W. H. Clune
W. H. Clune | |
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| Born | William H. Clune August 18, 1862 |
| Died | October 18, 1927 (aged 65) |
| Occupation(s) | Property developer, theatre and studio owner, and film producer |
William "Billy" H. Clune (August 18, 1862 – October 18, 1927)[1] was an American railroad property developer, film exchange and then theater chain owner, film studio owner, and film producer.
Career
Born in Hannibal, Missouri,[1] Clune owned a chain of theaters in Southerm California.[2] He launched his studio in 1915.[3] His film productions were based on novels.[4] His first production was 1916's Ramona.[5]
He played hardball with competitors.[6] He came into dispute with Nell Shipman over their film projects together.[7]
He died in Los Angeles, two months past his 65th birthday.[1] He is buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in a crypt.
Clune was an investor in Epoch Film Producing Corp.[8] Birth of a Nation, originally released as The Clansman in February 1915, had its world premiere at Clune's Auditorium on Pershing Square in the Core of Los Angeles.[9]
Filmography
- Ramona (1916), based the book Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson about life in California's early days[10]
- The Eyes of the World (1917), filmed in Redlands, California, adapted from the Harold Bell Wright story
- From Manger to Cross
- A Bear, a Boy and a Dog by Nell Shipman[11]
- The Girl From God's Country (1920)[12]
References
- ^ a b c "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Los Angeles Herald 26 December 1916 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "The Editor". May 9, 1915 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Los Angeles Herald 26 June 1915 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Ramona (1916) - Notes - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ Jura, Jean-Jacques; II, Rodney Norman Bardin (13 August 2015). Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio. McFarland. ISBN 9781476609010 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Nell Shipman – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu.
- ^ "History".
- ^ lmharnisch (9 February 2012). "Over Protests of Racism, 'The Clansman' Opens in Los Angeles".
- ^ "Motography". May 9, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ Bean, Jennifer M.; Negra, Diane (21 November 2002). A Feminist Reader in Early Cinema. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822329999 – via Google Books.
- ^ "MSS 81 154". digital.boisestate.edu.
External links
- W. H. Clune at IMDb
- W. H. Clune at the TCM Movie Database
- William H. Clune at Find a Grave
- "Unsung Film Pioneer: William H. Clune; theater and film producer" from Hollywoodland
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