- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- May 29, 1874
- Place of Birth
- Sandusky, Ohio, USA
- Died
- March 7, 1956
John Emerson
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.
Filmography
movieEshaet Hob
1960 · Original Story
movieThe Cowboy and the Lady
1938 · Additional Writing
movieSaratoga
1937 · Associate Producer
movieMama Steps Out
1937 · Producer
movieSan Francisco
1936 · Producer
movieThe Girl from Missouri
1934 · Screenplay
movieSocial Register
1934 · Story
movieThe Struggle
1931 · Screenstory
movieEx-Bad Boy
1931 · Writer
movieConspiracy
1930 · Theatre Play
movieThe Fall of Eve
1929 · Story
movieGentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928 · Writer
movieThe Whole Town's Talking
1926 · Theatre Play
movieLearning to Love
1925 · Screenplay
movieThree Miles Out
1924 · Scenario Writer
movieDulcy
1923 · Writer
movieRed Hot Romance
1922 · Screenplay, Story
moviePolly of the Follies
1922 · Writer, Director
movieWoman's Place
1921 · Writer
movieMama's Affair
1921 · Writer
Dangerous Business
movieDangerous Business
1920 · Writer, Producer
movieThe Perfect Woman
1920 · Writer
movieThe Love Expert
1920 · Writer, Producer
movieIn Search of a Sinner
1920 · Writer
movieTwo Weeks
1920 · Writer
movieA Virtuous Vamp
1919 · Writer
movieThe Isle of Conquest
1919 · Writer
movieA Temperamental Wife
1919 · Writer, Producer, Supervisor of Production Resources
movieOh, You Women!
1919 · Director, Writer
movieGetting Mary Married
1919 · Writer
movieUnder the Top
1919 · Story
movieGood-Bye, Bill
1918 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieCome on In
1918 · Director, Writer
movieHit-the-Trail Holliday
1918 · Writer
movieLet's Get a Divorce
1918 · Writer
movieReaching for the Moon
1917 · Director, Writer
movieDown to Earth
1917 · Writer, Director
movieWild and Woolly
1917 · Director
movieIn Again, Out Again
1917 · Director
movieThe Americano
1916 · Director, Writer
movieThe Matrimaniac
1916 · Screenplay
movieLess Than the Dust
1916 · Director
movieThe Social Secretary
1916 · Director, Writer
movieThe Mystery of the Leaping Fish
1916 · Director
movieMacbeth
1916 · Writer, Director
movieThe Flying Torpedo
1916 · Winthrop Clavering
movieHis Picture in the Papers
1916 · Director, Writer
movieOld Heidelberg
1915 · Director, Writer
movieGhosts
1915 · Director
movieThe Failure
1915 · Tom Warder
movieThe Bachelor's Romance
1915 · David Holmes
movieThe Conspiracy
1914 · Winthrop Clavering, Writer
The Grey Sentinel
movieThe Grey Sentinel
1913
Geronimo’s Last Raid
movieGeronimo’s Last Raid
1912 · Director, Writer