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Director

J. Searle Dawley

Directing

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Directed credits

60

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0.7

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Directed movies: 60Directed series: 0All crew credits: 68

TMDB ID: 28968

IMDb ID: nm0205986

Known for: Directing

Born: October 4, 1877

Died: March 29, 1949

Age: 71

Place of birth: Del Norte, Colorado, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1907 - 1923

Years active: 17

Average TMDB rating: 5.99

Wikidata: Q612110

Also known as

James Searle Dawley • J.S. Dawley • Дж. Сирл Доули

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Director (60)Writer (7)Story (1)

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.

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