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
- Saratoga ... (Associate Producer)
- Mama Steps Out ... (Producer)
1936
- San Francisco ... (Producer)
1934
- The Girl from Missouri ... (Screenplay)
- Social Register ... (Story)
1931
- The Struggle ... (Screenstory)
- Ex-Bad Boy ... (Writer)
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
- Polly of the Follies ... (Writer)
- Red Hot Romance ... (Story)
1921
- Woman's Place ... (Writer)
- Mama's Affair ... (Writer)
1920
- The Love Expert ... (Writer)
- Dangerous Business ... (Writer)
- The Perfect Woman ... (Writer)
- In Search of a Sinner ... (Writer)
- Two Weeks ... (Writer)
1919
- Getting Mary Married ... (Writer)
- A Virtuous Vamp ... (Writer)
- Under the Top ... (Story)
- A Temperamental Wife ... (Writer)
- Oh, You Women! ... (Director)
- The Isle of Conquest ... (Writer)
1918
- Hit-the-Trail Holliday ... (Writer)
- Let's Get a Divorce ... (Writer)
- Come on In ... (Writer)
- Good-Bye, Bill ... (Director)
1917
- Wild and Woolly ... (Director)
- In Again, Out Again ... (Director)
- Reaching for the Moon ... (Director)
- Down to Earth ... (Writer)
1916
- The Mystery of the Leaping Fish ... (Director)
- The Matrimaniac ... (Screenplay)
- Macbeth ... (Writer)
- The Americano ... (Director)
- The Flying Torpedo as Winthrop Clavering
- His Picture in the Papers ... (Director)
- Less Than the Dust ... (Director)
- The Social Secretary ... (Director)
1915
- Old Heidelberg ... (Director)
- Ghosts ... (Director)
- The Failure as Tom Warder
- The Bachelor's Romance as David Holmes
1914
- The Conspiracy as Winthrop Clavering
1913
1912
- Geronimo’s Last Raid ... (Writer)