Earle Rodney
Encyclopedia
Earle Rodney was a Canadian screenwriter, actor and film director
. He wrote for 108 films between 1926
and 1947
. He also acted in 69 films between 1915
and 1929
.
He was born in Toronto
, and died in Los Angeles, California
from pneumonia
.
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:...
. He wrote for 108 films between 1926
1926 in film
-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
and 1947
1947 in film
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.*November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25...
. He also acted in 69 films between 1915
1915 in film
The year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...
and 1929
1929 in film
-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
.
He was born in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
from pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
.
Selected filmography
- The Nick of Time BabyThe Nick of Time BabyThe Nick of Time Baby is a 1916 silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Sylvia Ashton* Robert Bolder - * Helen Bray* Teddy the Dog* Tom Kennedy* Larry Lyndon* Earle Rodney...
(1916 - acted) - Whose Baby?Whose Baby?Whose Baby? is a 1917 silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Bobby Vernon* Gloria Swanson* Jay Dwiggins* Martha Trick* Robert Milliken* Fritz Schade* Juanita Hansen* Sylvia Ashton* Helen Bray...
(1917 - acted) - Crazy to ActCrazy to ActCrazy to Act is a 1927 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.-Cast:* Matty Kemp - Arthur Young* Mildred June - Ethel St. John* Oliver Hardy - Gordon Bagley* Sunshine Hart - Mrs. St. John* Jack Cooper - The movie heavy...
(1927 - directed) - Girl CrazyGirl Crazy (1929 film)Girl Crazy was a 1929 film comedy directed by Mack Sennett and starring Andy Clyde as "A Girl Crazy Sexagenarian." The film's story is credited to Hampton Del Ruth, Alfred J. Goulding, Harry McCoy, Earle Rodney and Mack Sennett....
(1929 - acted)