| 词条 | William P. S. Earle |
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| name = William Pitt Striker Earle | image = William P S Earle - Apr 1921 FD.jpg | caption = Earle in 1921 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1882|12|28}} | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1972|11|30|1882|12|28}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | burial_place = Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale [1] | occupation = Film director | yearsactive = 1915-1926 | spouse = Evangeline Russell | children = | father = Ferdinand P. Earle }} William Pitt Striker Earle (December 28, 1882 – November 30, 1972) was an American director of the silent film era. He attended Columbia University and worked for a time as a photographer before breaking into the movie business by sneaking onto the lot of Vitagraph Company of America to observe how directors worked. After a few days of this, Earle approached the studio president and was given his first movie to direct: For the Honor of the Crew, a short about a crew race at Columbia University.[2] He subsequently directed a number of features and shorts for Vitagraph. Later he worked with producer David O. Selznick. Personal lifeEarle was born in New York City. He was the son of Ferdinand P. Earle, a hotelier and military officer.[3] He married Valerie Damon De Blois in 1905. They divorced in 1915.[4] He next married English actress Blanche Taylor, who later went by the name "Bonnie Earle", and was with him until her death in 1952.[5] Earle's last wife was former actress Evangeline Russell Blackton, the widow of Vitagraph executive J. Stuart Blackton. She died in 1966.[6] Feature filmography
References1. ^https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12723 2. ^{{cite book |title=Still: American Silent Motion Picture Photography |first=David S. |last=Shields |publisher=University of Chicago Press |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-226-01343-5 |page=223}} 3. ^{{cite journal |title=Obituaries |work=The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record |date=April 1903 |volume=34 |issue=2 |publisher=New York Genealogical and Biographical Society |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P9UUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA145 |page=145}} 4. ^{{cite news |title=Wife Sues W.P.S. Earle |work=The New York Times |date=June 29, 1915 |page=5 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4914118/the_new_york_times/ |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} 5. ^{{cite news |title=Actress of Silent Films |work=The Kansas City Times |date=January 23, 1952 |page=10 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4914288/the_kansas_city_times/ |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} 6. ^{{cite news |title=Former Star of Silent Films Dies |work=Pasadena Independent |date=February 24, 1966 |page=14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4914400/pasadena_independent/ |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} External links{{Commons category|William P. S. Earle}}
4 : 1882 births|1972 deaths|Film directors from New York City|Columbia University alumni |
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