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'''Denison Clift''' (1885 – 1961) was an American playwright, novelist, [[screenwriter]] and [[film director]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/1175 |title= |
'''Denison Clift''' (1885 – 1961) was an American playwright, novelist, [[screenwriter]] and [[film director]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/1175 |title=BFI | Film & TV Database | CLIFT, Denison |access-date=2011-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022183702/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/1175 |archive-date=2012-10-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He directed in both America and Great Britain, mainly during the [[Silent era|Silent Era]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Clift was educated at Stanford University. He began his career as a short story writer, novelist, and playwright. After he started writing, [[Cecil B. DeMille]] entrusted him with writing [[Jesse L. Lasky|Lasky]] [[Scenario|scenarios]]. Clift entered the film industry in 1918, penning the screenplay for William S. Hart's ''[[Wolves of the Rail]]''. He began a contract writer with Fox, and was promoted director in 1920. Less than a year later, Clift was imported by a British firm in a larger movement to liven their domestic silent films by employing Hollywood directors. He directed a number of British films during the silent era, such as ''[[Demos (film)|Demos]]'' (1921) featuring fellow American expatriate [[Evelyn Brent]] and ''[[The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots|The Love of Mary, Queen of Scots]]'' (1923), with [[Fay Compton]] in the title role. Clift remained in Great Britain after the transition to [[Sound film|sound films]], occasionally directing small-budget melodramas- including [[The Mystery of the Mary Celeste |
Clift was educated at Stanford University. He began his career as a short story writer, novelist, and playwright. After he started writing, [[Cecil B. DeMille]] entrusted him with writing [[Jesse L. Lasky|Lasky]] [[Scenario|scenarios]]. Clift entered the film industry in 1918, penning the screenplay for William S. Hart's ''[[Wolves of the Rail]]''. He began a contract writer with Fox, and was promoted director in 1920. Less than a year later, Clift was imported by a British firm in a larger movement to liven their domestic silent films by employing Hollywood directors. He directed a number of British films during the silent era, such as ''[[Demos (film)|Demos]]'' (1921) featuring fellow American expatriate [[Evelyn Brent]] and ''[[The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots|The Love of Mary, Queen of Scots]]'' (1923), with [[Fay Compton]] in the title role. Clift remained in Great Britain after the transition to [[Sound film|sound films]], occasionally directing small-budget melodramas- including ''[[The Mystery of the Mary Celeste]]'', which he also wrote- but was predominantly a freelance screenwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Denison Clift Biography|url=https://www.fandango.com/people/denison-clift-124907/biography|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Fandango|language=en}}</ref> |
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His 1929 play ''Scotland Yard'' was adapted into films twice. |
His 1929 play ''Scotland Yard'' was adapted into films twice. |
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Denison Clift | |
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.jpg) Clift in 1924 | |
| Born | May 2, 1885 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 1961 (aged 76) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, novelist |
Denison Clift (1885 – 1961) was an American playwright, novelist, screenwriter and film director.[1] He directed in both America and Great Britain, mainly during the Silent Era.
Biography[edit]
Clift was educated at Stanford University. He began his career as a short story writer, novelist, and playwright. After he started writing, Cecil B. DeMille entrusted him with writing Lasky scenarios. Clift entered the film industry in 1918, penning the screenplay for William S. Hart's Wolves of the Rail. He began a contract writer with Fox, and was promoted director in 1920. Less than a year later, Clift was imported by a British firm in a larger movement to liven their domestic silent films by employing Hollywood directors. He directed a number of British films during the silent era, such as Demos (1921) featuring fellow American expatriate Evelyn Brent and The Love of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923), with Fay Compton in the title role. Clift remained in Great Britain after the transition to sound films, occasionally directing small-budget melodramas- including The Mystery of the Mary Celeste, which he also wrote- but was predominantly a freelance screenwriter.[2]
His 1929 play Scotland Yard was adapted into films twice.
Selected filmography[edit]
Director[edit]
- The Iron Heart (1920)
- A Woman of No Importance (1921)
- The Diamond Necklace (1921)
- Demos (1921)
- Sonia (1921)
- A Bill of Divorcement (1922)
- This Freedom (1923)
- Ports of Call (1925)
- Paradise (1928)
- Taxi for Two (1929)
- High Seas (1929)
- City of Play (1929)
- The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)
Screenwriter[edit]
- Gambling in Souls (1919)
- The Coming of the Law (1919)
- The Hell Ship (1920)
- The Little Wanderer (1920)
- Power Over Men (1929)
- All That Glitters (1936)
- Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944)
References[edit]
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | CLIFT, Denison". Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Denison Clift Biography". Fandango. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
External links[edit]
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