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James W. Morrison is a Actor American born on 14 november 1888 at Mattoon (USA)

James W. Morrison

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Nationality USA
Birth 14 november 1888 at Mattoon (USA)
Death 15 november 1974 (at 86 years) at New York City (USA)

James W. Morrison (November 15, 1888 – November 15, 1974) was an American actor. He appeared in 187 films between 1911 and 1927.

He was born in Mattoon, Illinois, USA, on November 15, 1888. He went to the University of Chicago and then the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Vitagraph Studios then hired him for a salary of $25 a week, and he debuted in a 30-minute film of A Tales of Two Cities released by Vitagraph in February 1911. Morrison was one of the primary actors of Vitagraph from 1911–16.



In 1916, Morrison signed a contract with Ivan Abramson's Ivan Film Productions, appearing in seven Ivan melodramas from 1916 and 1918, starting with 1916's The Sex Lure. Enlighten Thy Daughter (1917) was the most popular of these films. In 1918, Morrison appeared in Vitagraph's Over the Top, which Morrison later said was one of his favorite films. Morrison continued to play roles into the 1920s, last acting in 1926.

He later published two novels, Road End (1927) and April Luck (1932). He taught speech and drama classes at Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn for many years.

Morrison died in New York, New York on November 15, 1974.

Biography

James W. Morrison naît le 15 novembre 1888 à Mattoon (Illinois, États-Unis). Il étudie à l'université de Chicago puis à l'American Academy of Dramatic Arts de New York. Ensuite, la Vitagraph Company of America l'embauche pour un salaire de 25 $ par semaine, et fait ses débuts en 1911 dans un film de trente minutes, A Tale of Two Cities. James W. Morrison est l'un des principaux acteurs de la société de production Vitagraph entre 1911 et 1916.

En 1916, il signe un contrat avec Ivan Abramson d'Ivan Film Productions, figurant dans sept de ses mélodrames de 1916 à 1918. En 1917, Enlighten Thy Daughter est le plus populaire de ses films. En 1918, il apparaît dans Over the Top, dont il dira plus tard que celui-ci a été l'un de ses films préférés. James W. Morrison continue à jouer des rôles dans les années 1920, son dernier film ayant tourné en 1926.

Plus tard, James W. Morrison publie deux romans : Road End, en 1927, et April Luck, en 1932. Il enseigne le théâtre à la Packer Collegiate Institute de Brooklyn pendant de nombreuses années.

Il meurt le 15 novembre 1974 à New York City (New York), à l'âge de 86 ans.

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(4 films)
Julia Swayne Gordon
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(4 films)
Ivan Abramson
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(2 films)
Dorothea Wolbert
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Hal Roach
Hal Roach
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Filmography of James W. Morrison (29 films)

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Don't
Don't (1925)

Directed by Alfred J. Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Sally O'Neil, Bert Roach, Ethel Wales, James W. Morrison, DeWitt Jennings, Brinsley Shaw
Roles Abel

Tracey Moffat (Sally O'Neil) is a parent-defying flapper.
Wine of Youth
Wine of Youth (1924)
, 1h12
Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Eleanor Boardman, William Haines, Zasu Pitts, Creighton Hale, Johnnie Walker, Niles Welch
Roles Clinton (1870 prologue)
Rating63% 3.195953.195953.195953.195953.19595
Mary (Eleanor Boardman) is a girl wooed by two suitors but made afraid of marriage by the quarrelling of her parents.
The Unknown Purple
The Unknown Purple (1923)
, 1h32
Directed by Roland West
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Henry B. Walthall, Alice Lake, Stuart Holmes, Helen Ferguson, Frankie Lee, Dorothy Phillips
Roles Leslie Bradbury

After his release from prison, an inventor develops an eerie purple light that renders him invisible, enabling him to seek revenge on his unfaithful wife and his crooked business partner.
When We Were Twenty-One
When We Were Twenty-One (1921)

Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors H. B. Warner, Christine Mayo, James W. Morrison, Claire Anderson
Roles Richard Audaine

Dick Audaine, connu sous le surnom du "Lutin", est fiancé à Phyllis Ericson, qui en réalité aime Richard Carewe, le tuteur de Dick. Dick tombe amoureux de Kara Glynesk, qui n'en veut qu'à son argent. Phyllis intercepte une lettre de Kara, croit qu'elle est destinée à Carewe, et en est blessée. Carewe, en essayant de protéger "le Lutin", ne nie pas en être le destinataire. Carewe et "la Trinité" (trois amis de longue date et tuteurs auto-proclamés de Dick) essayent, en vain, de stopper le mariage de Dick et Kara. Quand Kara se rend compte que son mari est sans le sou, elle s'enfuit avec un autre homme. "Le Lutin" réalise sa folie et Phyllis épouse Carewe.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty (1921)
, 1h10
Directed by David Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about horses
Actors Jean Paige, John Steppling, James W. Morrison, Adele Farrington, Chick Morrison, Mollie McConnell
Roles Harry Blomefield
Rating59% 2.969622.969622.969622.969622.96962
As summarized in a film publication, a human love story was added to the horse story, which includes a fox hunt and race. At a house party given by Squire Gordon (Steppling), his daughter Jessie (Paige) and Harry Blomefield (Morrison) are playing games with the children, although they have reached the age where Harry realizes that he loves her. Among the guests is Jack Beckett (Webb), who lives by his wits and has gained entree as a favorite of the haughty Lady Wynsaring (Farrington). Squire Gordon gives Lord Wynwaring (Peacocke) 800 pounds for his wife's charity, which Jack steals from the Wynwaring room. During a fox hunt the next morning, Jessie's brother George (Kenny) is killed in a fall from his horse. Jack puts the stolen money in the pocket of the dead man and tells Jessie that her brother was a thief. To prevent him from telling her mother, Jessie agrees to marry Jack when she comes of age. Jessie meanwhile realizes that she loves Harry, who cannot understand her wish to marry Jack. Several years pass and Harry tries to elope with Jessie, but is foiled. After a race sequence, Black Beauty carries Harry to victory and to Jessie, foiling the plans of the villain Jack.