * ''
Beau Revel ''Beau Revel'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and written by Luther Reed and Louis Joseph Vance. The film stars Lewis Stone, Florence Vidor, Lloyd Hughes, Kathleen Kirkham, Dick Ryan, and Harland Tucker. Th ...
'' (1921) * '' The King of the Turf'' (1926)


See also

*
Lone Wolf (fictional detective) The Lone Wolf is the nickname of the fictional character Michael Lanyard, a jewel thief turned private detective in a series of novels written by Louis Joseph Vance (1879–1933). Many films based on and inspired by the books have been made. The c ...


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