John Emerson
Playwright, Film director
1874 – 1956
Who was John Emerson?
John Emerson was a stage actor, playwright, producer, and director of silent films. Emerson was married to Anita Loos from June 15, 1919 until his death; prior to that they had functioned as a writing team for motion pictures and would continue to be credited jointly, even as Loos pursued independent projects.
Born and educated in Ohio, Emerson's earliest documented acting credits date from 1904, however like D. W. Griffith he probably played in regional stock companies before then. By 1912—the earliest known year for his involvement in film, as a writer—Emerson was working regularly as a director and writer on the Broadway stage. After periods with American Film Manufacturing Company, where he worked with Allan Dwan and Famous Players-Lasky, Emerson collaborated with George Nichols in making Ghosts, a Griffith production made for Reliance-Majestic Studios during the waning days of work on The Birth of a Nation. The result impressed Griffith to such extent that Emerson stayed on as Reliance-Majestic changed its name to Fine Arts Film Company and came under the Triangle Film Corporation banner.
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- Born
- May 29, 1874
Sandusky - Also known as
- Clifton Paden
- Spouses
- Anita Loos
(1919/06/15 - 1956/03/07)
- Anita Loos
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Sandusky
- Died
- Mar 7, 1956
Pasadena
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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