William Lord Wright (November 14, 1879 Bellefontaine, Ohio – April 21, 1947 Hollywood, California)"Obituary" (April 22, 1947) Los Angeles Times, Accessed February 3, 2012 (from ProQuest via LAPL) was an American screenwriter and film producer.William Lord Wright at Turner Classic Movies
Wright was a newspaper reporter in his hometown of Bellefontaine, Ohio, before going to Hollywood in 1917 where he wrote film scripts for Selig Studios for many years. He then went to work for Pathé Exchange as chief story editor. Later he went to work for Universal Studios as head of the scenario department.
He wrote the book Photoplay Writing (1922),Photoplay Writing at the Open Library, Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008 with funding from the Microsoft Corporation published by Falk Publishing Co., New York which was used by the New York Institute of Photography.
Wright died in Hollywood, California, on April 21, 1947. He was survived by Sarah Wright of 1741½ N. Van Ness Avenue, Hollywood, California. He was buried at Hollywood Park Cemetery on April 24, 1947.
Filmography Writer 'Twixt Loyalty and Love (1910) The Landing of the Hose Reel (1915) (short) scenario The Run on Percy (1915) (short) Ace of Spades (1925) (15 episodes) The Great Circus Mystery (1925) Perils of the Wild (1925) Fighting with Buffalo Bill (1926) (serial) Blake of Scotland Yard The Vanishing Rider (1928) (serial) Plunging Hoofs (1929) Hoofbeats of Vengeance (1929) The Harvest of Hate (1929)
Producer The White Horseman (1921) (serial) The Price of Fear (1928) Supervisor The Border Wildcat (1929) Supervisor Grit Wins (1929) Supervisor The Ridin' Demon (1929) Supervisor The Smiling Terror (1929) Supervisor Tarzan the Tiger (1929) (serial) Supervisor The Tip Off (1929) Wolves of the City (1929) Supervisor The Indians Are Coming (1930) (serial) Supervisor
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