Stanner E.V. Taylor (September 28, 1877 – November 23, 1948) was an American screenwriter and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

of the

silent 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) ...

. He wrote for more than 100 films between 1908 and 1929.

Biography

He was born on September 28, 1877, in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, whic ...

, and died on November 23, 1948, in

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wo ...

. He was married to

Biograph Company The Biograph Company, also known as the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1916. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition, ...

actress

Marion Leonard Marion Leonard (June 9, 1881 – January 9, 1956) was an American stage actress who became one of the first motion picture celebrities in the early years of the silent film era. Early career Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Marion Leonard began her a ...

. The worked together in '' Where the Breakers Roar'' (1908).

Career

He wrote Native Americans and

western films Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US * Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that i ...

like '' Comata, the Sioux'' (1909), '' The Kentuckian'' (1908), '' A Mohawk's Way'' (1910), ''The Mohican's Daughter'' (1910), ''The Squaw's Love'' (1911), and '' The Yaqui Cur'' (1913). He met D. W. Griffith when he first arrived at

, when newspaperman Lee Doc Dougherty headed the story department and hired Griffith as chief

scenarist 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. T ...

. He worked under the direction of Griffith in ''

The Mended Lute ''The Mended Lute'' is a 1909 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Florence Lawrence. It was produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. Cast * Florence Lawrence – Rising Moon * Frank Powe ...

'' (1909), ''The Impalement'' (1910), ''The Purgation'' (1910), '' A Flash of Light'' (1910), '' The Great Love'' (1918), '' The Greatest Thing in Life'' (1918), '' The Girl Who Stayed at Home'' (1919), ''

Scarlet Days ''Scarlet Days'' is a 1919 American silent Western film produced and directed by D. W. Griffith and released through Paramount/Artcraft Pictures, Artcraft being an affiliate of Paramount. Richard Barthelmess stars in a role for which Griffit ...

'' (1919), '' The Greatest Question'' (1919) and '' The Idol Dancer'' (1920). They worked together in the screenplay for '' The Hun Within'' (1918). He worked with

Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in th ...

in ''Over the Hills to the Poor House'' (1908), '' In the Season of Buds'' (1910), ''A Midnight Cupid'' (1910) and '' An Arcadian Maid'' (1910). He directed an unknown film called ''The Terror'', released on July 13, 1922.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Adventures of Dollie ''The Adventures of Dollie'' is a 1908 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was Griffith's debut film as a director. A print of the film survives in the Library of Congress film archive. The film tells the story of a young gir ...

'' (1908) * ''

The Greaser's Gauntlet ''The Greaser's Gauntlet'' is a 1908 American silent short adventure film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was released by the Biograph Company and copyrighted on August 6, 1908. The film introduced the first extended use of parallel editing in ...

'' (1908) * '' Where the Breakers Roar'' (1908) * ''

The Pirate's Gold ''The Pirate's Gold'' is a 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * George Gebhardt as Young Wilkinson * Linda Arvidson as Mrs. Wilkinson * Charles Inslee as A Creditor (unconfirmed) * Arthur V. Johnson * Flor ...

'' (1908) * '' The Kentuckian'' (1908) * '' One Touch of Nature'' (1909) * '' In Old California'' (1910) * ''

A Romance of the Western Hills ''A Romance of the Western Hills'' is a 1910 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Cast * Mary Pickford as I ...

'' (1910) * '' Ramona'' (1910) * '' In the Border States'' (1910) * '' What the Daisy Said'' (1910) * '' A Flash of Light'' (1910) * '' A Mohawk's Way'' (1910) * '' The Last Drop of Water'' (1911) * '' Through Darkened Vales'' (1911) * ''

Under Burning Skies ''Under Burning Skies'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Wilfred Lucas - Joe * Blanche Sweet - Emily * Christy Cabanne - Emily's Husband * Alfred Paget - Emily's Husband' ...

'' (1912) * '' The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch'' (1912) * ''

In the Aisles of the Wild ''In the Aisles of the Wild'' is a 1912 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Lillian Gish as The Younger Daughter * Claire McDowell as The Elder Daughter * William J. Butler as The Widower * Henry B. Walthall as Jim Watson ...

'' (1912) * '' The Tenderfoot's Money'' (1913) * ''

Two Men of the Desert ''Two Men of the Desert'' (also known as ''Two Men on the Desert'' and ''Two Men in a Desert'') is a 1913 American short silent Western film written and directed by D. W. Griffith. Based on a story by Jack London, the film was shot on locati ...

'' (1913) * '' The Yaqui Cur'' (1913) * ''

The Rise of Susan ''The Rise of Susan'' is a 1916 American silent film made by the Peerless Film Company and distributed by World Film which starred Clara Kimball Young. Remnants of a print survive in the Library of Congress missing several reels. A fuller version ...

'' (1916) * '' Passers By'' (1916) * '' Public Be Damned'' (1917) * '' The Great Love'' (1918) * '' The Greatest Thing in Life'' (1918) * '' The Greatest Question'' (1919) * ''

The Mohican's Daughter ''The Mohican's Daughter'' is a 1922 American silent romantic drama film directed by Sam Taylor and Stanner E.V. Taylor and starring Nancy Deaver, William H. Thompson and Paul Panzer.Connelly p.388 It is based on the 1904 short story ''The St ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' The Miracle of Life'' (1926) * '' Dog Law'' (1928) * '' The Red Sword'' (1929)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Stanner E.V. 1877 births 1948 deaths American male screenwriters Film directors from Missouri 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters