J. Charles Haydon
Encyclopedia
J. Charles Haydon was an American film director
, actor and screenwriter
of the silent era
. He directed twelve films between 1914
and 1920
. He also appeared in five films between 1912
and 1914. He played the Wizard
in the 1914 adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
.
He was born in Frederick, Maryland
and died in Baltimore, Maryland.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, actor and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
of the silent era
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
. He directed twelve films between 1914
1914 in film
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
and 1920
1920 in film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
. He also appeared in five films between 1912
1912 in film
The year 1912 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel called Keystone Studios...
and 1914. He played the Wizard
Wizard (Oz)
The Wizard of Oz, known during his reign as The Great and Powerful Oz, is the epithet of Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs, a fictional character in the Land of Oz, created by American author L...
in the 1914 adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900, it has since been reprinted numerous times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz, which is the name of...
.
He was born in Frederick, Maryland
Frederick, Maryland
Frederick is a city in north-central Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland. Frederick is an outlying community of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater...
and died in Baltimore, Maryland.
Selected filmography
- His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914)
- The Strange Case of Mary PageThe Strange Case of Mary PageThe Strange Case of Mary Page is a 1916 drama film serial directed by J. Charles Haydon. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Henry B. Walthall - Phil Langdon, Attorney* Edna Mayo - Mary Page* Sidney Ainsworth - David Pollock...
(1916) - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920/II film)Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1920 40-minute horror film, directed and written by J. Charles Haydon. It is the third adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to be released in 1920....
(1920)