| Birth date | February 9, 1890 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Fort Wadsworth, New York, US |
| Death date | May 21, 1962 (aged 72) |
| Death place | New York, US |
| Occupation | Film company executive, director |
| Notable works |
Gilbert P. Hamilton (1890–1962) was an American film company executive and director. He worked at Essanay as a cinematographer, headed the St. Louis Motion Picture Company, and then launched the Albuquerque Film Manufacturing Company.[1]
Jack L. Warner described him as a tall sunburned Englishman with walrus mustache and thick accent "like a Kipling character".[2]
As a cinematographer, Hamilton collaborated with playwright and actor Lawrence Lee at Essanay in 1908.[3] His move away from St. Louis Motion Picture Company came after it acquired Frontier Pictures and relocated to Santa Paula, California. Dot Farley followed him to his new studio Albuquerque.[4]
Biography
Gilbert P. Hamilton was born in Fort Wadsworth, New York on February 8, 1890.[5]
He died in New York on May 21, 1962.[6]
Filmography
- Geronimo's Last Raid (1912)
- Trapped in a Forest Fire (1913) starring Charlotte Burton[7]
- Soul Mates (1913)[8]
- In the Mountains of Virginia (1913)
- Lieutenant Danny of the U.S.A. (1916)
- The Maternal Spark (1917), starring Josie Sedgewick (stage name for female unpersonator Julian Eltinge)[9]
- Everywoman's Husband (1918)[8]
- High Tide (1918)[10]
- Captain of His Soul[11] (1918), a Triangle Film Corporation production based on Eleanor Talbot Kinkead's magazine story "Shackles"
- False Ambition (1918), Triangle Film
- Judith (1918) starring Alma Rubens[12]
- The Golden Fleece (1918)
- Open Your Eyes (1919)
- Coax Me (1919)
- The Woman of Lies (1919)
- The Tiger Band (1920)
- A Soul in Trust starring Belle Bennett
- Iron and Lavender starring Belle Bennett
References
- ^ Slide, Anthony (February 25, 2014). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Routledge. ISBN 9781135925543. – via Google Books.
- ^ Warner, Jack L. (April 20, 2017). My First Hundred Years in Hollywood: An Autobiography. Graymalkin Media. ISBN 9781631681127. – via Google Books.
- ^ Abel, Richard (June 2, 1996). Silent Film. Rutgers University Press. p. 88. – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ Balducci, Anthony (July 6, 2009). Lloyd Hamilton: Poor Boy Comedian of Silent Cinema. McFarland. ISBN 9780786441594. – via Google Books.
- ^ "Gilbert P Hamilton Jr". U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918. Archived 2025-02-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-02-15. – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ "Gilbert P Hamilton". New York State, U.S., Death Index, 1957-1972. Archived 2025-02-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-02-15. – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ "Gilbert P. Hamilton". BFI. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Hamilton, Gilbert P. [WorldCat Identities]"
- ^ Finamore, M. Tolini (January 28, 2013). Hollywood Before Glamour: Fashion in American Silent Film. Springer. ISBN 9780230389496. – via Google Books.
- ^ Mestayer, Harry (June 2, 1918). "High Tide". – via memory.loc.gov.
- ^ "Motography". June 2, 1918. – via Google Books.
- ^ "Motography". 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019. – via Google Books.