J. G. Hawks

Last updated

John Gerald Hawks was an American screenwriter. [1] He wrote several scripts for Thomas H. Ince's [2] Kay-Bee Pictures. He also wrote the first photoplay featuring Mabel Normand. [1]

Contents

One of his scripts was made as a tribute to the deceased jurist Juan J. Carrillo. [1] His career ended with the transition to talking pictures requiring scripted dialogue. [3]

Filmography

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wesley Ruggles</span> American film director (1889–1972)

Wesley Ruggles was an American film director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles K. French</span> American actor (1860–1952)

Charles K. French was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reginald Barker</span> American film director

Reginald C. Barker was a pioneer film director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henry A. Barrows</span> American actor (1875–1945)

Henry Arthur Barrows was an American actor who appeared in films from 1913 to 1936.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Monte Blue</span> American actor (1887–1963)

Gerard Montgomery Blue was an American film actor who began his career as a romantic lead in the silent era; and for decades after the advent of sound, he continued to perform as a supporting player in a wide range of motion pictures.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Fitzmaurice</span> French born American film director

George Fitzmaurice was a French-born film director and producer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raymond Hatton</span> American actor (died 1971)

Raymond William Hatton was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wallace MacDonald</span> Canadian actor

Wallace Archibald MacDonald was a Canadian silent film actor and film producer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bud Osborne</span> American actor (1884–1964)

Leonard Miles "Bud" Osborne was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963.

William Anton Gittinger, best known as William Steele, was an American actor of small roles in Westerns, particularly those of John Ford.

Harvey Harris Gates was an American screenwriter of the silent era. He wrote for more than 200 films between 1913 and 1948. He was born in Hawaii and died in Los Angeles, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lee Shumway</span> American actor (1884–1959)

Lee Shumway, born Leonard Charles Shumway, was an American actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1909 and 1953. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and died in Los Angeles, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stuart Paton</span> English screenwriter

Stuart Paton was a British director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era. Paton mostly worked with Universal, and is accredited with directing 67 films between 1915 and 1938. He also wrote for 24 films between 1914 and 1927.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frank Campeau</span> American actor

Frank Campeau was an American actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1911 and 1940 and made many appearances in films starring Douglas Fairbanks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Marcus (American actor)</span> American actor (1867–1937)

James A. Marcus was an American actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in New York City. On October 15, 1937, Marcus died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack at age 70. Marcus' most notable films include Regeneration, Oliver Twist and Sadie Thompson.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Wilson (actor)</span> American actor (1880–1965)

Tom Wilson was an American film actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C. Gardner Sullivan</span> American screenwriter

Charles Gardner Sullivan was an American screenwriter and film producer. He was a prolific writer with more than 350 films among his credits. In 1924, the magazine Story World selected him on a list of the ten individuals who had contributed the most to the advancement of the motion picture industry from its inception forward. Four of Sullivan's films, The Italian (1915), Civilization (1916), Hell's Hinges (1916), and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), have been listed in the National Film Registry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edmund Burns</span> American silent film actor (1892-1980)

Edmund Burns was an American actor. He was best known for his films of the silent 1920s, particularly The Princess from Hoboken (1927), Made for Love (1926), and After the Fog (1929), although he continued acting in films until 1936. Burn's first film appearance was an uncredited role as an extra in The Birth of a Nation (1915). Other films include The Country Kid (1923), The Farmer from Texas (1925), Ransom (1928), The Adorable Outcast (1928), Hard to Get (1929), The Shadow of the Eagle (1932), Hollywood Boulevard (1936), and his last film, Charles Barton's Murder with Pictures (1936) for Paramount Pictures.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William H. Tooker</span> American actor

William H. Tooker was an American stage and film actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Pratt</span> Canadian actor and screenwriter

Jack Pratt, born John Harold Pratt, (1878–1938) was a Canadian film director and actor. He directed several films and acted in dozens more. As a director, his work included screen adaptations of novels.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Motography". January 3, 1916 via Google Books.
  2. "Motography". January 25, 1916 via Google Books.
  3. "J.G. Hawks - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
  4. ""BAD BUCK" OF SANTA YNEZ".
  5. "Film showings list" (PDF). www.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-30.