Marshall Ambrose "Mickey" Neilan (April 11, 1891 – October 27, 1958) was an American actor.

Early life

Born in

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, Neilan was known by most as "Mickey." Following the death of his father, the eleven-year-old Mickey Neilan had to give up on school to work at whatever he could find in order to help support his mother. As a teenager, he began acting in bit parts in

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, and in 1910 he got a job as

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, driving

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executives around Los Angeles to determine the suitability of the

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as a place for a permanent studio.

Career

Neilan made his film debut as part of the acting cast on the

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''The Stranger at Coyote'' (1912). Hired by

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for their Western film production facility in

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, Neilan was first cast opposite

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. Described as confident, but egotistical at times, Neilan's talent saw him directing films within a year of joining Kalem. After acting in more than seventy silent film shorts for Kalem and directing more than thirty others, Neilan was hired by the

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then

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and

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. In 1915, Neilan was one of the founding members of the

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along with directors such as

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, and

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. At the end of 1916, Neilan was hired by Mary Pickford Films where he directed Pickford in several productions including ''

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'' and '' The Little Princess'' in 1917, plus '' Stella Maris'' in 1918, ''

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley ''Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley'' is a 1918 American silent romantic comedy film starring Mary Pickford that was directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Frances Marion based upon a novel by Belle K. Maniates. Plot Set in San Francisco duri ...

'', '' M'Liss'' in 1918, and '' Daddy-Long-Legs'' in 1919. Having all but given up acting, Neilan's directing successes led to him creating his own production company and between 1920 and 1926, Marshall Neilan Productions made eleven feature-length films almost all of which were distributed through

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. He received critical acclaim for directing and producing such films as ''

Bits of Life ''Bits of Life'' is a 1921 American film produced and directed by Marshall Neilan. The cast included Lon Chaney and Noah Beery, Sr. For her performance in this film, Anna May Wong received her first screen credit. It is notable as an early an ...

'' and ''

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''. In 1929, he was hired by

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''; ''although he reputedly had difficulty adapting to directing the new

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s, that year he successfully directed

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and

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in the "all-talking" ''

The Vagabond Lover ''The Vagabond Lover'' is a 1929 American pre-Code black-and-white musical comedy-drama film about a small-town boy who finds fame and romance when he joins a dance band. The film was directed by Marshall Neilan and is based on the novel of the ...

''. Contrary to the legend that the film was a commercial and critical failure (except for Dressler's highly praised performance), the film was a hit, making a profit of $335,000,Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', ''Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television'', Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p55 and was one of four top hits for RKO in 1929. Early in his career Neilan had done as most others in the pioneering days of film and helped out in many areas of filmmaking through performing, directing, and writing. A talented screenwriter, in 1927 he wrote the original story for the

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film, '' Hell's Angels''. Initially, he had also been hired as the film's director, back when it was still a silent, but Hughes' overbearing style forced him to drop out, and he was replaced a few weeks into production by a more pliable director,

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; due to massive reshoots (as well as the recasting of the lead role with

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), none of the footage Neilan shot made it into the final film. He was then hired by Hal Roach Studios, for whom he directed a few films in 1930, and he made his final directorial effort in 1937. Having battled alcoholism for a large part of his adult life, twenty years after he made his last film, Neilan returned to acting on the screen in a small role portraying an aging and less than enlightened

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in the

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film, '' A Face in the Crowd''. In 1955, Neilan was awarde
The George Eastman Award
given by

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for distinguished contribution to the art of film. In recognition of his contribution to the motion picture industry, in 1940 the

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conferred on him an "Honorary Life Member Award." He later received a star on the

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at 6233 Hollywood Blvd.

Personal life and death

Marshall Neilan married actress

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in 1913 with whom he had a son, Marshall Neilan, Jr, their only child. A year after he and Bambrick divorced in 1921, Neilan married actress

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, whom he directed on several occasions. They too divorced in 1929. Blanche Sweet-Marshall Neilan - 1922

Neilan died in Los Angeles in 1958 of

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. He is interred there in

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Selected filmography

Actor

* ''Ranch Girls on a Rampage'' (1912, Short) - The Police Officer * ''The Wooers of Mountain Kate'' (1912, Short) * ''Fatty's Busy Day'' (1913, Short) - Minor Role * ''The Wall of Money'' (1913, Short) - Neilan - Idea Man * '' The House of Discord'' (1913, Short) - The Daughter's Sweetheart * ''

Judith of Bethulia ''Judith of Bethulia'' (1914 in film, 1914) is an American film starring Blanche Sweet and Henry B. Walthall, and produced and directed by D. W. Griffith, based on the play "Judith and the Holofernes" (1896) by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, which itself ...

'' (1914) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Ham the Iceman'' (1914, Short) - Dick - Alice's Sweetheart * ''Put Me Off at Wayville'' (1915, Short) - Billy - a Friend * '' The Country Boy'' (1915) - Tom Wilson * ''

The Love Route ''The Love Route'' is a 1915 American Western silent film directed and written by Allan Dwan based upon a play by Edward Peple. The film stars Harold Lockwood, Winifred Kingston, Donald Crisp, Jack Pickford, Dick La Reno, and Juanita Hansen. T ...

'' (1915) * '' The Commanding Officer'' (1915) - Capt. Waring * '' May Blossom'' (1915) - Richard Ashcroft * '' Little Pal'' (1915) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1915) - Keith Duncan * ''

A Girl of Yesterday ''A Girl of Yesterday'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film directed by Allan Dwan, and distributed by Paramount Pictures and Famous Players-Lasky. The film starred Mary Pickford (who also wrote the scenario) as an older woman. Before this film ...

'' (1915) - Stanley Hudson * ''

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'' (1915) - Lt. Pinkerton * '' Mice and Men'' (1916) - Captain George Lovell * ''The Cycle of Fate'' (1916) - Doctor Burton * ''The Prince Chap'' (1916) - William Peyton * ''

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'' (1916) - Clarence Colfax * ''Calamity Anne, Guardian'' (1916) * '' Daddy-Long-Legs'' (1919) - Jimmie Mc Bride * ''

Broadway Gold ''Broadway Gold'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Edward Dillon and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Elliott Dexter, and Kathlyn Williams. The film's sets were designed by the art director Cedric Gibbons Austin Cedric Gibbon ...

'' (1923) - The Driver * ''

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'' (1936) - Cinegrill Customer (uncredited) * '' A Star is Born'' (1937) - Bert (uncredited) * '' A Face in the Crowd'' (1957) - Sen. Worthington Fuller (final film role)

Director

* ''The American Princess'' (1913) * ''Rube, the Interloper'' (1914) * ''

The Deadly Battle at Hicksville ''The Deadly Battle at Hicksville'' is a 1914 American silent short comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring John E. Brennan, Ruth Roland, and Lloyd Hamilton. The film was released by General Film Company on July 31, 1914. Plot ...

'' (1914) * ''The Chronicles of Bloom Center'' (1915) * ''The Prince Chap'' (1916) * ''Freckles'' (1917) * ''

'' (1917) * '' The Little Princess'' (1917) * '' Stella Maris'' (1918) * ''

'' (1918) * '' M'Liss'' (1918) * '' Hit-The-Trail Holliday'' (1918) * ''

Heart of the Wilds ''Heart of the Wilds'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Elsie Ferguson. The story is from "Pierre and His People", by Gilbert Parker, which Edgar Selwyn also based his play ''Pierre of the Plains ...

'' (1918) * ''

Out of a Clear Sky ''Out of a Clear Sky'' is a lost 1918 American silent romantic drama film starring Marguerite Clark and directed by Marshall Neilan. Based upon a novel by Maria Thompson Daviess, Famous Players-Lasky produced the film and Paramount Pictures distri ...

'' (1918) * ''

Her Kingdom of Dreams ''Her Kingdom of Dreams'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Anita Stewart, Spottiswoode Aitken, and Frank Currier Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and s ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Unpardonable Sin ''The Unpardonable Sin'' is a 1919 American silent drama/propaganda film set during World War I. The film was produced by Harry Garson, directed by Marshall Neilan, written by Kathryn Stuart, and stars Neilan's wife, Blanche Sweet, who portrays ...

'' (1919) * '' Daddy-Long-Legs'' (1919) * ''

Go and Get It ''Go and Get It'' is a 1920 American silent comedy-drama film, comedy-drama mystery film directed by Marshall Neilan and Henry Roberts Symonds and written by Marion Fairfax. The film stars Pat O'Malley, Wesley Barry, Noah Beery, Noah Beery Sr. a ...

'' (1920) * ''

Don't Ever Marry ''Don't Ever Marry'' is a 1920 American comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan and Victor Heerman and written by Marion Fairfax. The film stars Matt Moore, Marjorie Daw, Thomas Jefferson, Mayme Kelso, Betty Bouton and Christine Mayo. The fi ...

'' * ''

'' (1921) * ''

Bob Hampton of Placer ''Bob Hampton of Placer'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Marion Fairfax. It is based on the 1910 novel ''Bob Hampton of Placer'' by Randall Parrish. The film stars James Kirkwood Sr., Wesley B ...

'' (1921) * ''

Fools First ''Fools First'' is a 1922 American crime film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Marion Fairfax and Hugh Wiley. The film stars Richard Dix, Claire Windsor, Claude Gillingwater, Raymond Griffith, George Siegmann, and Helen Lynch. The fil ...

'' (1922) * '' Minnie'' (1923) * ''The Eternal Three'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' (1924) * '' The Great Love'' (1925) * ''

The Sporting Venus ''The Sporting Venus'' is a 1925 American silent romantic drama film directed by Marshall Neilan. The film was the second MGM release of Neilan, and starred his wife, actress Blanche Sweet, who allegedly sported the lowest waistline of 1925. Th ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' Wild Oats Lane'' (1926) * ''

Her Wild Oat ''Her Wild Oat'' (1927) is a silent comedy film made by First National Pictures, directed by Marshall Neilan, and starring Colleen Moore. The screenplay was written by Gerald C. Duffy, based on a story by Howard Irving Young. History This w ...

'' (1927) * ''

Venus of Venice ''Venus of Venice'' is a 1927 silent film romantic comedy directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Constance Talmadge and Antonio Moreno. Talmadge's own production unit produced with distribution through First National Pictures. Cast *Constance ...

'' (1927) * ''

Three-Ring Marriage ''Three-Ring Marriage'' also known as ''3-Ring Marriage'' is a lost 1928 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Mary Astor, Lloyd Hughes, and Lawford Davidson. Cast * Mary Astor as Anna * Lloyd Hughes as Cal * ...

'' (1928) * ''

Taxi 13 ''Taxi 13'' is a 1928 silent film comedy produced and distributed by Film Booking Offices of America and directed by Marshall Neilan. The film stars Chester Conklin in what is FBO's first film with a pre-recorded soundtrack. Once thought lost, ...

'' (1928) * '' His Last Haul '' (1928) * '' Take Me Home'' (1928) * ''

'' (1929) * ''

Black Waters ''Black Waters'' is a 1929 British/American horror sound film produced by Herbert Wilcox and directed by Marshall Neilan. It was the first British-produced talking picture ever shown in England, but it was actually made in Hollywood since that is ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Awful Truth ''The Awful Truth'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. Based on the 1923 play ''The Awful Truth'' by Arthur Richman, the film recounts how a distrustful rich couple begins d ...

'' (1929) * '' Sweethearts on Parade'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

Chloe, Love Is Calling You ''Chloe, Love Is Calling You'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Marshall Neilan. The film is also known as ''Chloe'' (American short title). This was lead actress Olive Borden's last film. Plot summary A low-budget Southern dra ...

'' (1934) * '' This Is the Life'' (1935) * ''

Sing While You're Able ''Sing While You're Able'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Charles R. Condon and Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Pinky Tomlin, Toby Wing, Bert Roach, Sam Wren, Monte Collins and Suzanne Kaaren. The fi ...

'' (1937) * ''

Swing It, Professor ''Swing It, Professor'' (also known as ''Swing It, Buddy'') is an independently produced 1937 musical comedy directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Pinky Tomlin, Paula Stone and Milburn Stone. The musical numbers were written by Connie Lee, Al ...

'' (1937) * '' Thanks for Listening'' (1937)

Producer

* ''The River's End'' (1920) * ''Don't Ever Marry'' (1920) * ''Go and Get It'' (1920) * ''Dinty'' (1920) * ''Bob Hampton of Placer'' (1921) * ''Bits of Life'' (1921) * ''

'' (1921) * ''Penrod'' (1922) * ''Fools First'' (1922) * ''

The Strangers' Banquet ''The Strangers' Banquet'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Hobart Bosworth, Claire Windsor, and Rockliffe Fellowes.Connelly p. 272 It is based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Brian Oswald Donn- ...

'' (1922) * ''Wild Oats Lane'' (1926) * ''Everybody's Acting'' (1926) * ''Tanned Legs'' (1929) * ''Social Register'' (1934)

Writer

* ''Saved from Court Martial'' (1912) * ''The Reformation of Dad'' (Story, 1913) * ''The Wall of Money'' (1913) * ''Si's Wonderful Mineral Spring'' (1914) * ''

'' (Story; 1914) * ''Ham the Iceman'' (Story, 1914) * ''The Winning Whiskers'' (Story, 1914) * ''The Reformation of Ham'' (1914) * ''Ham at the Garbage Gentleman's Ball'' (1915) * ''The Come Back of Percy'' (Scenario, 1915) * ''The Cycle of Fate'' (1916) * ''The Country That God Forgot'' (Story, 1916) * ''A Strange Adventure'' (Story, 1917) * '' Dinty'' (1920) * ''

'' (1921) * ''Minnie'' (1922) * ''

'' (1922) * ''The Eternal Three'' (1923) * '' The Great Love'' (1925) * ''

'' (1926) * '' Hell's Angels'' (Story, 1930) * ''Chloe, Love Is Calling You'' (Story and screenplay, 1934) * ''

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'' (Uncredited, 1938)

References

External links

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