A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
J.S. Dawley
James Searle Dawley
Дж. Сирл Доули
Birthplace:
Del Norte, Colorado, USA
Born:
October 4, 1877
Died:
March 29, 1949
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Searle Dawley was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright. Between 1907 and the mid-1920s, while working for Edison, Rex Motion Picture Company, Famous Players, Fox, and other studios, he directed more than 300 short films and 56 features, which include many of the early releases of stars such as Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Pearl White, Marguerite Clark, Harold Lloyd, and John Barrymore. He also wrote scenarios for many of his productions, including one for his 1910 horror film Frankenstein, the earliest known screen adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel. While film direction and screenwriting comprised the bulk of Dawley's career, he also had earlier working experience in theater, performing on stage for more than a decade and managing every aspect of stagecraft. Dawley wrote at least 18 plays as well for repertory companies and for several Broadway productions.
Director:
1907 A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
1907 College Chums
1907 Laughing Gas
1907 The Rivals
1907 The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
1908 A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
1908 Cupid’s Pranks
1908 Fireside Reminiscences
1908 Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
1908 Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
1909 Hansel and Gretel
1909 The Prince and the Pauper
1910 A Christmas Carol
1910 A Daughter of the Mines
1910 An Unselfish Love
1910 Frankenstein
1910 Michael Strogoff
1910 The Song That Reached His Heart
1911 A Modern Cinderella
1911 A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers
1911 Aida
1911 The Ransom of Red Chief
1911 Who Gets the Order
1912 Copper Mines at Bingham, Utah
1912 Jack and the Beanstalk
1912 The Charge of the Light Brigade
1912 The Lord and the Peasant
1912 The Relief of Lucknow
1913 A Lady of Quality
1913 Bill's Sweetheart
1913 Caprice
1913 Chelsea 7750
1913 Dances of the Ages
1913 Hulda of Holland
1913 In A Japanese Tea Garden
1913 In the Bishop's Carriage
1913 Leah Kleschna
1913 Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913 The Old Monk's Tale
1914 A Good Little Devil
1914 An American Citizen
1914 Marta of the Lowlands
1914 The Lost Paradise
1915 Four Feathers
1916 Silks and Satins
1916 Snow White
1916 The Rainbow Princess
1917 Bab's Burglar
1917 Bab's Diary
1917 The Mysterious Miss Terry
1918 Rich Man, Poor Man
1918 The Death Dance
1918 The Lie
1919 The Phantom Honeymoon
1923 Broadway Broke
???? The Life of a Salmon
Scenario Writer:
1907 A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
1907 College Chums
1907 Laughing Gas
1907 The Rivals
1907 The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
1908 A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
1908 Cupid’s Pranks
1908 Fireside Reminiscences
1908 Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
1908 Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
1909 Hansel and Gretel
1909 The Prince and the Pauper
1910 A Christmas Carol
1910 A Daughter of the Mines
1910 An Unselfish Love
1910 Frankenstein
1910 Michael Strogoff
1910 The Song That Reached His Heart
1911 A Modern Cinderella
1911 A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers
1911 Aida
1911 The Ransom of Red Chief
1911 Who Gets the Order
1912 Copper Mines at Bingham, Utah
1912 Jack and the Beanstalk
1912 The Charge of the Light Brigade
1912 The Lord and the Peasant
1912 The Relief of Lucknow
1913 A Lady of Quality
1913 Bill's Sweetheart
1913 Caprice
1913 Chelsea 7750
1913 Dances of the Ages
1913 Hulda of Holland
1913 In A Japanese Tea Garden
1913 In the Bishop's Carriage
1913 Leah Kleschna
1913 Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913 The Old Monk's Tale
1914 A Good Little Devil
1914 An American Citizen
1914 Marta of the Lowlands
1914 The Lost Paradise
1915 Four Feathers
1916 Silks and Satins
1916 Snow White
1916 The Rainbow Princess
1917 Bab's Burglar
1917 Bab's Diary
1917 The Mysterious Miss Terry
1918 Rich Man, Poor Man
1918 The Death Dance
1918 The Lie
1919 The Phantom Honeymoon
1923 Broadway Broke
???? The Life of a Salmon
Screenplay:
1907 A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
1907 College Chums
1907 Laughing Gas
1907 The Rivals
1907 The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
1908 A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
1908 Cupid’s Pranks
1908 Fireside Reminiscences
1908 Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
1908 Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
1909 Hansel and Gretel
1909 The Prince and the Pauper
1910 A Christmas Carol
1910 A Daughter of the Mines
1910 An Unselfish Love
1910 Frankenstein
1910 Michael Strogoff
1910 The Song That Reached His Heart
1911 A Modern Cinderella
1911 A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers
1911 Aida
1911 The Ransom of Red Chief
1911 Who Gets the Order
1912 Copper Mines at Bingham, Utah
1912 Jack and the Beanstalk
1912 The Charge of the Light Brigade
1912 The Lord and the Peasant
1912 The Relief of Lucknow
1913 A Lady of Quality
1913 Bill's Sweetheart
1913 Caprice
1913 Chelsea 7750
1913 Dances of the Ages
1913 Hulda of Holland
1913 In A Japanese Tea Garden
1913 In the Bishop's Carriage
1913 Leah Kleschna
1913 Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913 The Old Monk's Tale
1914 A Good Little Devil
1914 An American Citizen
1914 Marta of the Lowlands
1914 The Lost Paradise
1915 Four Feathers
1916 Silks and Satins
1916 Snow White
1916 The Rainbow Princess
1917 Bab's Burglar
1917 Bab's Diary
1917 The Mysterious Miss Terry
1918 Rich Man, Poor Man
1918 The Death Dance
1918 The Lie
1919 The Phantom Honeymoon
1923 Broadway Broke
1990 Edison's Frankenstein
???? The Life of a Salmon
Story:
1907 A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
1907 College Chums
1907 Laughing Gas
1907 The Rivals
1907 The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
1908 A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
1908 Cupid’s Pranks
1908 Fireside Reminiscences
1908 Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
1908 Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
1909 Hansel and Gretel
1909 The Prince and the Pauper
1910 A Christmas Carol
1910 A Daughter of the Mines
1910 An Unselfish Love
1910 Frankenstein
1910 Michael Strogoff
1910 The Song That Reached His Heart
1911 A Modern Cinderella
1911 A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers
1911 Aida
1911 The Ransom of Red Chief
1911 Who Gets the Order
1912 Copper Mines at Bingham, Utah
1912 Jack and the Beanstalk
1912 The Charge of the Light Brigade
1912 The Lord and the Peasant
1912 The Relief of Lucknow
1913 A Lady of Quality
1913 Bill's Sweetheart
1913 Caprice
1913 Chelsea 7750
1913 Dances of the Ages
1913 Hulda of Holland
1913 In A Japanese Tea Garden
1913 In the Bishop's Carriage
1913 Leah Kleschna
1913 Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913 The Old Monk's Tale
1914 A Good Little Devil
1914 An American Citizen
1914 Marta of the Lowlands
1914 The Lost Paradise
1915 Four Feathers
1916 Silks and Satins
1916 Snow White
1916 The Rainbow Princess
1917 Bab's Burglar
1917 Bab's Diary
1917 The Mysterious Miss Terry
1918 Rich Man, Poor Man
1918 The Death Dance
1918 The Lie
1919 The Phantom Honeymoon
1919 When Men Desire
1923 Broadway Broke
1990 Edison's Frankenstein
???? The Life of a Salmon
Writer:
1907 A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
1907 College Chums
1907 Laughing Gas
1907 The Rivals
1907 The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
1908 A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
1908 Cupid’s Pranks
1908 Fireside Reminiscences
1908 Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
1908 Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
1909 Hansel and Gretel
1909 The Prince and the Pauper
1910 A Christmas Carol
1910 A Daughter of the Mines
1910 An Unselfish Love
1910 Frankenstein
1910 Michael Strogoff
1910 The Song That Reached His Heart
1911 A Modern Cinderella
1911 A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers
1911 Aida
1911 The Ransom of Red Chief
1911 Who Gets the Order
1912 Copper Mines at Bingham, Utah
1912 Jack and the Beanstalk
1912 The Charge of the Light Brigade
1912 The Lord and the Peasant
1912 The Relief of Lucknow
1913 A Lady of Quality
1913 Bill's Sweetheart
1913 Caprice
1913 Chelsea 7750
1913 Dances of the Ages
1913 Hulda of Holland
1913 In A Japanese Tea Garden
1913 In the Bishop's Carriage
1913 Leah Kleschna
1913 Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913 The Old Monk's Tale
1914 A Good Little Devil
1914 An American Citizen
1914 Marta of the Lowlands
1914 The Lost Paradise
1915 Four Feathers
1916 Silks and Satins
1916 Snow White
1916 The Rainbow Princess
1917 Bab's Burglar
1917 Bab's Diary
1917 Conscience
1917 The Mysterious Miss Terry
1918 Rich Man, Poor Man
1918 The Death Dance
1918 The Lie
1919 The Phantom Honeymoon
1919 When Men Desire
1923 Broadway Broke
1990 Edison's Frankenstein
???? The Life of a Salmon
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