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John Emerson(1874-1956)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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John Emerson in The Conspiracy (1914)
John Emerson was born on 29 May 1874 in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and director, known for San Francisco (1936), Reaching for the Moon (1917) and Come on In (1918). He was married to Anita Loos. He died on 7 March 1956 in Pasadena, California, USA.
BornMay 29, 1874
DiedMarch 7, 1956(81)
BornMay 29, 1874
DiedMarch 7, 1956(81)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins

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Known for

Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald in San Francisco (1936)
San Francisco
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1936
Douglas Fairbanks and Eileen Percy in Reaching for the Moon (1917)
Reaching for the Moon
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1917
Shirley Mason and Ernest Truex in Come on In (1918)
Come on In
  • Writer
  • 1918
Down to Earth (1917)
Down to Earth
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1917

Credits

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Writer

  • Rumor of Love (1961)
    Rumor of Love
    8.0
    • play "The Whole Town's Talking"
    • 1961
  • Kraft Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Theatre
    7.9
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1949
  • Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon in The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
    The Cowboy and the Lady
    6.5
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Jean Harlow in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
    The Girl from Missouri
    6.6
    • original screenplay
    • 1934
  • Colleen Moore in Social Register (1934)
    Social Register
    6.8
    • story
    • 1934
  • Claude Cooper and Hal Skelly in The Struggle (1931)
    The Struggle
    5.9
    • from the screen story by
    • 1931
  • Jean Arthur and Robert Armstrong in Ex-Bad Boy (1931)
    Ex-Bad Boy
    4.5
    • story "The Whole Town's Talking"
    • 1931
  • Robert Dudley, Ned Sparks, and Hugh Trevor in Conspiracy (1930)
    Conspiracy
    5.1
    • play (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Patsy Ruth Miller and Arthur Rankin in The Fall of Eve (1929)
    The Fall of Eve
    • story
    • 1929
  • Anita Loos, Chester Conklin, John Emerson, Ford Sterling, and Alice White in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928)
    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
    • writer
    • 1928
  • Edward Everett Horton and Virginia Lee Corbin in The Whole Town's Talking (1926)
    The Whole Town's Talking
    5.9
    • play
    • 1926
  • Antonio Moreno and Constance Talmadge in Learning to Love (1925)
    Learning to Love
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1925
  • Madge Kennedy in Three Miles Out (1924)
    Three Miles Out
    • scenario
    • 1924
  • Jack Mulhall and Constance Talmadge in Dulcy (1923)
    Dulcy
    • scenario
    • 1923
  • Constance Talmadge in Polly of the Follies (1922)
    Polly of the Follies
    6.6
    • scenario
    • story
    • 1922

Director

  • Constance Talmadge in Polly of the Follies (1922)
    Polly of the Follies
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Oh, You Women! (1919)
    Oh, You Women!
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Shirley Mason and Ernest Truex in Good-Bye, Bill (1918)
    Good-Bye, Bill
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Shirley Mason and Ernest Truex in Come on In (1918)
    Come on In
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Douglas Fairbanks and Eileen Percy in Reaching for the Moon (1917)
    Reaching for the Moon
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Down to Earth (1917)
    Down to Earth
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Douglas Fairbanks in Wild and Woolly (1917)
    Wild and Woolly
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Douglas Fairbanks and Arline Pretty in In Again, Out Again (1917)
    In Again, Out Again
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Douglas Fairbanks in The Americano (1916)
    The Americano
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Mary Pickford in Less Than the Dust (1916)
    Less Than the Dust
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Norma Talmadge in The Social Secretary (1916)
    The Social Secretary
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1916
  • The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)
    The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Constance Collier, MACBETH, Triangle-Reliance, 1916, **I.V.
    Macbeth
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1916
  • His Picture in the Papers (1916)
    His Picture in the Papers
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Glass Slide, app 3" x 4"
    Old Heidelberg
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1915

Producer

  • Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Saratoga (1937)
    Saratoga
    6.5
    • associate producer
    • 1937
  • Alice Brady, Betty Furness, Guy Kibbee, and Dennis Morgan in Mama Steps Out (1937)
    Mama Steps Out
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1937
  • Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald in San Francisco (1936)
    San Francisco
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1936
  • Red Hot Romance (1922)
    Red Hot Romance
    4.4
    • executive producer
    • 1922
  • Constance Talmadge in Dangerous Business (1920)
    Dangerous Business
    • producer
    • 1920
  • The Love Expert (1920)
    The Love Expert
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1920
  • Rockliffe Fellowes, Marjorie Milton, and Constance Talmadge in In Search of a Sinner (1920)
    In Search of a Sinner
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1920
  • Constance Talmadge in A Virtuous Vamp (1919)
    A Virtuous Vamp
    6.2
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1919
  • A Temperamental Wife (1919)
    A Temperamental Wife
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1919
  • Shirley Mason and Ernest Truex in Good-Bye, Bill (1918)
    Good-Bye, Bill
    • producer
    • 1918
  • Shirley Mason and Ernest Truex in Come on In (1918)
    Come on In
    • producer
    • 1918
  • Douglas Fairbanks and Eileen Percy in Reaching for the Moon (1917)
    Reaching for the Moon
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1917
  • Down to Earth (1917)
    Down to Earth
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1917
  • Douglas Fairbanks in Wild and Woolly (1917)
    Wild and Woolly
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1917

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • May 29, 1874
    • Sandusky, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • March 7, 1956
    • Pasadena, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Anita LoosJune 15, 1919 - March 7, 1956 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (Broadway debut) in "Tit For Tat" on Broadway. Farce. Written by Leo Ditrichstein. Based on the French of Maurice Hennequin and Paul Bilhaud. Scenic Design by Joseph A. Physioc. Savoy Theatre: 25 Apr 1904-May 1904 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: W.J. Constantine, Leo Ditrichstein, Elizabeth Emmett, John Flood, Joseph Kilgour, Jane Marbury, Deronda Mayo, Felice Morris, Alice Neal, Robert Ober, Frank Powell, Charles Ransome, Helen Tracy, Elizabeth Tyree, Harold R. Woolf.
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  • Trivia
    Suffered from mental illness and spent the last 18 years of his life confined to hospital.
  • Salary
    • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
      (1928)
      $26,000

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