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Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott; [1] September 20, 1872 [2] – December 16, 1949) [3] was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Biography. Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great directors of the motion picture business.
- Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor
- December 16, 1949 (aged 76), Hollywood, California, U.S.
- 1904–1942
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.
- January 1, 1
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- January 1, 1
- Hollywood, California, USA
Irish Film Institute. “The Lad from Old Ireland" is now available to watch for free from the Irish Film Institute’s IFIPlayer. In the 12-minute silent film "The Lad from Old Ireland," poor Irish...
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.
The production was directed principally by Sidney Olcott with assistance from Frank Oakes Rose, a stage manager with Henry J. Pain's Fireworks Company, an entertainment business at Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn, New York. Filmed outdoors in the October 1907, the project was shot in just four days with the production crew mindful that the region's ...
- United States
- Edgar Stillman Kelley (accompanying sheet music for film)
- Sidney Olcott, Frank Oakes Rose
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1915. 1h 1m. IMDb RATING. 5.3 /10. 91. YOUR RATING. Rate. Drama. The story of a Japanese woman and the tragedy that ensues when she loves an American naval officer. Director. Sidney Olcott. Writer. John Luther Long. Stars. Mary Pickford. Marshall Neilan. Olive West. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist. 3 User reviews. 1 Critic review.
Sidney Olcott, The First Eye : Home. Blog. Films . Films year by year. Videos. Places. Links. He directed the first Ben Hur. He shoots in locations and ...
