John Emerson

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1874-05-29 (82 years old)

Deathday

1956-03-07

Place of Birth

Sandusky, Ohio, USA

John Emerson

Biography

John Emerson (born Clifton Paden; May 29, 1874 – March 7, 1956) was an American stage actor, playwright, producer, and director of silent films (many featuring Douglas Fairbanks). Emerson was married to Anita Loos from June 15, 1919, until his death, and prior to that the couple had worked together as a writing team for motion pictures. They would continue to be credited jointly, even as Loos pursued independent projects.

Acting

1915

The Bachelor's Romance

as David Holmes

1916

The Flying Torpedo

as Winthrop Clavering

1915

The Failure

as Tom Warder

1914

The Conspiracy

as Winthrop Clavering

Production

1917

Down to Earth

as Writer

1916

Macbeth

as Writer

1917

1917

Wild and Woolly

as Director

1916

1917

1934

1916

Macbeth

as Director

1934

1937

Mama Steps Out

as Producer

1931

Ex-Bad Boy

as Writer

1919

1916

The Americano

as Director

1915

Old Heidelberg

as Director

1918

Come on In

as Director

1918

Come on In

as Writer

1917

Down to Earth

as Director

1922

Red Hot Romance

as Screenplay

1922

1923

Dulcy

as Writer

1926

1936

San Francisco

as Producer

1915

1920

1920

1925

Learning to Love

as Screenplay

1915

Ghosts

as Director

1916

1916

The Matrimaniac

as Screenplay

1930

Conspiracy

as Theatre Play

1960

Eshaet Hob

as Original Story

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

as Additional Writing

1937

Saratoga

as Associate Producer

1929

1921

Mama's Affair

as Writer

1920

1921

Woman's Place

as Writer

1920

Two Weeks

as Writer

1919

1916

The Americano

as Writer

1918

1931

The Struggle

as Screenstory

1922

1920

1920

The Love Expert

as Producer

1912

1914

1919

1919

A Temperamental Wife

as Supervisor of Production Resources

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