Penrhyn Stanley Adamson, known as Penrhyn Stanlaws, (1877–1957) was a cover artist and film director. Sydney Adamson, who also became an illustrator, was his older brother.

Career

He was born in Dundee, Scotland. Marion Davies - Penrhyn Stanlaws

A successful cover artist, he picked

Anna Q. Nilsson Anna Quirentia Nilsson (March 30, 1888 – February 11, 1974) was a Swedish-American actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Early life Nilsson was born in Ystad, Sweden in 1888. Her middle name Quirentia is derived from her ...

to become one of his models. He selected female models who toured by automobile to promote Liberty Loans. Stanlaws organized a syndicate to build the Hotel des Artistes at 1 West 67th with a large penthouse studio. He also planned a resort in Port Washington on Long Island but it was never built. He was a fan of the looks of

Madge Bellamy Madge Bellamy (born Margaret Derden Philpott; June 30, 1899 – January 24, 1990) was an American stage and film actress. She was a popular leading lady in the 1920s and early 1930s. Her career declined in the sound era and ended following a rom ...

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Olive Thomas Olive Thomas (born Oliva R. Duffy; October 20, 1894 – September 10, 1920) was an American silent-film actress, art model, and photo model. Thomas began her career as an illustrator's model in 1914, and moved on to the ''Ziegfeld Follies'' th ...

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Richard Harding Davis Richard Harding Davis (April 18, 1864 – April 11, 1916) was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish–American War, the Second Boer War, and the First ...

' "The King's Jackal" (1898)

Filmography

*'' The House That Jazz Built'' (1921) *'' At the End of the World'' (1921) *''

The Little Minister (1921 film) ''The Little Minister'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on an 1891 novel and 1897 play by J. M. Barrie. Betty Compson stars in the film. Earlier film adap ...

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Singed Wings ''Singed Wings'' is a lost 1922 American silent romantic drama film directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws and starring Bebe Daniels. Famous Players-Lasky served as producers with the usual released through Paramount Pictures.The Law and the Woman'' (1922) *'' The Wiser Sex'' (1922) *''

Pink Gods ''Pink Gods'' is a lost film, lost 1922 American silent film, silent melodrama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws and starred Bebe Daniels and Adolphe Menjou. The sourc ...

'' (1922)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanlaws, Penrhyn American film directors 20th-century American painters 1877 births 1957 deaths Artists from Dundee