King Baggot (born November 7, 1879 - died July 11, 1948) was an American motion picture pioneer actor, screenwriter and director. November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies are made. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...

King Baggot

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he went to New York City with the intention of becoming a Broadway actor. In nearby Fort Lee, New Jersey he began a film career in 1909 as an actor in silent films with Carl Laemmle at his IMP Studios. Within two years he began writing scripts and directing, all the while becoming a major star in the U.S., Great Britain and in Europe. At a time when actors worked anonymously, Baggot and actress Florence Lawrence became the first "film stars" to be given billing, a marquis, and to be promoted in advertising. Image File history File links This image is a book cover. ... Image File history File links This image is a book cover. ... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York and abbreviated NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... Map highlighting Fort Lees location within Bergen County. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Carl Laemmle ( January 17, 1867, Laupheim, Württemberg, Germany – September 24, 1939, Beverly Hills, California) was a pioneer in American film making and a founder of one of the original major Hollywood movie studios. ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Florence Lawrence (January 2, 1886 (her birth date has also been reported as 1890) - December 28, 1938) was an inventor and actress, who was referred to as The First Movie Star. ...

In his 1914 two-reel film, Shadows, Baggot both directed as well as played the part of ten different characters. As a director, he gave Marie Prevost her first starring role in the 1922 romantic comedy Kissed. He also directed William S. Hart in his most famous Western film, Tumbleweeds. Problems with certain studio executives and the advent of sound in film eventually ended his directing career and he turned to character acting roles in the 1930s and 1940s. Over his career, Baggot participated in close to three hundred motion picture projects. This article is about the 1959 film. ... Marie Prevost (November 8, 1898 - January 23, 1937) was an actress of the early days of cinema. ... Categories: Actor stubs | 1872 births | 1946 deaths | Cinema actors | American actors ... Justus D. Barnes, from The Great Train Robbery The Western is one of the classic American literary and film genres. ...

King Baggot died in Los Angeles in 1948 and was interred there in the Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles. He has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6312 Hollywood Blvd. In 2002, librarian/author Sally A. Dumaux told his story in a book titled: King Baggot: A Biography and Filmography of the First King of the Movies. The Calvary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese, located at 4201 E. Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles, California. ... A small part of the Walk of Fame The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, United States, which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of celebrities honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce...

His son, King Baggot, Jr. is a successful Hollywood cinematographer. A cinematographer (from cinema photographer) is one photographing with a motion picture camera. ...