Van Dyke Brooke

Van Dyke Brooke, né Stewart McKerrow (22 June 1859–17 September 1921) was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director, whose works include The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham Lincoln (1908) and Lights of New York (1916). He worked as a stage actor for many years before going to work in the film industry in 1909. He became an actor, writer and director for Vitagraph where he found fame and financial reward almost from the outset.[1] He wrote and directed many of the screenplays for the films in which he acted.[1] He worked for the studio until 1916 when he was laid off with other ageing actors. He continued to work as an actor until his death in 1921.

Van Dyke Brooke
Born(1859-06-22)June 22, 1859
Detroit, Michigan, USA
DiedSeptember 17, 1921(1921-09-17) (aged 62)
Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

He directed many films starring Norma Talmadge.[2]

Selected filmography

References
  1. Grau, Robert (1914). The Theatre of Science: A Volume of Progress and Achievement in the Motion Picture Industry. New York: Broadway Publishing Company. p. VI.
  2. de Groat, Greta (2008). "The Short Films of Norma Talmadge, 1913: Reviews". stanford.edu. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
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