About

Known credits:
55
Birthday:
1870-03-03
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Lloyd Lonergan

Overview

Born in Chicago, Lloyd F. Lonergan was one of five children of Thomas Lonergan, a newspaper publisher. His mother was a writer for various newspapers, and eventually all of his siblings became newspaper writers too. Lonergan attended the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. He later went to work for the William Randolph Hearst organization as a newspaper and magazine writer and worked on a number of newspapers, including the New York Evening Journal and the New York Evening World. He was eventually hired by the newly formed Thanhouser Company as a scriptwriter, and penned the company's first picture, The Actor's Children (1910). He later married Molly Homan, the sister of Thanhouser founder Edwin Thanhouser's wife. He left Thanhouser in 1915 after company executive (and his close friend) Charles J. Hite was killed in an auto accident and founder Edwin Thanhouser sold the company to an investor syndicate. Lonergan went to work for Universal Pictures as a scriptwriter. However, Thanhouser returned and bought the company back not long afterwards —the new owners had no idea how to run a film studio and were losing a fortune— and Lonergan also returned, staying for the next two years. In 1917, as the studio's fortunes declined and it was on its last legs, Lonergan left for good. He retired for a while, but came back in late 1917 to edit the serial The Million Dollar Mystery (1914) into a feature to be re-released by Arrow Film Corp. He later returned to scriptwriting also, although mostly for low-budget independents, and wrote such films as A Common Level (1920) for Transatlantic Films, Why Women Sin (1920) for Wisteria Productions and My Lady's Garter (1920) for Maurice Tourneur Productions. He died in New York City on April 6, 1937, after a long illness.

Known for

Directing
1913 While Baby Slept Directing Director N/A
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1910 Daddy's Double Directing Director 58
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Writing
1921 The Highest Bidder Writing Writer N/A
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1917 Under False Colors Writing Story N/A
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1917 The Man Without a Country Writing Scenario Writer 58
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1917 The Woman in White Writing Writer 59
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1917 Mary Lawson's Secret Writing Writer N/A
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1917 A Modern Monte Cristo Writing Writer 58
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1916 The Traffic Cop Writing Writer N/A
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1916 The Net Writing Story N/A
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1915 Toodles, Tom and Trouble Writing Writer 59
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1915 Clarence Cheats at Croquet Writing Writer N/A
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1915 The Soap Suds Star Writing Writer 59
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1915 The Marvelous Marathoner Writing Writer 59
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1915 Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor Writing Writer 59
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1914 Zudora Writing Writer N/A
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1914 From Wash to Washington Writing Writer N/A
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1914 The Mohammedan's Conspiracy Writing Writer N/A
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1914 A Woman's Loyalty Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1914 The Cat's Paw Writing Writer N/A
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1914 Joseph in the Land of Egypt Writing Writer 59
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1914 An Elusive Diamond Writing Writer 59
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1914 The Million Dollar Mystery Writing Screenplay N/A
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1913 Peggy's Invitation Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1913 The Farmer's Daughters Writing Writer 58
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1913 Robin Hood Writing Writer N/A
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1913 Moths Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1913 While Baby Slept Writing Writer N/A
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1913 When the Studio Burned Writing Writer 58
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1912 Star of Bethlehem Writing Writer 58
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1912 The Other Half Writing Writer N/A
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1912 A Romance of the U.S.N. Writing Writer N/A
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1912 Lucile Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1912 The Woman in White Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1912 Undine Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1912 Now Watch the Professor Writing Writer N/A
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1912 The Portrait of Lady Anne Writing Writer 58
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1912 The Russian Mute Writing Writer N/A
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1912 Pa's Medicine Writing Writer N/A
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1912 Under Two Flags Writing Writer N/A
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1912 Whom God Hath Joined Writing Writer N/A
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1912 The Ring of a Spanish Grandee Writing Writer N/A
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1912 Jess Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1912 Jilted Writing Writer N/A
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1912 Love's Miracle Writing Writer N/A
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1912 The Saleslady Writing Writer N/A
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1912 Rejuvenation Writing Writer N/A
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1912 Into the Desert Writing Writer N/A
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1912 The Girl of the Grove Writing Writer N/A
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1912 For Sale -- A Life Writing Writer N/A
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1912 Flying to Fortune Writing Writer N/A
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1910 Young Lord Stanley Writing Writer 59
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1910 The Winter's Tale Writing Writer 58
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1910 The Actor's Children Writing Writer 58
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Editing
1922 Nine Points of the Law Editing Editor N/A
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