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
Hannibal, Missouri
DiedOctober 18, 1927(1927-10-18) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California
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 in Hollywood.[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 – 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 – via Google Books.
  12. "MSS 81 154". digital.boisestate.edu.
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