Ella Stuart Carson (born Cora Ella Carson) was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood's early silent days.
Ella Stuart Carson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cora Ella Carson 1880 Hebron, Indiana, USA |
| Alma mater | Indiana University |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, journalist |
| Years active | 1917–1921 |
| Spouse | R. Cecil Smith |
Biography edit
Ella was born in Hebron, Indiana, to James Carson and Mary Jane Stuart. She attended the Indiana University intent on becoming a teacher, but afterward, she embarked on a career as a newspaperwoman, working at The Chicago Tribune and The Albuquerque Journal.[1][2]
By the mid-1910s, she and her husband, R. Cecil Smith, got work writing scripts at Thomas H. Ince's studio.[3] The pair—who reportedly wrote over 100 screenplays together—filed a trademark in 1920 to have the rest of their screenplays jointly credited to "the R. Cecil Smiths."[4]
Filmography edit
- Gilded Lies (1921)[5]
- The Fighter (1921)[6]
- Worlds Apart (1921)[7]
- Broadway and Home (1920)[8]
- A Fool and His Money (1920)
- What's Your Husband Doing? (1920)[9]
- The Law of Men (1919)
- The Law of the North (1918)[10]
- Green Eyes (1918)[11]
- The Claws of the Hun (1918)[12]
- His Mother's Boy (1917)[13]
- Love Letters (1917)
- The Price Mark (1917)
References edit
- ^ Motion Picture Studio Directories, 1919 and 1921. 1919: Ancestry.com.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Are Hollywood Scenario Writers Lucky?" (PDF). Screenland.
- ^ Motion Picture Studio Directory, 1921. Ancestry.com. 1921.
- ^ "Los Angeles Herald 22 November 1920 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ "18 Aug 1921, 6 - The Chickasha Daily Express at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1921.
- ^ "9 Aug 1921, Page 3 - Arizona Daily Star at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1920.
- ^ "1 Dec 1918, 24 - The Anaconda Standard at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ "15 Sep 1919, 8 - The Tampa Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ "16 Oct 1919, Page 8 - The Greenville News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ "9 Dec 1918, Page 8 - Muncie Evening Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ "23 Jun 1919, Page 2 - The Lincoln County News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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