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John Gorman(1884-1936)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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John Gorman was born on 4 September 1884 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Black Tears (1927), Corruption (1917) and Home Sweet Home (1926). He was married to Vola Vale and Clara Smith Hamon. He died on 2 April 1936.
BornSeptember 4, 1884
DiedApril 2, 1936(51)
BornSeptember 4, 1884
DiedApril 2, 1936(51)
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Known for

Black Tears
  • Director
  • 1927
Corruption (1917)
Corruption
  • Director
  • 1917
Mahlon Hamilton, Lila Leslie, and Vola Vale in Home Sweet Home (1926)
Home Sweet Home
  • Director
  • 1926
Em Gorman in Little Miss Nobody (1916)
Little Miss Nobody
  • Director
  • 1916

Credits

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Director

  • Black Tears
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Mahlon Hamilton, Lila Leslie, and Vola Vale in Home Sweet Home (1926)
    Home Sweet Home
    • Director
    • 1926
  • George Walsh in The Prince of Broadway (1926)
    The Prince of Broadway
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Elliott Dexter, Betty Francisco, Cullen Landis, and Edith Roberts in Wasted Lives (1925)
    Wasted Lives
    • Director
    • 1925
  • The Painted Flapper (1924)
    The Painted Flapper
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Milton Sills in Why Women Remarry (1923)
    Why Women Remarry
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Clara Smith Hamon and John Ince in Fate (1921)
    Fate
    • Director
    • 1921
  • The Butterfly Girl (1921)
    The Butterfly Girl
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Corruption (1917)
    Corruption
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Soul of a Child (1916)
    The Soul of a Child
    • Director (as Jack Gorman)
    • 1916
  • Em Gorman in Little Miss Nobody (1916)
    Little Miss Nobody
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Virginia Fairfax and Grace Lowell in An American Gentleman (1915)
    An American Gentleman
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1915
  • The Little Orphans
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • The Stampede of Fate (1914)
    The Stampede of Fate
    Short
    • Director
    • 1914

Writer

  • Black Tears
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Mahlon Hamilton, Lila Leslie, and Vola Vale in Home Sweet Home (1926)
    Home Sweet Home
    • story
    • 1926
  • George Walsh in The Prince of Broadway (1926)
    The Prince of Broadway
    • play
    • 1926
  • The Butterfly Girl (1921)
    The Butterfly Girl
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • Corruption (1917)
    Corruption
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1917
  • The Love Dope
    Short
    • Writer (as Jack Gorman)
    • 1917
  • The Soul of a Child (1916)
    The Soul of a Child
    • scenario (as Jack Gorman)
    • 1916
  • Em Gorman in Little Miss Nobody (1916)
    Little Miss Nobody
    • scenario
    • 1916

Producer

  • Black Tears
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Milton Sills in Why Women Remarry (1923)
    Why Women Remarry
    • producer
    • 1923
  • The Stampede of Fate (1914)
    The Stampede of Fate
    Short
    • producer
    • 1914

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jack Gorman
  • Born
    • September 4, 1884
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • April 2, 1936
  • Spouses
      Vola ValeDecember 1926 - ? (third)
  • Publicity listings
    • 7 Articles

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    Father of Em Gorman.

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