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Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott; September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Biography [ edit ] Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto , he became one of the first great directors of the motion picture business.
Sidney Olcott. Director: For Ireland's Sake. Prolific silent film director, the son of Irish immigrants. Olcott started as an actor on the New York stage and then appeared in films for Mutoscope in 1904, eventually working his way up to general manager of Biograph.
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John Sidney Olcott was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. After making a number of very successful films for the Kalem studio, including "Ben Hur" (1907) with its dramatic chariot race scene, Olcott became the company's president and was rewarded with one share of its stock.
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One day, Sidney Olcott wanted to become an American In Films in Review (September 1954), George Geltzer, American film historian, wrote Olcott was born, the 20th of September 1873. In a note in the same magazine (September 1954), George Mitchell, an another film historian, contradited his intimate enemi and told Olcott was born the 20th of ...
I summarize: between 1910 and 1914, Olcott shot 28 films in Ireland: 22 for Kalem (1910-1912); 3 for Gene Gauntier's Feature Players (1913) and 3 for Sid's Films (1914). Well, no ! The subject is not exhausted. Olcott has made a 29th film. It is called "A Daughter of Old Ireland". It was made in the summer of 1913 for Gene Gauntier's Feature ...
Sidney Olcott. Highest Rated: 88% From the Manger to the Cross (1912) Lowest Rated ... Birthday: Sep 20, 1873 Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada ...
