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John Emerson

Lived · 81 Born · May 29, 1874 From · Sandusky, Ohio, USA Films · 16

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Biography

John Emerson (born Clifton Paden; May 29, 1874 – March 7, 1956) was an American stage actor, playwright, producer, and director of silent films (many featuring Douglas Fairbanks). Emerson was married to Anita Loos from June 15, 1919, until his death, and prior to that the couple had worked together as a writing team for motion pictures. They would continue to be credited jointly, even as Loos pursued independent projects.

Known for

Polly of the Follies poster

Polly of the Follies

Oh, You Women! poster

Good-Bye, Bill poster

Down to Earth poster

Career timeline

1922

Polly of the Follies Notable

1919

Oh, You Women! Notable

1918

Good-Bye, Bill Notable

1917

Reaching for the Moon

Wild and Woolly

1916

Less Than the Dust

The Social Secretary

1915

Frequently appears with

Constance Talmadge

Abraham Lincoln Jones

Full filmography

Polly of the Follies poster

Polly of the Follies

Oh, You Women! poster

Good-Bye, Bill poster

Come on In poster

Reaching for the Moon poster

Reaching for the Moon

Down to Earth poster

Wild and Woolly poster

Wild and Woolly

In Again, Out Again poster

In Again, Out Again

The Americano poster

Less Than the Dust poster

Less Than the Dust

The Social Secretary poster

The Social Secretary

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish poster

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

Macbeth poster

His Picture in the Papers poster

His Picture in the Papers

Old Heidelberg poster

Ghosts poster

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