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Gilbert P. Hamilton
Gilbert P. Hamilton (1890–1962) was an American film company executive and director. He worked at Essanay as a cinematographer, headed the St. Louis Motion Picture Company, and then launched the Albuquerque Film Manufacturing Company. Jack L. Warner Jack Leonard Warner (born Jacob Warner; August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978) was a Canadian-born American film executive, who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Warner's ca ... described him as a tall sunburned Englishman with walrus mustache and thick accent "like a Kipling character". As a cinematographer, Hamilton collaborated with playwright and actor Lawrence Lee at Essanay in 1908. His move away from St. Louis Motion Picture Company came after it acquired Frontier Pictures and relocated to Santa Paula, California. Dot Farley followed him to his new studio Albuquerque. Biography Gilbert P. Hamilton was born in Fort Wadsworth, New York on Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth is a former United States military installation on Staten Island in New York City, situated on The Narrows which divide New York Bay into Upper and Lower bays, a natural point for defense of the Upper Bay, Manhattan, and beyond. Prior to its closing in 1994, the fort was claimed to be the longest continuously garrisoned military installation in the United States. It comprises several fortifications, including Fort Tompkins and Battery Weed and was given its present name in 1865 to honor Brigadier General James Wadsworth, who had been killed in the Battle of the Wilderness during the Civil War. Fort Wadsworth is now part of the Staten Island Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, maintained by the National Park Service. History Early history The first use of the land for military purposes was as the site of a blockhouse built by Dutch settler David Pieterszen de Vries on Signal Hill (now the site of Fort Tompkins), in 1655. The site is said to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Mountains Of Virginia
''In the Mountains of Virginia'' is a 1913 American silent short drama film directed by G.P. Hamilton starring Harry Van Meter, Jacques Jaccard, Louise Lester, Charles Morrison, Jack Richardson, and Vivian Rich Vivian Rich (May 26, 1893 – November 17, 1957) was an American silent film actress. Career Rich was born in Philadelphia and spent her early years there. Later the family moved to Boston and she completed her education at the Boston Latin Hi .... External links * 1913 films 1913 drama films Silent American drama short films American black-and-white films 1913 short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films English-language drama short films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Date Of Death Missing
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American Cinematographers
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Film Directors From New York (state)
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Bennett
Ara Belle Bennett (April 22, 1891 – November 4, 1932) was a stage and screen actress who started her career as a child as a circus performer. She later performed in theater and films. Early life and career Bennett was born in Milaca, Minnesota, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Bennett. Her father, "Billie," managed a tent-and-wagon show that toured the Midwestern United States. Motion pictures Bennett was working as a film actress by 1913, and she was cast in numerous one-reel shorts by small east coast film companies. She appeared in minor movies like ''A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch'' (Mutual Film, Mutual 1914). She starred in several full-length films by the Triangle Film Corporation, including ''The Lonely Woman'' (1918). She also appeared in United States Motion Picture Corporation's film ''Flesh and Spirit'' (1922). She made the move to Hollywood before Samuel Goldwyn selected her from 73 actresses for the leading role in ''Stella Dallas (1925 film), Stella Dallas'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alma Rubens
Alma Rubens (born Alma Genevieve Reubens; February 19, 1897 – January 21, 1931) was an American film actress and stage performer. Rubens began her career in the mid 1910s. She quickly rose to stardom in 1916 after appearing opposite Douglas Fairbanks in ''The Half-Breed''. For the remainder of the decade she appeared in supporting roles in comedies and drama. In the 1920s she developed a drug addiction that eventually ended her career. She died of lobar pneumonia and bronchitis shortly after being arrested for cocaine possession in January 1931. Early life Alma Genevieve Reubens was born on February 19, 1897, to John B. and Theresa (née Hayes) Reubens in San Francisco, California. Her father, John Reubens, born in 1857 in Germany, was Jewish, and emigrated to the United States in 1890. Alma vehemently denied any Jewish heritage throughout her lifetime however. Her mother was of Irish Catholic descent. She and her elder sister, Hazel (born 1893) were raised in their mother's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
False Ambition
''False Ambition'' is a 1918 silent drama film produced and released by the Triangle Film Corporation. Directed by Gilbert P. Hamilton, the film stars Alma Rubens. Cast * Alma Rubens - Judith/Zariska * Peggy Pearce - Felicity * Alberta Lee - Anna * Edward Peil - David Strong * Walt Whitman - Mark Strong * Iris Ashton - Mrs. Dorian * Myrtle Rishell - Mrs. Pemberton * Lillian Langdon - Mrs. Van Dixon * Lee Phelps Lee Phelps (born Napoleon Bonaparte Kukuck; May 15, 1893 – March 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films between 1917 and 1953, mainly in uncredited roles. He also appeared in three films that won the Acade ... - Peter Van Dixon * Ward Caulfield - John Van Dixon * Lee Hill - Paul Vincent * Alice Crawford - Lucy Vernon Preservation *''False Ambition'' is now a lost film. References External links * (Wayback Machine archived) 1918 films 1918 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Talbot Kinkead
Eleanor Talbot Kinkead, also known as Mrs. Thompson Short, was a writer in the United States. Several of her works were made into films including '' Captain of His Soul'' adapted by Lillian Ducey from her magazine story "Shackles", ''The Lost Sermon'' based on one of her stories, and '' Rosemary, That's for Remembrance''. She was born in Kentucky. William B. Kinkead, a judge, was her father. Her sister was a poet. She was the great-granddaughter of Isaac Shelby, Kentucky's first and fifth governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ..., and his estate featured in her work. She wrote the novel ''Florida Alexander, a Kentucky Girl''. Bibliography *''Florida Alexander, a Kentucky Girl'' (1898) *''The Invisible Bond'' (1906) *''The Courage of Blackburn Blair'' (1907) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everywoman's Husband
''Everywoman's Husband'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Gilbert P. Hamilton and starring Gloria Swanson. A print of the film is preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, when the will of Jonathan Rhodes (Pearce) was read, a third of the estate was left to a woman unknown to his family. This revelation had no effect on Mrs. Rhodes (Langdon), whose iron rule in the home had been his means of seeking other company. She insisted upon regulating the affairs of her married daughter's life with the result that Frank Emerson (King), the young husband, soon became involved in an affair with Delia Marshall (West), a designer. Edith Emerson (Swanson) then began a battle to win her husband that was finally successful, but not before she asserted herself and lets her mother know that her presence in the household was no longer welcome. Cast * Gloria Swanson as Edith Emerson * Joe King as Frank Emerson * Lillian Langdon as Mr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Eltinge
Julian Eltinge (May 14, 1881 – March 7, 1941), born William Julian Dalton, was an American Stage (theatre), stage and film actor and female impersonator. After appearing in the Boston Cadets Revue at the age of ten in feminine garb, Eltinge garnered notice from Theatrical producer, producers and made his first appearance on Broadway theatre, Broadway in 1904. As his star began to rise, he appeared in vaudeville and toured Europe and the United States, even giving a Royal Variety Performance, command performance before King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, Edward VII. Eltinge appeared in a series of Musical theatre, musical comedies written specifically for his talents starting in 1910 with ''The Fascinating Widow'', returning to vaudeville in 1918. His popularity soon earned him the moniker "Mr. Lillian Russell" for the popular beauty and musical comedy star. Cinema of the United States, Hollywood beckoned Eltinge and in 1917 he appeared in his first feature film, ''The Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
