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(6 November 1882, Newport, Rhode
Island - 19 November 1924, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California)
 Thomas
Harper Ince was a giant in the early days of silent films.
He began directing shorts in 1911 and was particularly known for his
Westerns, many starring cowboy star William S. Hart.
After 1916 he focused mostly on producing and supervising. He was a
partner with D.W. Griffith and Mack Sennett in the Triangle Film
Corporation, built the Culver City studios which later became the
legendary home of MGM, and developed many of the production and
business techniques which grew into the Hollywood studio system.
Ince is also known for his untimely 1924 death aboard the yacht of
William Randolph Hearst; officially he died of heart trouble, but
Hollywood rumor of the time suggested he had been shot by Hearst in
a dispute over actress Marion Davies. |
