John Emerson
Born: 1874-05-29 in Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Died: 1956-03-07
Known For: Writing
Biography
John Emerson (born Clifton Paden; May 29, 1874 – March 7, 1956) was an American stage actor, playwright, producer, and director of silent films (many featuring Douglas Fairbanks). Emerson was married to Anita Loos from June 15, 1919, until his death, and prior to that the couple had worked together as a writing team for motion pictures. They would continue to be credited jointly, even as Loos pursued independent projects.
Filmography
1960
- Eshaet Hob ... (Original Story)
1938
- The Cowboy and the Lady ... (Additional Writing)
1937
- Mama Steps Out ... (Producer)
- Saratoga ... (Associate Producer)
1936
- San Francisco ... (Producer)
1934
- The Girl from Missouri ... (Screenplay)
- Social Register ... (Story)
1931
- Ex-Bad Boy ... (Writer)
- The Struggle ... (Screenstory)
1930
- Conspiracy ... (Theatre Play)
1929
- The Fall of Eve ... (Story)
1928
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ... (Writer)
1926
- The Whole Town's Talking ... (Theatre Play)
1925
- Learning to Love ... (Screenplay)
1924
- Three Miles Out ... (Scenario Writer)
1923
- Dulcy ... (Writer)
1922
- Red Hot Romance ... (Story)
- Polly of the Follies ... (Writer)
1921
- Mama's Affair ... (Writer)
- Woman's Place ... (Writer)
1920
- The Love Expert ... (Writer)
- The Perfect Woman ... (Writer)
- Dangerous Business ... (Writer)
- In Search of a Sinner ... (Writer)
- Two Weeks ... (Writer)
1919
- Oh, You Women! ... (Director)
- A Virtuous Vamp ... (Writer)
- Getting Mary Married ... (Writer)
- The Isle of Conquest ... (Writer)
- Under the Top ... (Story)
- A Temperamental Wife ... (Writer)
1918
- Good-Bye, Bill ... (Director)
- Let's Get a Divorce ... (Writer)
- Hit-the-Trail Holliday ... (Writer)
- Come on In ... (Writer)
1917
- Down to Earth ... (Writer)
- Wild and Woolly ... (Director)
- Reaching for the Moon ... (Director)
- In Again, Out Again ... (Director)
1916
- The Social Secretary ... (Director)
- The Americano ... (Director)
- His Picture in the Papers ... (Director)
- Macbeth ... (Writer)
- Less Than the Dust ... (Director)
- The Mystery of the Leaping Fish ... (Director)
- The Matrimaniac ... (Screenplay)
- The Flying Torpedo as Winthrop Clavering
1915
- Old Heidelberg ... (Director)
- The Bachelor's Romance as David Holmes
- Ghosts ... (Director)
- The Failure as Tom Warder
1914
- The Conspiracy as Winthrop Clavering
1913
1912
- Geronimo’s Last Raid ... (Writer)