Charles Giblyn

Charles Giblyn
Giblyn, from an advertisement promoting Fox Film directors, Exhibitors Herald, 1920
Born	(1871-09-06)September 6, 1871 Watertown, New York, U.S.
Died	March 14, 1934(1934-03-14) (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor director producer
Years active	1912-1934

Charles Giblyn (September 6, 1871 – March 14, 1934^[1]) was an American film director and actor of the silent era. He directed nearly 100 films between 1912 and 1927. He also appeared in 23 films between 1914 and 1934. He was one of the founders of the Motion Picture Directors Association.

Beginning in 1914, Giblyn worked with the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company.^[2] Giblyn was the screenwriter for Scandal (1917).^[2] He founded Albion Productions, a film production company, in 1922.

On Broadway, Giblyn acted in The Song of the Sword (1899), Wheels Within Wheels (1899), and The Ambassador (1900).^[3]

Giblyn was born in Watertown, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.^[1]

Selected filmography

• The Battle of Gettysburg (1913)
• By the Sun's Rays (1914)
• The Oubliette (1914)
• The Higher Law (1914)
• Peggy (1916)
• Not My Sister (1916)
• The Vagabond Prince (1916)
• The Price She Paid (1917)
• The Lesson (1917)
• Scandal (1917)
• The Honeymoon (1917)
• Let's Get a Divorce (1918)
• The Studio Girl (1918)
• Just for Tonight (1918)
• A Perfect 36 (1918)
• The Spite Bride (1919)
• Upstairs and Down (1919)
• The Dark Mirror (1920)
• Know Your Men (1921)
• Singing River (1921)
• A Woman's Woman (1922), director and producer^[4]
• The Mountain Woman (1922)
• The Leavenworth Case (1923)
• The Hypocrites (1923)
• The Adventurous Sex (1925)
• Ladies Beware (1927)
• The Wright Idea (1928)
• The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929)
• Woman Trap (1929)
• Playboy of Paris (1930)
• Party Girl (1930)
• Prosperity (1932)

References

1. Ellenberger, Allan R. (May 1, 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-7864-0983-9. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
2. Erickson, Hal. "Charles Giblyn". AllMovie. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
3. "Charles Giblyn". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
4. Sherwood, Robert Emmet (March 2, 2024). "The Best Moving Pictures of 1922-23, Also Who's who in the Movies and the Yearbook of the American Screen".

External links

• Works by or about Charles Giblyn at the Internet Archive
• Charles Giblyn at IMDb
• Charles Giblyn at the Internet Broadway Database
• Charles Giblyn at AllMovie
• Hall, Mordaunt (2011). "Movies: About Charles Giblyn". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
• Charles Giblyn at Find a Grave