Charles Maigne
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Charles Maigne was an American screenwriter
and film director
of the silent era
. He wrote for 32 films between 1916 and 1928. He also directed 18 films between 1918 and 1923.
He was born in Richmond, Virginia
and died in San Francisco, California
.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
of the silent era
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
. He wrote for 32 films between 1916 and 1928. He also directed 18 films between 1918 and 1923.
He was born in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
and died in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
.
Selected filmography
- Barbary Sheep (1917)
- The Rise of Jennie CushingThe Rise of Jennie CushingThe Rise of Jennie Cushing is a 1917 silent film directed by Maurice Tourneur, produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures. The story is from a novel, , by Mary Watts and stars Broadway's Elsie Ferguson. The film marked Ferguson's second...
(1917) - The CopperheadThe Copperhead (1920 film)The Copperhead is a 1920 silent film historical drama based on a novel by Frederick Landis and a play by Augustus Thomas. The star of this film is Lionel Barrymore who won acclaim in the play version on Broadway, and who appeared in the play and this movie with his first wife Doris Rankin...
(1920) - The Silent Partner (1923)
- The Trail of the Lonesome PineThe Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1923 film)The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is a 1923 silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne. It is based on the novel of the same name.-Cast:* Mary Miles Minter - June Tolliver* Antonio Moreno - John Hale* Ernest Torrence - 'Devil' Jud Tolliver...
(1923)