Edward Lamar Johnstone (March 15, 1884 – May 21, 1919) was an American silent film actor and director.

Lamar Johnstone
Johnstone in 1915
Born
Edward Lamar Johnstone

March 15, 1884
DiedMay 19, 1919(1919-05-19) (aged 35)
Other namesLamar Johnson or Lamar Johnston
OccupationActor
Years active1911-1919

Biography

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Johnstone (left) with Dorothy Gibson in the 1912 comedy The Lucky Hold Up now housed in the Library of Congress, the only one of their films to survive

Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Johnstone starred in 82 films as an actor between 1911 and his death in 1919. He often starred alongside Dorothy Gibson, an actress who survived the sinking of the Titanic.

Johnstone directed three films; one in 1913 called Truth in the Wilderness, starring Charlotte Burton, The Turning Point (1914), and The Unforgiven (1915). In the 1916 serial Secret of the Submarine, Johnstone got to fly Juanita Hansen in a Curtiss Model D pusher biplane.[1]

Death

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Johnstone died on May 21, 1919, in Palm Springs, California, his cause of death was heart attack.

Filmography

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As actor

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Year Title Role Notes
1912 Robin Hood Guy of Gisbourne Short
1913 The Lady Killer Adolph - the Lady Killer
Sapho Short, uncredited, lost film
Through a Telescope Short
1916 Ben Blair Scott Winthrop
The Secret of the Submarine Gerald Morton Lost film
The Tongues of Men Dr. Lyn Fanshawe (as Lamar Johnson)
1918 That Devil, Bateese Martin Stuart
The Girl of My Dreams Kenneth Stewart (as Lamar Johnston)
1919 Diane of the Green Van Carl Granberry
The Sheriff's Son Brad Charlton release posthumously
The Spite Bride Arthur Derford (as Lamar Johnston)
Wolves of the Night Burton Mortimer (as Lamar Johnson)
The Lone Star Ranger Jeff Lawson Lost film, release posthumously

As director

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Year Title Notes
1913 Truth in the Wilderness
1914 The Turning Point
1915 The Unforgiven

References

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  1. ^ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum c. 1953 page 121
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