About

Known credits:
75
Birthday:
1877-10-04
Place of birth:
Del Norte, Colorado, USA
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J. Searle Dawley

Overview

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James Searle Dawley was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright. Between 1907 and the mid-1920s, while working for Edison, Rex Motion Picture Company, Famous Players, Fox, and other studios, he directed more than 300 short films and 56 features, which include many of the early releases of stars such as Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Pearl White, Marguerite Clark, Harold Lloyd, and John Barrymore. He also wrote scenarios for many of his productions, including one for his 1910 horror film Frankenstein, the earliest known screen adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel.

While film direction and screenwriting comprised the bulk of Dawley's career, he also had earlier working experience in theater, performing on stage for more than a decade and managing every aspect of stagecraft. Dawley wrote at least 18 plays as well for repertory companies and for several Broadway productions.

Known for

Directing
1923 Broadway Broke Directing Director N/A
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1922 Who Are My Parents? Directing Director N/A
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1920 The Harvest Moon Directing Director N/A
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1919 The Phantom Honeymoon Directing Director 59
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1918 The Death Dance Directing Director 58
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1918 Rich Man, Poor Man Directing Director N/A
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1918 The Lie Directing Director N/A
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1917 Bab's Diary Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Mysterious Miss Terry Directing Director N/A
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1916 Snow White Directing Director 58
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1916 Miss George Washington Directing Director N/A
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1916 The Rainbow Princess Directing Director N/A
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1916 Silks and Satins Directing Director N/A
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1915 Four Feathers Directing Director N/A
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1914 Marta of the Lowlands Directing Director N/A
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1914 The Lost Paradise Directing Director N/A
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1914 A Good Little Devil Directing Director N/A
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1914 An American Citizen Directing Director N/A
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1913 A Lady of Quality Directing Director N/A
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1913 Leah Kleschna Directing Director N/A
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1913 Caprice Directing Director 58
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1913 Chelsea 7750 Directing Director N/A
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1913 In the Bishop's Carriage Directing Director 58
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1913 Tess of the D'Urbervilles Directing Director 58
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1913 Bill's Sweetheart Directing Director N/A
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1913 Hulda of Holland Directing Director N/A
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1913 In A Japanese Tea Garden Directing Director N/A
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1913 The Old Monk's Tale Directing Director N/A
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1913 Dances of the Ages Directing Director N/A
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1912 The Charge of the Light Brigade Directing Director 58
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1912 A Chase Across the Continent Directing Director N/A
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1912 Copper Mines at Bingham, Utah Directing Director N/A
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1912 The Lord and the Peasant Directing Director 58
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1912 The Relief of Lucknow Directing Director 58
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1912 Between Two Fires Directing Director N/A
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1912 Jack and the Beanstalk Directing Director N/A
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1911 A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers Directing Director 58
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1911 A Modern Cinderella Directing Director 58
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1911 Who Gets the Order Directing Director N/A
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1911 The Ransom of Red Chief Directing Director N/A
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1911 Aida Directing Director N/A
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1910 A Christmas Carol Directing Director 59
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1910 A Daughter of the Mines Directing Director N/A
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1910 The Song That Reached His Heart Directing Director 59
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1910 An Unselfish Love Directing Director 58
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1910 Michael Strogoff Directing Director 58
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1910 Frankenstein Directing Director 59
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1909 Hansel and Gretel Directing Director 58
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1909 The Prince and the Pauper Directing Director 58
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1908 Tale the Autumn Leaves Told Directing Director 58
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1908 Cupid’s Pranks Directing Director 58
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1908 Fireside Reminiscences Directing Director 58
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1908 Rescued from an Eagle's Nest Directing Director 58
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1908 A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm Directing Director 58
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1907 A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus Directing Director 58
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1907 Laughing Gas Directing Director 58
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1907 College Chums Directing Director 58
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1907 The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love Directing Director 58
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1907 The Rivals Directing Director 58
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The Life of a Salmon Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1990 Edison's Frankenstein Writing Screenplay N/A
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1920 The Harvest Moon Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1919 The Phantom Honeymoon Writing Writer 59
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1919 When Men Desire Writing Story N/A
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1918 Rich Man, Poor Man Writing Writer N/A
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1917 The Mysterious Miss Terry Writing Writer N/A
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1917 Conscience Writing Writer N/A
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1914 The Dancer and the King Writing Writer N/A
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1914 An American Citizen Writing Writer N/A
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1913 A Lady of Quality Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1913 Chelsea 7750 Writing Writer N/A
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1910 Michael Strogoff Writing Writer 58
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1910 Frankenstein Writing Screenplay 59
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1909 Hansel and Gretel Writing Scenario Writer 58
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1909 The Prince and the Pauper Writing Scenario Writer 58
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