John Emerson
WritingBorn May 29, 1874Died Mar 7, 1956
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
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.
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Filmography
1960Eshaet Hobas Original Storymovie1938The Cowboy and the Ladyas Additional Writingmovie1937Saratogaas Associate Producermovie1937Mama Steps Outas Producermovie1936San Franciscoas Producermovie1934The Girl from Missourias Screenplaymovie1934Social Registeras Storymovie1931The Struggleas Screenstorymovie1931Ex-Bad Boyas Writermovie1930Conspiracyas Theatre Playmovie1929The Fall of Eveas Storymovie1928Gentlemen Prefer Blondesas Writermovie1926The Whole Town's Talkingas Theatre Playmovie1925Learning to Loveas Screenplaymovie1924Three Miles Outas Scenario Writermovie1923Dulcyas Writermovie1922Red Hot Romanceas Screenplaymovie1922Polly of the Folliesas Directormovie1921Woman's Placeas Writermovie1921Mama's Affairas Writermovie1920Dangerous Businessas Producermovie1920The Perfect Womanas Writermovie1920The Love Expertas Producermovie1920In Search of a Sinneras Writermovie1920Two Weeksas Writermovie1919A Virtuous Vampas Writermovie1919The Isle of Conquestas Writermovie1919A Temperamental Wifeas Supervisor of Production Resourcesmovie1919Oh, You Women!as Writermovie1919Getting Mary Marriedas Writermovie1919Under the Topas Storymovie1918Good-Bye, Billas Producermovie1918Come on Inas Directormovie1918Hit-the-Trail Hollidayas Writermovie1918Let's Get a Divorceas Writermovie1917Reaching for the Moonas Writermovie1917Down to Earthas Directormovie1917Wild and Woollyas Directormovie1917In Again, Out Againas Directormovie1916The Americanoas Writermovie1916The Matrimaniacas Screenplaymovie1916Less Than the Dustas Directormovie1916The Social Secretaryas Writermovie1916The Mystery of the Leaping Fishas Directormovie1916Macbethas Directormovie1916The Flying Torpedoas Winthrop Claveringmovie1916His Picture in the Papersas Writermovie1915Old Heidelbergas Writermovie1915Ghostsas Directormovie1915The Failureas Tom Wardermovie1915The Bachelor's Romanceas David Holmesmovie1914The Conspiracyas Writermovie1913The Grey Sentinelmovie1912Geronimo’s Last Raidas Directormovie