Al Christie
| Al Christie | |
|---|---|
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Christie in a 1920 Robertson-Cole ad | |
| Born |
Alfred Ernest Christie November 24, 1881 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Died |
April 14, 1951 (aged 69) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Other names |
Al E. Christie Albert E. Christie Alfred E. Christie Al E. |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1912–1941 |
| Spouse(s) | Nora Leadbitter |
Alfred Ernest Christie (November 24, 1881 – April 14, 1951) was a Canadian-born motion picture director, producer and screenwriter.
Biography
Alfred Ernest Christie was born November 24, 1881[1] (some sources state 1879), in London, Ontario, Canada. One of a number of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, he began his career in 1909 working for David Horsley's Centaur Film Company in Bayonne, New Jersey.[2]:77 In 1910, Christie began turning out one single-reel, Mutt and Jeff comedy every week.
The following year, Christie moved to Southern California to manage Centaur's West Coast unit, the Nestor Film Company. Nestor established the first permanent movie studio in Hollywood, opening on October 27, 1911. Christie then created a partnership with his brother Charles to form Christie Film Company which lasted until 1933 when the company went into receivership.
Christie died after a lengthy illness. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6771 Hollywood Boulevard.
See also
Selected filmography
- When the Heart Calls (1912)
- Almost a Rescue (1913)
- An Elephant on His Hands (1913)
- Know Thy Wife (1918)
- A Roman Scandal (1919)
- Her Bridal Nightmare (1920)
- So Long Letty (1920)
- Charley's Aunt (1930)
- Going Spanish (1934)
- The Chemist (1936)
- Half a Sinner (1940)
References
- ↑ "Alfred E. Christie 1881–1951". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ↑ Jacobs, Christopher P.; McCaffrey, Donald W. (1999). Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313303456.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al Christie. |
- Works by or about Al Christie at Internet Archive
- Al Christie at the Internet Movie Database
- List of films made by Christie Film Company at IMDB
- "Al Christie". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- Al. E. Christie, The Elements of Situation Comedy, "One of a series of lectures especially prepared for student-members of the Palmer Plan [of Photoplay Writing]." Published 1920.