William Lord Wright

William Lord Wright
William Lord Wright
Born	November 14, 1879; Bellefontaine, Ohio
Died	April 21, 1947 (aged 67); Hollywood, California
Occupation	Screenwriter, film producer
Spouse(s)	Sarah

William Lord Wright (November 14, 1879 Bellefontaine, Ohio – April 21, 1947 Hollywood, California)[1] was an American screenwriter and film producer.[2]

Wright was a newspaper reporter in his hometown of Bellefontaine, Ohio, before going to Hollywood in 1917 where he wrote film scripts for Selig Studios for many years. He then went to work for Pathé Exchange as chief story editor. Later he went to work for Universal Studios as head of the scenario department.[1]

He wrote the book Photoplay Writing (1922),[3] published by Falk Publishing Co., New York which was used by the New York Institute of Photography.

Wright died in Hollywood, California on April 21, 1947. He was survived by Sarah Wright of 1741½ N. Van Ness Avenue, Hollywood, California. He was buried at Hollywood Park Cemetery on April 24, 1947.[1]

Filmography

Writer

'Twixt Loyalty and Love (1910)
The Landing of the Hose Reel (1915) (short) scenario
The Run on Percy (1915) (short)
Ace of Spades (1925) (15 episodes)
The Great Circus Mystery (1925)
Perils of the Wild (1925)
Fighting with Buffalo Bill (1926) (serial)
Blake of Scotland Yard
The Vanishing Rider (1928) (serial)
Plunging Hoofs (1929)
Hoofbeats of Vengeance (1929)
The Harvest of Hate (1929)

Producer

The White Horseman (1921) (serial)
The Price of Fear (1928) Supervisor
The Border Wildcat (1929) Supervisor
Grit Wins (1929) Supervisor
The Ridin' Demon (1929) Supervisor
The Smiling Terror (1929) Supervisor
Tarzan the Tiger (1929) (serial) Supervisor
The Tip-off (1929)
Wolves of the City (1929) Supervisor
The Indians Are Coming (1930) (serial) Supervisor

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References

"Obituary" (April 22, 1947) Los Angeles Times, Accessed February 3, 2012 (from ProQuest via LAPL)
William Lord Wright at Turner Classic Movies
Photoplay Writing at the Open Library, Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008 with funding from the Microsoft Corporation

External links

William Lord Wright on IMDb
William Lord Wright at Find a Grave

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[latimes-1] "Obituary" (April 22, 1947) Los Angeles Times, Accessed February 3, 2012 (from ProQuest via LAPL)

[tcm-2] William Lord Wright at Turner Classic Movies

[3] Photoplay Writing at the Open Library, Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008 with funding from the Microsoft Corporation