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J. Harrison Edwards
J. Harrison Edwards was a writer and film director. He established Franco-Canadian Industrial Film Company to produce "industrial" and educational films. In 1921 he was an organizer of Colored Feature Photoplay Inc. His film ''Square Joe'' was filmed in Harlem with boxers Joe Jeanette and John Lester Johnson among the African American cast. Charles T. Dazey, who authored ''In Old Kentucky'', wrote the titles and was hired to "inject local color into the text" of the film ''The Fighting Kentuckians''. A Sterling Feature Pictures release, its cast included Thornton Bastion, Irma Harrison, Myra Brooks, Tom Burroughs, Adele Kelly, Colen Chase, Pete Raymond, and May Wick. Filmography *'' The Fighting Kentuckians'' (1920) *''Square Joe ''Square Joe'' is a boxing-themed American drama film released in 1922. The silent film was directed by J. Harrison Edwards and starred boxer Joe Jeanette with fellow boxer John Lester Johnson co-starring. It was produced by Colored Feature Photo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Jeanette
Jeremiah "Joe" Jeannette (also JennetteHistorical marker on the corner of Summit Avenue and 27th Street in Union City, New Jersey. Dedicated April 17, 2009.) (August 26, 1879 – July 2, 1958) was an American boxer, considered one of the best heavyweight Boxing, boxers of the early 20th century. Because he was African-American, he was not given a shot at the List of heavyweight boxing champions, world heavyweight title, though he did win the World Colored Heavyweight Championship on two occasions. Early life and career Jeannette was born on August 26, 1879, in West Hoboken, New Jersey, which is now part of Union City, New Jersey, Union City, to Mena and Benjamin F. Jeanette, who worked for a local blacksmith. He began work as his father's apprentice, and then as a coal truck driver for Jaels and Bellis. In 1904, at the age of 25, he began his boxing career on a dare, fighting against Arthur Dickinson in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jersey City. At and weighing , Jeanette was relativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lester Johnson
John Lester Johnson (born John Leslie Johnson; August 13, 1893 – March 27, 1968) was an American professional boxer and actor. He is perhaps best known for his 1916 boxing match against Jack Dempsey, and his 1933 performance as Bumbo, the titular character in the Our Gang comedy short '' The Kid From Borneo''. Early life and boxing career Johnson was born in Aug. 13, 1893, in Suffolk, Virginia, one of 11 children. During World War I Johnson served in the 367th Infantry, a Buffalo Soldier outfit of the United States Army. From 1912-1929, Johnson amassed a professional boxing record of 39-29-6, with 23 of his wins by knockout. In 1916 Johnson fought future world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey to a 10-round draw, during which Dempsey suffered several broken ribs. Although a draw, Dempsey later said, "I thought he ohnsonlicked me. I didn't know how to fight then and Johnson did. Yes, I think he won." Johnson also had fights against the notable boxers Joe Jeanette, Harry Wills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Old Kentucky 1893
IN, In or in may refer to: Dans * India (country code IN) * Indiana, United States (postal code IN) * Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN) * In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Businesses and organizations * Independent Network, a UK-based political association * Indiana Northeastern Railroad (Association of American Railroads reporting mark) * Indian Navy, a part of the India military * Infantry, the branch of a military force that fights on foot * IN Groupe, the producer of French official documents * MAT Macedonian Airlines (IATA designator IN) * Nam Air (IATA designator IN) * Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, sometimes abbreviated IN Science and technology * .in, the internet top-level domain of India * Inch (in), a unit of length * Indium, symbol In, a chemical element * Intelligent Network, a telecommunication network standard * Intra-nasal (insufflation), a method of administrating some medications and vaccines * Integrase, a retr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles T
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Dragom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornton Bastion
Thornton may refer to: People *Thornton (surname), people with the surname ''Thornton'' *Justice Thornton (other), judges named "Thornton" *Thornton Wilder, American playwright Places Australia *Thornton, New South Wales *Thornton, Queensland, a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region * Thornton, South Australia, a former town * Thornton, Victoria Canada *Thornton, Ontario New Zealand *Thornton, Bay of Plenty, settlement in the Bay of Plenty * Thornton, Waikato, suburb of Hamilton * Thornton Bay, settlement on the Coromandel Peninsula South Africa *Thornton, Cape Town United Kingdom * Thornton, Angus, a location *Thornton, Buckinghamshire * Thornton, East Riding of Yorkshire *Thornton, Fife *Thornton, Lancashire *Thornton, Leicestershire * Thornton, Lincolnshire *Thornton, Merseyside * Thornton, Northumberland, a location *Thornton, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire *Thornton, Pembrokeshire *Thornton, West Yorkshire *Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire *Thornton Curtis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma Harrison
Irma Harrison (February 24, 1903 – January 22, 1975) was an American film actress. She starred in the films '' Love's Penalty'' (1921) and '' The Yellowback'' (1929). Virginia Flohri sang a song she acted out as Toots in the 1929 film ''Alibi''. She performed wearing burnt cork (blackface) in D. W. Griffith's 1922 film '' One Exciting Night''. Filmography *'' The Red Viper'' (1919) as Yolanda Kosloff *'' The Fighting Kentuckians'' *'' Love's Penalty'' (1921) as Sally Clayton *''The Daughter of Devil Dan'' (1921) *'' One Exciting Night'' (1922) as The Colored Maid *'' His Darker Self'' (1924) as Darktown's Cleopatra *'' For Woman's Favor'' (1924) as The Lamb *'' Lena Rivers'' (1925) as Anne Nichols *'' Lilies of the Streets'' (1925) as Margy Hopkins *''Alibi'' (1929) as Toots *'' The Yellowback'' (1929) as Elsie Loisel *''Dad's Day'' (1929) *''Vengeance Vengeance may refer to: *Vengeance (concept) or revenge, a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Kentuckians
''The Kentuckians'' is an 1898 novel by John Fox Jr. It was adapted into two films: first as ''The Fighting Kentuckians'' in 1920, then as ''The Kentuckians'' in 1921. Novel The novel was written by John Fox Jr. and published in 1898. The story contrasts a mountain man and a wealthy flatlander competing for the same love interest. The book was reprinted as ''The Kentuckians, A Knight of the Cimberland''. W. T. Smedley illustrated it. It was Fox's first novel. Fox lived in Big Stone Gap and had a successful writing career. 1920 film Sterling Feature Pictures adapted the novel as ''The Fighting Kentuckians'' in 1920. The film was directed by J. Harrison Edwards with Thornton Baston, Irma Harrison, Myra Brooks, Tom Burroughs, Adele Kelly, Colen Chase, Pete Raymond and May Wick. The author of ''In Old Kentucky'', Charles T Dazey, helped write the titles. At least part of the film was reportedly shot on location with locals. 1921 film ''The Kentuckians'' is a lost 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Square Joe
''Square Joe'' is a boxing-themed American drama film released in 1922. The silent film was directed by J. Harrison Edwards and starred boxer Joe Jeanette with fellow boxer John Lester Johnson co-starring. It was produced by Colored Feature Photoplay Co. and opened in Harlem at the Roosevelt. It is about an innocent man convicted of killing a policeman during a raid on a gambling operation and features a boxing match. The ''New York Age'' reported the film "thrills and holds the interest of spectators from beginning to end." John Lester Johnson was in several more films afterwards. Jeanette later fought Jack Johnson (boxer), Jack Johnson who also appeared in films. Their fight appears in the 1970 documentary film ''Jack Johnson (film), Jack Johnson''. The film was Fredi Washington's debut on the big screen. Cast *Joe Jeanette *John Lester Johnson *Marion Moore *Charles Fouchee *Bib Slater (actor), Bob Slater *Mrs. Fred Moore *Fred Miller *Bobby Fitzgerald *Mrs. Eugene L. Moore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Missing
A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes longer) are more exact. The modern calendar year, as reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar, approximates the tropical year by using a system of leap years. The term 'year' is also used to indicate other periods of roughly similar duration, such as the lunar year (a roughly 354-day cycle of twelve of the Moon's phasessee lunar calendar), as well as periods loosely associated with the calendar or astronomical year, such as the seasonal year, the fiscal year, the academic year, etc. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by changes in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
