Denison Clift | |
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.jpg) Clift in 1924 | |
| Born | May 2, 1885 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 1961 (aged 76) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, novelist |
Denison Clift (1885–1961) was an American playwright, novelist,screenwriter andfilm director.[1] He directed in both America and Great Britain, mainly during theSilent Era.
Clift was educated at Stanford University. He began his career as a short story writer, novelist, and playwright. After he started writing,Cecil B. DeMille entrusted him with writingLaskyscenarios. Clift entered the film industry in 1918, penning the screenplay for William S. Hart'sWolves of the Rail. He began a contract writer with Fox, and was promoted director in 1920. Less than a year later, Clift was imported by a British firm in a larger movement to liven their domestic silent films by employing Hollywood directors. He directed a number of British films during the silent era, such asDemos (1921) featuring fellow American expatriateEvelyn Brent andThe Love of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923), withFay Compton in the title role. Clift remained in Great Britain after the transition tosound films, occasionally directing small-budget melodramas- includingThe Mystery of the Mary Celeste, which he also wrote- but was predominantly a freelance screenwriter.[2]
His 1929 playScotland Yard was adapted into films twice.
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