Adrian Johnson was a prolific
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
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during the
silent film era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
. Johnson wrote some of
Fox Film
The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...
's highest grossing films. More than a dozen starred
Theda Bara.
His screenplay for ''
Cleopatra (1917 film)'' depicted Antony and Cleopatra's love affair from the perspective of Hamarachi.
He copyrighted and sold an Adrian Johnson Photoplay System that brought "the fascinating profitable profession of screen writing to the very door of the person of average intelligence." The course included 20 lessons and a dictionary of terms. It promised to "make failire impossible."
Filmography
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Romeo and Juliet
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...
'' (1916)
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The Tiger Woman'' (1917)
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Madame DuBarry
Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (19 August 1743 – 8 December 1793) was the last ''maîtresse-en-titre'' of King Louis XV of France. She was executed, by guillotine, during the French Revolution due to accounts of treason—particularly being ...
'' (1917)
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Cleopatra
Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cleopatra the father-beloved"; 69 BC10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.She was also a ...
'' (1917)
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Salomé'' (1918)
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The Soul of Buddha
''The Soul of Buddha'' is a 1918 American silent romance film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara, who also wrote the film's story. The film was produced by Fox Film Corporation and shot at the Fox Studio in Fort Lee, New Jers ...
'' (1918)
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The Forbidden Path
''The Forbidden Path'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. The film is now considered lost.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, while posing for Felix Benavente (Mason) for a painting f ...
'' (1918)
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Checkers'' (1919)
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When Men Desire
''When Men Desire'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. It is presumed to be a lost film.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, after the United States declares war on Germany in 1 ...
'' (1919), adaptation of a
J. Searle Dawley
James Searle Dawley (October 4, 1877 – March 30, 1949) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright. Between 1907 and the mid-1920s, while working for Edison, Rex Motion Picture Company, Famous Player ...
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References
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American male screenwriters