Vivian Prescott was an Italian born American actress.
Vivian Prescott was an Italian born American actress.
Prescott appeared in 202 films between 1909 and 1917. She was born in Genoa, Italy [1] and spent some time on the American stage [2] before entering silent pictures.
Her Awakening is a 1911 American short silent drama film starring Mabel Normand and directed by D. W. Griffith. Normand portrays a vivaciously effervescent young woman ashamed to introduce her poorly dressed mother to her elegant suitor. This early drama helped launch Normand's career and is believed to have been her second film and first substantial role. The supporting cast features Harry Hyde, Kate Bruce, Donald Crisp and Robert Harron.
Kate Bruce was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 280 films between 1908 and 1931. She was born in Columbus, Indiana, and died in New York, New York. In 1885, Bruce left Boone, Iowa, in a wagon with a group of traveling actors at a time when stages were illuminated by oil lights. On Broadway, Bruce performed in The Starbucks (1903).
Edward Dillon was an American actor, director and screenwriter of the silent era. He performed in more than 320 films between 1905 and 1932 and also directed 134 productions between 1913 and 1926. He was a native of New York City.
Edwin August Phillip von der Butz was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era.
William J. Butler was an Irish silent film actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1908 and 1917.
William Chrystie Miller was an American silent film actor. He appeared in 139 films between 1908 and 1914. Miller frequently appeared in films directed by D.W. Griffith and was known to film audiences as the "Grand Old Man of the Photodrama".
Claire McDowell was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 350 films between 1908 and 1945.
His Trust is a 1911 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It concerns "The faithful devotion and self- sacrifice of an old negro servant," who is played in blackface by Wilfred Lucas. The film's sequel is His Trust Fulfilled. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress.
The Spanish Gypsy is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Wilfred Lucas and featuring Blanche Sweet. It was a Biograph production.
The Broken Cross is a 1911 American short silent romance film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Charles West and featuring Blanche Sweet.
How She Triumphed was a 1911 American short silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film is now considered lost.
The New Dress is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Wilfred Lucas and featuring Blanche Sweet.
The Primal Call is a 1911 American short silent romance film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Wilfred Lucas and featuring Blanche Sweet.
A Woman Scorned is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.
The Old Bookkeeper is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.
The Italian Barber is a 1911 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Joseph Graybill and featuring Mary Pickford. The film, by the Biograph Company, was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century.
Men and Women is an extant short 1914 silent film produced by the Biograph Company and released by General Film Company. It is based on the 1890 play of the same name by David Belasco and Henry Churchill de Mille. It stars Lionel Barrymore, Blanche Sweet and Marshall Neilan. Sweet and Neilan would later marry in real life.
The Sands of Dee is a 1912 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mae Marsh and Robert Harron. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company.
Flavia Arcaro was an American stage and silent film actress. She is known for her roles in the silent film The Naggers on Four Wheels- No Brakes (1932) and also in a play Dearest Enemy (1925). She starred as Madame Leontine in the 1912 Broadway musical The Man from Cook's.
Fisher Folks is a 1911 silent film short directed by D. W. Griffith. It was produced and released by the Biograph Company.
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