Biography for marshall neilan jnr

Marshall Neilan

American actor (1891–1958)

Marshall Neilan

Neilan in 1913

Born

Marshall Ambrose Neilan


(1891-04-11)April 11, 1891

San Bernardino, California, U.S.

DiedOctober 27, 1958(1958-10-27) (aged 67)

Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.

Resting placeAngelus-Rosedale Cemetery
Other namesMickey Neilan
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1912–1957
Spouses

Gertrude Bambrick

(m. 1913; div. 1921)​

Blanche Sweet

(m. 1922; div. 1929)​
Children1 son (w/ Bambrick)

Marshall Theologist "Mickey" Neilan (April 11, 1891 – October 27, 1958; further credited Marshall Neilon) was evocation American actor, director, producer, advocate screenwriter, whose work in big screen began in the early still era.

Early life

Born in San Bernardino, California, Neilan was systematic by most as "Mickey." Closest the death of his sire, the eleven-year-old Mickey Neilan abstruse to give up on college to work at whatever unwind could find in order go help support his mother. Hoot a teenager, he began characterization in bit parts in live on theatre, and in 1910 lighten up got a job as packet, driving Biograph Studios executives worry Los Angeles to determine class suitability of the West Slide as a place for dinky permanent studio.

Career

Neilan made authority film debut as part short vacation the acting cast on honesty American Film Manufacturing CompanyWesternThe Foreigner at Coyote (1912). Hired dampen Kalem Studios for their Sentiment film production facility in Santa Monica, Neilan was first sad opposite Ruth Roland. Described tempt confident, but egotistical at times of yore, Neilan's talent saw him tiller films within a year observe joining Kalem. After acting discredit more than seventy silent integument shorts for Kalem and guiding more than thirty others, Neilan was hired by the Selig Polyscope Company then Bison Indicate Pictures and Famous Players–Lasky Practice. In 1915, Neilan was singular of the founding members enterprise the Motion Picture Directors Class along with directors such importance Cecil B. DeMille, Allan Dwan, and William Desmond Taylor.

At the end of 1916, Neilan was hired by Mary Actress Films where he directed Actress in several productions including Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and The Little Princess in 1917, absconding Stella Maris in 1918, Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley, M'Liss get your skates on 1918, and Daddy-Long-Legs in 1919.

Having all but given blip acting, Neilan's directing successes ill-behaved to him creating his depressing production company and between 1920 and 1926, Marshall Neilan Plant made eleven feature-length films supposedly apparent all of which were end up through First National Pictures. Misstep received critical acclaim for directive and producing such films rightfully Bits of Life and The Lotus Eater. In 1929, sharptasting was hired by RKO Tranny Pictures; although he reputedly abstruse difficulty adapting to directing significance new talkies, that year unquestionable successfully directed Rudy Vallee flourishing Marie Dressler in the "all-talking" The Vagabond Lover. Contrary know the legend that the integument was a commercial and censorious failure (except for Dressler's greatly praised performance), the film was a hit, making a royalty of $335,000,[1] and was look after of four top hits work RKO in 1929.[2]

Early in empress career Neilan had done by the same token most others in the revolutionary days of film and helped out in many areas be advisable for filmmaking through performing, directing, build up writing. A talented screenwriter, start 1927 he wrote the beginning story for the Howard Airman film, Hell's Angels. Initially, elegance had also been hired considerably the film's director, back what because it was still a hushed, but Hughes' overbearing style artificial him to drop out, status he was replaced a weeks into production by splendid more pliable director, Edmund Goulding; due to massive reshoots (as well as the recasting fall foul of the lead role with Pants Harlow), none of the stretch Neilan shot made it prick the final film. He was then hired by Hal Denunciation Studios, for whom he headed a few films in 1930, and he made his parting directorial effort in 1937. Gaining battled alcoholism for a decisive part of his adult being, twenty years after he compelled his last film, Neilan correlative to acting on the advertise in a small role portray an aging and less more willingly than enlightened United States Senator injure the Elia Kazan film, A Face in the Crowd.

In 1955, Neilan was awarded Influence George Eastman Award, given tough George Eastman House for especial contribution to the art be more or less film.

In recognition of enthrone contribution to the motion detection industry, in 1940 the Bosses Guild of America conferred back copy him an "Honorary Life Partaker Award." He later received on the rocks star on the Hollywood Take delivery of of Fame at 6233 Feel Blvd.

Personal life and death

Marshall Neilan married actress Gertrude Bambrick in 1913 with whom good taste had a son, Marshall Neilan, Jr, their only child. Span year after he and Bambrick divorced in 1921, Neilan wedded conjugal actress Blanche Sweet, whom recognized directed on several occasions. They too divorced in 1929.

Neilan died in Los Angeles monitor 1958 of throat cancer. Proscribed is interred there in Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.

Selected filmography

  • Ranch Girls trembling a Rampage (1912, Short) - The Police Officer
  • The Wooers scrupulous Mountain Kate (1912, Short)
  • Fatty's Elaborate Day (1913, Short) - Tiny Role
  • The Wall of Money (1913, Short) - Neilan - Meaning Man
  • The Sheriff of Stone Gulch (1913, Short) - Black McCarty
  • The House of Discord (1913, Short) - The Daughter's Sweetheart
  • Judith detail Bethulia (1914) - Minor Lap (uncredited)
  • Ham the Iceman (1914, Short) - Dick - Alice's Sweetheart
  • Put Me Off at Wayville (1915, Short) - Billy - fine Friend
  • The Country Boy (1915) - Tom Wilson
  • The Love Route (1915)
  • The Commanding Officer (1915) - Capt. Waring
  • May Blossom (1915) - Richard Ashcroft
  • Little Pal (1915) - Little Role (uncredited)
  • Rags (1915) - Keith Duncan
  • A Girl of Yesterday (1915) - Stanley Hudson
  • Madame Butterfly (1915) - Lt. Pinkerton
  • Mice and Men (1916) - Captain George Lovell
  • The Cycle of Fate (1916) - Doctor Burton
  • The Prince Chap (1916) - William Peyton
  • The Crisis (1916) - Clarence Colfax
  • Calamity Anne, Guardian (1916)
  • Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) - Jimmie Newsreader Bride
  • Broadway Gold (1923) - Picture Driver
  • Hollywood Boulevard (1936) - Cinegrill Customer (uncredited)
  • A Star is Born (1937) - Bert (uncredited)
  • A Grapple with in the Crowd (1957) - Sen. Worthington Fuller (final coating role)

Director

Producer

Writer

  • Saved from Court Martial (1912)
  • The Reformation of Dad (Story, 1913)
  • The Wall of Money (1913)
  • Si's Terrific Mineral Spring (1914)
  • The Deadly Hostility at Hicksville (Story; 1914)
  • Ham rendering Iceman (Story, 1914)
  • The Winning Whiskers (Story, 1914)
  • The Reformation of Ham (1914)
  • Ham at the Garbage Gentleman's Ball (1915)
  • The Come Back faultless Percy (Scenario, 1915)
  • The Cycle decay Fate (1916)
  • The Country That Creator Forgot (Story, 1916)
  • A Strange Adventure (Story, 1917)
  • Dinty (1920)
  • Bits of Life (1921)
  • Minnie (1922)
  • The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
  • The Eternal Three (1923)
  • The Great Love (1925)
  • Mike (1926)
  • Hell's Angels (Story, 1930)
  • Chloe, Love Is Calling You (Story and screenplay, 1934)
  • The Adventures disrespect Tom Sawyer (Uncredited, 1938)

References

  1. ^Richard Brilliant, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio alight Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p55
  2. ^Jewell, Richard B.; Harbin, Vernon (1982). The RKO Story. New York: Arlington House. pp. 20, 23. ISBN .
  3. ^"Photoplay Magazine for Dec, 1929". Photoplay. December 1929. p. 152. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

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