J. Searle Dawley
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 4, 1877
- Died
- March 29, 1949 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Del Norte, Colorado, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Abraham Lincoln
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Love's Old Sweet Song
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Broadway Broke
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Has the World Gone Mad!
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As a Man Lives
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Who Are My Parents?
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A Virgin Paradise
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Beyond Price
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The Harvest Moon
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The Phantom Honeymoon
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Everybody's Business
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Twilight
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The Lie
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Rich Man, Poor Man
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The Death Dance
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Bab's Diary
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The Mysterious Miss Terry
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Bab's Burglar
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Bab's Matinee Idol
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The Seven Swans
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The Valentine Girl
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The Rainbow Princess
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Snow White
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Silks and Satins
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Miss George Washington
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Mice and Men
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Little Lady Eileen
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Molly Make-Believe
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Out of the Drifts
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Four Feathers
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Always in the Way
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Still Waters
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Heléne of the North
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A Good Little Devil
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The Lost Paradise
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Marta of the Lowlands
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An American Citizen
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The Pride of Jennico
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A Woman's Triumph
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Bill's Sweetheart
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In A Japanese Tea Garden
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Hulda of Holland
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The Old Monk's Tale
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
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A Lady of Quality
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Leah Kleschna
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Dances of the Ages
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In the Bishop's Carriage
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Caprice
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Chelsea 7750
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An Hour Before Dawn
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The Port of Doom
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The Daughter of the Hills
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The Relief of Lucknow
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
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Copper Mines at Bingham, Utah
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Jack and the Beanstalk
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The Lord and the Peasant
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Between Two Fires
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A Chase Across the Continent
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The Spanish Cavalier
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Treasure Island
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A Modern Cinderella
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Aida
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The Ransom of Red Chief
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A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers
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Who Gets the Order
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The Battle of Trafalgar
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The Three Musketeers: Part 1
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The Three Musketeers: Part 2
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Frankenstein
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A Christmas Carol
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A Daughter of the Mines
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The Song That Reached His Heart
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An Unselfish Love
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The Life of a Salmon
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Michael Strogoff
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The Swiss Guide
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The Prince and the Pauper
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Faust
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A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
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Cupid’s Pranks
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Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
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Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
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The Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
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The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
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College Chums
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Laughing Gas
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