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Katherine Hilliker(1885-1965)

  • Writer
  • Editor
  • Editorial Department
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Katherine Hilliker was born on 25 April 1885 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. She was a writer and editor, known for Sunrise (1927), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and Kivalina of the Ice Lands (1925). She was married to H.H. Caldwell, Douglas (Bill) Hilliker and Douglas H. "Bill" Hilliker. She died on 6 December 1965 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
BornApril 25, 1885
DiedDecember 6, 1965(80)
BornApril 25, 1885
DiedDecember 6, 1965(80)
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Known for

Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, and George O'Brien in Sunrise (1927)
Sunrise
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1927
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
8.0
  • Additional Crew
  • 1920
Kivalina of the Ice Lands (1925)
Kivalina of the Ice Lands
4.5
  • Writer
  • 1925
Ramon Novarro in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.8
  • Writer(as Katharine Hilliker)
  • 1925

Credits

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Writer

  • City Girl (1930)
    City Girl
    7.7
    • titles
    • 1930
  • Janet Gaynor and Charles Morton in Christina (1929)
    Christina
    4.8
    • titles
    • 1929
  • Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Lucky Star (1929)
    Lucky Star
    7.6
    • titles
    • 1929
  • Josephine Dunn, Earle Foxe, and Dorothy Jordan in Black Magic (1929)
    Black Magic
    • titles
    • 1929
  • John Barrymore and Camilla Horn in Eternal Love (1929)
    Eternal Love
    6.7
    • titles
    • 1929
  • Ronald Colman and Lili Damita in The Rescue (1929)
    The Rescue
    6.8
    • titles
    • 1929
  • Vilma Bánky in The Awakening (1928)
    The Awakening
    5.2
    • adaptation
    • 1928
  • Dolores Del Río and Don Alvarado in No Other Woman (1928)
    No Other Woman
    • titles
    • 1928
  • Francis X. Bushman Jr., James Hall, Margaret Mann, George Meeker, and Charles Morton in Four Sons (1928)
    Four Sons
    7.2
    • titles (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Walter Pidgeon in The Gateway of the Moon (1928)
    The Gateway of the Moon
    • titles
    • 1928
  • Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, and George O'Brien in Sunrise (1927)
    Sunrise
    8.1
    • titles
    • 1927
  • Dolores Del Río and Don Alvarado in The Loves of Carmen (1927)
    The Loves of Carmen
    6.0
    • titles
    • 1927
  • Belle Bennett and Philippe De Lacy in Mother Machree (1927)
    Mother Machree
    5.5
    • titles (as Katharine Hilliker)
    • 1927
  • Gladys Brockwell, Charles Farrell, Janet Gaynor, and Albert Gran in 7th Heaven (1927)
    7th Heaven
    7.5
    • edited by
    • titled by
    • 1927
  • The Music Master (1927)
    The Music Master
    • titles
    • 1927

Editor

  • City Girl (1930)
    City Girl
    7.7
    • Editor
    • 1930
  • Janet Gaynor and Charles Morton in Christina (1929)
    Christina
    4.8
    • Editor
    • 1929
  • Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Lucky Star (1929)
    Lucky Star
    7.6
    • Editor
    • 1929
  • Josephine Dunn, Earle Foxe, and Dorothy Jordan in Black Magic (1929)
    Black Magic
    • Editor
    • 1929
  • Ronald Colman and Lili Damita in The Rescue (1929)
    The Rescue
    6.8
    • Editor
    • 1929
  • Vilma Bánky in The Awakening (1928)
    The Awakening
    5.2
    • Editor
    • 1928
  • Dolores Del Río and Don Alvarado in The Loves of Carmen (1927)
    The Loves of Carmen
    6.0
    • Editor
    • 1927
  • Belle Bennett and Philippe De Lacy in Mother Machree (1927)
    Mother Machree
    5.5
    • edited by (as Katharine Hilliker)
    • 1927
  • Kivalina of the Ice Lands (1925)
    Kivalina of the Ice Lands
    4.5
    • Editor
    • 1925
  • Boris Karloff, Dorothy Devore, and Herbert Rawlinson in The Prairie Wife (1925)
    The Prairie Wife
    • Editor
    • 1925
  • Antonio Moreno and House Peters in Lost and Found on a South Sea Island (1923)
    Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
    4.0
    • Editor
    • 1923

Editorial Department

  • Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
    Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
    7.3
    • supporting editor (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Janet Gaynor in Street Angel (1928)
    Street Angel
    7.2
    • production editor (as Katharine Hilliker)
    • 1928
  • Francis X. Bushman Jr., James Hall, Margaret Mann, George Meeker, and Charles Morton in Four Sons (1928)
    Four Sons
    7.2
    • production editor (as Katharine Hilliker)
    • 1928
  • The Glorious Adventure (1922)
    The Glorious Adventure
    6.0
    • production editor
    • 1922
  • Love's Penalty (1921)
    Love's Penalty
    • editor: recut version
    • 1921

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Belle Hilliker
  • Born
    • April 25, 1885
    • Tacoma, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • December 6, 1965
    • Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA(cardiovascular disease)
  • Spouses
      H.H. CaldwellMay 28, 1921 - April 27, 1939 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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