W. H. Clune

William "Billy" H. Clune (August 18, 1862 – October 18, 1927)[1] was an American railroad property developer, film exchange and then theater chain owner, film studio owner, and film producer.

W. H. Clune
Born
William H. Clune

(1862-08-18)August 18, 1862
DiedOctober 18, 1927(1927-10-18) (aged 65)
OccupationProperty developer, theatre and studio owner, and film producer

Career

Born in Hannibal, Missouri,[1] Clune owned a chain of theaters in Southerm California.[2] He launched his studio in 1915.[3] His film productions were based on novels.[4] His first production was 1916's Ramona.[5]

He played hardball with competitors.[6] He came into dispute with Nell Shipman over their film projects together.[7]

He died in Los Angeles, two months past his 65th birthday.[1] He is buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in a crypt.

Clune was an investor in Epoch Film Producing Corp.[8] Birth of a Nation, originally released as The Clansman in February 1915, had its world premiere at Clune's Auditorium on Pershing Square in the Core of Los Angeles.[9]

Filmography

References

  1. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. "Los Angeles Herald 26 December 1916 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  3. "The Editor". May 9, 1915 via Google Books.
  4. "Los Angeles Herald 26 June 1915 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  5. "Ramona (1916) - Notes - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
  6. Jura, Jean-Jacques; II, Rodney Norman Bardin (13 August 2015). Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio. McFarland. ISBN 9781476609010 via Google Books.
  7. "Nell Shipman – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu.
  8. "History".
  9. lmharnisch (9 February 2012). "Over Protests of Racism, 'The Clansman' Opens in Los Angeles".
  10. "Motography". May 9, 1916 via Google Books.
  11. Bean, Jennifer M.; Negra, Diane (21 November 2002). A Feminist Reader in Early Cinema. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822329999 via Google Books.
  12. "MSS 81 154". digital.boisestate.edu.
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