Frederic Richard Jones (September 7, 1893 - December 14, 1930) was an American director and producer. Jump to: navigation, search September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Jump to: navigation, search A film producer oversees the making of movies. ...

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Dick Jones was sixteen years old when he became involved in the fledgling film industry in his hometown with the Atlas film company. A technician, Jones worked in the film laboratory and other departments but his real interest lay behind the camera, creating the visual product. With the industry's shift to Hollywood, in 1915 he joined Mack Sennett at his Keystone Studios where he put together a few scripts and was given the opportunity to direct. Initially his directorial work was difficult but he dedicated himself to learning the job. By 1921 he had gained a solid reputation among his peers after directing Mabel Normand in "Molly O'." Unfortunately the film came out after the murder of William Desmond Taylor and many movie-goers boycotted the film because of the negative publicity surrounding Normand's involvement in the matter. The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... ... Michael (or Micheal) Sinnott (January 17, 1880 - November 5, 1960), better known as Mack Sennett, was an innovator of slapstick comedy in film. ... Keystone Studios was an early movie studio founded in Glendale, California in 1912 by Mack Sennett and Adam Kessel as the Keystone Pictures Studio. ... Mabel Normand (November 10, 1892 - February 23, 1930) was a US film actress, who was a popular comedienne in silent films. ... William Desmond Taylor (April 26, 1872 – February 1, 1922) was a US film director who was a successful and popular Hollywood figure. ...

While at Keystone, Dick Jones met and married Irene Lentz, a young actress who would go on to become one of Hollywood's leading costume designers. In 1923 Dick Jones began producing films but after directing and/or producing forty-five films for Keystone, including feature-length productions, in 1925 he was lured away by a large contract from Hal Roach Studios. Although he directed films for Roach, Dick Jones worked mainly as an executive coordinator, serving as a production supervisor and a supervising director. In 1926, Jones was responsible for signing Mabel Normand to a contract with Roach Studios after health and drug addiction problems had kept the star actress out of films for three years. He would direct or produce Normand in all five of her films made at Roach until her permanent retirement in 1927. As well, during his time with Roach, Jones worked on nineteen different film projects with Stan Laurel. In later years, Laurel would state that it was Dick Jones who taught him everything about comedy filmmaking. Jump to: navigation, search Irene Lentz (December 8, 1900 - November 15, 1962) was a fashion designer and Hollywood studio costume designer known by her first name, Irene. ... Costume designer is a cinema term which refers to a person whose responsibilty is to design costumes for a movie or stage production. ... Jump to: navigation, search Harold Eugene Hal Roach (January 14, 1892–November 2, 1992) was a United States film and television producer from the 1910s to the 1980s. ... Drug addiction, or dependency is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. ... Stan Laurel Stan Laurel (June 16, 1890 – February 23, 1965), born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, was a comedian and member of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy. ...

Leaving Roach Studios at the end of 1927, Jones directed Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. in the highly acclaimed adventure epic The Gaucho. Now much in demand for his skills and filmmaking versatility, in 1928 Jones signed on with Paramount Pictures where he directed three productions before accepting an offer from producer Samuel Goldwyn in 1929 to direct talking films. Dick Jones' first talkie was a mystery/thriller starring Ronald Colman and Joan Bennett titled "Bulldog Drummond." At a time when a number of prominent silent film directors could not make the transition to sound, Jones' first effort was heralded for its quality and his future looked bright. However, he soon fell ill, possibly from tuberculosis that ravaged Los Angeles in the early 1930s and that would claim the lives of stars such as Mabel Normand and Renée Adorée. Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 2002. ... Samuel Goldwyn (August 17, 1879, Warsaw, Poland – January 31, 1974, Los Angeles, California, United States) was a major producer of motion pictures. ... A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ... Ronald Colman (February 9, 1891 – May 19, 1958) was an English actor. ... Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American film actress who also achieved success later in life as a television actress. ... Bulldog Drummond is a 1929 detective film which tells the story of Captain Hugh Bulldog Drummond, a British officer bored with civilian life, who investigates an extortion case for a beautiful girl. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tuberculous lungs show up on an X-ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... Renée Adorée Renée Adorée (September 30, 1898–October 5, 1933) was a French actress. ...

F. Richard Jones died in 1930 at the age of thirty-seven. He was interred in the Great Mausoleum, Florentine Columbarium, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Following the 1962 death of his wife Irene, she was interred next to him. Gates of Forest Lawn Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California is the original Forest Lawn. ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 79. ...

External link

• F. Richard Jones at the Internet Movie Database