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Lawrence McCloskey(1886-1935)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Lawrence McCloskey
Lawrence McCloskey was born on 26 May 1886 in the USA. He was a writer and director, known for His Sweetheart (1917), Pasquale (1916) and The Discarded Woman (1920). He died on 2 May 1935 in the USA.
BornMay 26, 1886
DiedMay 2, 1935(48)
BornMay 26, 1886
DiedMay 2, 1935(48)
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Known for

George Beban in His Sweetheart (1917)
His Sweetheart
  • Writer
  • 1917
Pasquale (1916)
Pasquale
  • Writer
  • 1916
The Discarded Woman (1920)
The Discarded Woman
  • Writer
  • 1920
Lionel Barrymore in The Upheaval (1916)
The Upheaval
  • Writer
  • 1916

Credits

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Writer

  • Slim Shoulders (1922)
    Slim Shoulders
    • scenario
    • 1922
  • Constance Binney in Such a Little Queen (1921)
    Such a Little Queen
    • scenario
    • 1921
  • Billie Burke in The Frisky Mrs. Johnson (1920)
    The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
    • scenario
    • 1920
  • The Discarded Woman (1920)
    The Discarded Woman
    • story "The Hidden Path"
    • scenario
    • 1920
  • Silent Strength (1919)
    Silent Strength
    • story
    • 1919
  • Gladys Leslie in Fortune's Child (1919)
    Fortune's Child
    • story "Beth"
    • 1919
  • Harry T. Morey in The Golden Goal (1918)
    The Golden Goal
    • story
    • 1918
  • Shackled (1918)
    Shackled
    • story
    • 1918
  • Madge Kennedy in Nearly Married (1917)
    Nearly Married
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • Madge Evans and Lew Fields in The Corner Grocer (1917)
    The Corner Grocer
    • scenario
    • 1917
  • Alice Joyce and Harry T. Morey in The Question (1917)
    The Question
    • story
    • 1917
  • Mary Anderson and Antonio Moreno in The Magnificent Meddler (1917)
    The Magnificent Meddler
    • story
    • 1917
  • Pride and the Devil (1917)
    Pride and the Devil
    • story
    • 1917
  • Marian Swayne in The Adventurer (1917)
    The Adventurer
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • George Beban in His Sweetheart (1917)
    His Sweetheart
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1917

Director

  • When Father Interfered
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Virginia Pearson in Impossible Catherine (1919)
    Impossible Catherine
    • titles and inserts photographer
    • 1919

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lawrence S. McCloskey
  • Born
    • May 26, 1886
    • USA
  • Died
    • May 2, 1935
    • USA
  • Children
      Brooks McCloskey
  • Other works
    Story: "Beth" (filmed as Fortune's Child (1919)).
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    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Father of child actor Brooks McCloskey.

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