Earle Rodney ( Earle Rodney Hupp; 4 June 1888 – 16 December 1932) was a Canadian screenwriter, actor, and

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. He wrote for more than 100 films between 1926 and 1947 (posthumous credit). He also acted in 69 films between 1915 and 1929, often paired with Dorothy Devore. He was born in

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, and died in

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, California from

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Selected filmography

* '' The Nick of Time Baby'' (1916 – acted) * ''

Whose Baby? ''Whose Baby?'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson Gloria Mae Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress. She first achieved fame acting in dozen ...

'' (1917 – acted) * '' Keys of the Righteous'' (1918 – acted) * '' Naughty, Naughty'' (1918) * '' The Biggest Show on Earth'' (1918) * ''

The City of Tears ''The City of Tears'' is a lost film, lost 1918 silent film comedy drama directed by Elsie Jane Wilson and starring Carmel Myers and Leatrice Joy. It was distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Carmel Myers - Rosa Carillo * ...

'' (1918) * '' Know Thy Wife'' (1918) * '' A Roman Scandal'' (1919 – acted) * '' Her Bridal Nightmare'' (1920 – acted) * ''

Crazy to Act ''Crazy to Act'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Plot Ethel St. John was in love with the bland, but poor, Arthur Young. Mrs. St. John, Ethel's mother, preferred, however, the millionaire Gordon Bagley, to be Et ...

'' (1927 – director) * '' Heart Trouble'' (1928 – writer) * ''

The Campus Vamp ''The Campus Vamp'' is a 1928 American silent comedy short starring Daphne Pollard and Johnny Burke. "This early Mack Sennett comedy features a young Carole Lombard as well as the early two color Technicolor film" for a beach sequence that incl ...

'' (1928 – writer) * ''

Girl Crazy ''Girl Crazy'' is a 1930 musical by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Co-leads Ginger Rogers and Ethel Merman made their stage debuts in the first production and Rogers became an overnight sta ...

'' (1929 – acted) * ''

The Old Barn ''The Old Barn'' is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Mack Sennett. Plot A motley collection of guests and regulars at a country hotel are anxious one dark and stormy night when they hear by a radio news bulletin that a dangerous crimi ...

'' (1929 – writer) * ''

The Bees' Buzz ''The Bees' Buzz'' is a 1929 American film directed by Mack Sennett. Plot Cast *Harry Gribbon as Homer Ashcraft *Andy Clyde as Peggy's father * Barbara Leonard as Peggy *Tyler Brooke as Peggy's suitor *Vernon Dent as Jim *Ruth Kane as A part ...

'' (1929 – writer) * '' Midnight Daddies'' (1930, writer) * '' Ghost Parade'' (1931 – writer) * ''

I Surrender Dear "I Surrender Dear" (sometimes written as "I Surrender, Dear") is a song composed by Harry Barris with lyrics by Gordon Clifford (lyricist), Gordon Clifford, first performed by Gus Arnheim, Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra with Bing C ...

'' (1931 – writer) * '' One More Chance'' (1931 – writer) * '' Dream House'' (1931 – writer) * ''

Billboard Girl ''Billboard Girl'' is a 1932 Educational-Mack Sennett Featurette (No. S2709) starring Bing Crosby and directed by Leslie Pearce. This was the fourth of the six short films Crosby made for Mack Sennett and which helped launch his career as a solo ...

'' (1932 – writer) * '' The Road to Hollywood'' (1947 – material)

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* 1888 births 1932 deaths 20th-century Canadian male actors Deaths from pneumonia in California Canadian male screenwriters Canadian male film actors Film directors from Toronto Male actors from Toronto Screenwriters from Toronto 20th-century Canadian screenwriters Canadian emigrants to the United States {{Canada-screenwriter-stub