Lamar Johnstone
Encyclopedia
Lamar Johnstone was an American
silent film
actor
and director.
Born in Fairfax, Virginia
, he starred in 82 films as an actor between 1911
and his death in 1919. He often starred alongside Dorothy Gibson
, an actress who survived the sinking of the Titanic.
Johnstone also briefly flirted with directing and directed three films; one in 1913 called Truth in the Wilderness
, starring Charlotte Burton
, The Turning Point (1914), and The Unforgiven (1915). In the 1916 serial Secret of the Submarine, Johnstone got to fly Juanita Hansen
in a Curtiss Model D
pusher biplane.
He died young, aged 34, on May 21, 1919 in Palm Springs, California
.
United States
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silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and director.
Born in Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia
The City of Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City is nevertheless the county seat....
, he starred in 82 films as an actor between 1911
1911 in film
The year 1911 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 23: D.W Griffith shows the first major close-up shot on film with the successful release of The Lonedale Operator proving his ever growing mastery of how to utilise film....
and his death in 1919. He often starred alongside Dorothy Gibson
Dorothy Gibson
Dorothy Gibson was a pioneering American silent film actress, artist's model and singer active in the early 20th century. She is best remembered as a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.-Early life and career:...
, an actress who survived the sinking of the Titanic.
Johnstone also briefly flirted with directing and directed three films; one in 1913 called Truth in the Wilderness
Truth in the Wilderness
Truth in the Wilderness is a 1913 American silent short drama film directed by Lorimer Johnston starring Charlotte Burton and George Periolat, J. Warren Kerrigan and Jack Richardson. Also starring Lillian Leighton and Vivian Rich....
, starring Charlotte Burton
Charlotte Burton
Charlotte Burton was an American silent film actress.-Career:Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She joined Essanay Studio which she sued in 1919 for $25,000 for breach of contract...
, The Turning Point (1914), and The Unforgiven (1915). In the 1916 serial Secret of the Submarine, Johnstone got to fly Juanita Hansen
Juanita Hansen
Juanita C. Hansen was an American silent film actress. Beginning as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties, she appeared in a variety of serials through the late 1910s. She was well known for her troubled personal life and struggle with addiction to cocaine and morphine. In 1934 she became clean and...
in a Curtiss Model D
Curtiss Model D
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pusher biplane.
He died young, aged 34, on May 21, 1919 in Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
.
Selected filmography
- That Devil, BateeseThat Devil, BateeseThat Devil, Bateese is a silent drama film directed by William Wolbert, starring Lon Chaney, Sr., and was Chaney's final film in his first stint at Universal Studios. The film is now considered to be a lost film.-Cast:...
(19181918 in filmThe year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
) - The Secret of the SubmarineThe Secret of the SubmarineThe Secret of the Submarine is a 1915 adventure film serial directed by George L. Sargent. All of the chapters of the film are considered to be lost.-Plot:The heroes must keep the titular submarine from falling into the hands of the Russians or Japanese....
(19151915 in filmThe 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...
) - Truth in the WildernessTruth in the WildernessTruth in the Wilderness is a 1913 American silent short drama film directed by Lorimer Johnston starring Charlotte Burton and George Periolat, J. Warren Kerrigan and Jack Richardson. Also starring Lillian Leighton and Vivian Rich....
(19131913 in filmThe year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...
)
External links
- portrait of Lamar Johnstone by Thomas Staedeli