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Actor, film director. Lorimer Johnston (November 2, 1858 in Maysville, Kentucky – February 20, 1941 in Hollywood, California) was an American silent film actor and director . He was involved in the production of over 60 films in acting and directing and he also wrote the scripts for twelve films, according to IMDb, nearly all shorts.
Lorimer Johnston was born on 2 November 1858 in Maysville, Kentucky, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Son of Frankenstein (1939), The Envoy Extraordinary (1914) and Tarzan the Mighty (1928). He was married to Caroline Frances Cooke. He died on 20 February 1941 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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Sep 27, 2023 · Top Stories. Day 8: Lorimer Johnston. Christy Hoots choots@cmpapers.com - September 27, 2023. In 1913, a silent film director released a series of short films before moving on to larger...
Lorimer Johnston is known as an Director, Actor, and Writer. Some of his work includes Son of Frankenstein, The Bells, The Great McGinty, Dante's inferno, Bunker Bean, A Feather in Her Hat, Midnight Rose, and A Woman Commands.
Birthday: Nov 2, 1858. Birthplace: Maysville, Kentucky, USA. Lorimer Johnston made his mark in the world of entertainment when he acted in "Tarzan, the Mighty" (1928). Photos. See all photos....
The Cricket on the Hearth: Directed by Lorimer Johnston. With Josef Swickard, Fritzi Ridgeway, Paul Gerson, Virginia Brown Faire. Tells of Caleb Plummer, his son Edward and blind daughter Bertha, and rivalry over neighbor May Fielding. May's friend Dot weds John Peerybingle; they find a lucky cricket in their cottage.
Lorimer Johnston. (b. Maysville, Kentucky, 02/11/1858 – d. Hollywood, Los Angeles, 20/02/1941). American director, actor. Before he turned to the stage and subsequently became a film director, George Lorimer Johnston was, for six years, the last official “bearer of dispatches”, first for President Benjamin Harrison and then into the ...
