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Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott; September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter.
Sidney Olcott (1873-1949) Director. Actor. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Prolific silent film director, the son of Irish immigrants. Olcott started as an actor on the New York stage and then appeared in films for Mutoscope in 1904, eventually working his way up to general manager of Biograph.
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Jul 5, 2024 · Sidney Olcott. He directed the first Ben Hur. He shoots in locations and not in front of painted canvases. He set up Hollywood in Florida. He supplies arms to the Irish Volunteers. He's the only man to have filmed the life and death of Christ in the Holy Land. He is the director who has shot the most films in Ireland.
From the Manger to the Cross or Jesus of Nazareth (often shortened to simply From the Manger to the Cross) is a 1912 American drama film directed by Sidney Olcott, written by Gene Gauntier (who also portrays Virgin Mary), and starring Robert Henderson-Bland as Jesus of Nazareth.
The production was directed principally by Sidney Olcott with assistance from Frank Oakes Rose, a stage manager with Henry J. Pain's Fireworks Company, an entertainment business at Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn, New York.
John Sidney Olcott was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. After making a number of very successful films for the Kalem studio, including "Ben Hur" (1907) with its dramatic chariot race scene, Olcott became the company's president and was rewarded with one share of its stock.
Mar 22, 2021 · 1926, Sidney Olcott left Paramount to sign a contract with Inspiration Pictures. He planned to make films with Richard Barthelmess as the lead. He shot three...
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