Norval MacGregor
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Norval MacGregor (April 3, 1862 – November 21, 1933) was an American producer, director, and actor in silent films and theater.[1] He directed some 88 films, acted in 13, and produced many others.
He was a native of River Falls, Wisconsin.[2]
He was on officer of the Motion Picture Directors Association, served as its treasurer, and in 1919 was on the reception committee for the Motion Picture Directors ball.[3]
The University of Washington Libraries have a photo of him.[4]
Selected filmography
[edit]Producer
[edit]- Jimmmie the Porter (1914) by Edwin Ray Coffin
- The Jungle Samaritan (1914)
- Low Financier (1914)
- Newsboy Tenor (1914)
- Harbor of Love (1914)
- Muff (1914)
- Oh! Look Who's Here! (1914)
- Tonsorial Leopard Tamer (1914)
- You Can Never Tell (1914)
- At the Transfer Corner (1914)
- Cupid Turns the Tables (1914)
- Mysterious Black Box (1914)
- No Wedding Bells for Her (1914)
- Surprise Party (1914)[5]
Director
[edit]- One Hundred Years of Mormonism (1913)
- The Awful Adventures of An Aviator (1915)[6]
- Colorado (1915 film)[7]
- Baseball at Mudville (1917)
- Children of Banishment (1919)[8]
Actor
[edit]- The Spoilers (1914)
- The White Scar (1915) as Mackintosh
- The Spirit of '76 (1917)[9]
- The Light of Victory (1919)
- The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1920) as Captain Nathaniel Somers
- A Motion to Adjourn (1921) as Doc Bleeker
- Chain Lightning (1922) as Major Lee Pomeroy
- Courtship of Miles Standish (1923)[10] as William Bradford
- The Face on the Bar-Room Floor (1923)[11]
- Stepping Lively (1924) as James Pendroy
- The Bowery Bishop (1924) as Mr. Kindly
- Phantom Justice (1924) as Wolfe
References
[edit]- ^ "Norval Macgregor". BFI. Archived from the original on July 1, 2020.
- ^ "One Hundred Years of Mormonism (1913)". www.ldsfilm.com.
- ^ Long, Bruce (January 1, 1991). William Desmond Taylor: A Dossier. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461674344 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Norval McGregor | Seattle Theatre History". seattletheatrehistory.org.
- ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Works of art..." Library of Congress, Copyright Office. February 25, 1914 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Awful Adventures of An Aviator (1915)" – via letterboxd.com.
- ^ Bosworth, Hobart (October 23, 1915). "Colorado" – via memory.loc.gov.
- ^ Lewis, Mitchell (February 25, 1919). "Children Of Banishment" – via memory.loc.gov.
- ^ "The Patriot Resource: Other Patriotic Films". www.patriotresource.com.
- ^ "The Courtship of Miles Standish (1923) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "The Face on the Bar-Room Floor, 1923". silenthollywood.com.