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William Lord Wright(1879-1947)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Producer
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In 1917, Wright went from the newspaper field into writing silent films for the Selig Company. He later joined Pathe and for a while headed Universal Studios scenario department. Wright also authored "Photoplay Writing" which was used as a supplementary text in New York Institute of Photography. Wright suffered from poor health a number of years before passing away.
BornNovember 14, 1879
DiedApril 21, 1947(67)
BornNovember 14, 1879
DiedApril 21, 1947(67)
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Known for

Joe Bonomo and Minnie The Elephant in The Great Circus Mystery (1925)
The Great Circus Mystery
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1925
Hayden Stevenson in Blake of Scotland Yard (1927)
Blake of Scotland Yard
  • Writer
  • 1927
Frank Merrill and Lillian Worth in Tarzan the Tiger (1929)
Tarzan the Tiger
5.2
  • Producer
  • 1929
Hoofbeats of Vengeance
  • Writer
  • 1928

Credits

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Writer



  • Tim McCoy in The Indians Are Coming (1930)
    The Indians Are Coming
    5.7
    • supervisor
    • 1930
  • Helen Foster and Rex in The Harvest of Hate (1929)
    The Harvest of Hate
    • story
    • 1929
  • Hoofbeats of Vengeance
    • story
    • 1928
  • Ethlyne Clair and William Desmond in The Vanishing Rider (1928)
    The Vanishing Rider
    5.3
    • original story
    • 1928
  • Hayden Stevenson in Blake of Scotland Yard (1927)
    Blake of Scotland Yard
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Elsa Benham and Edmund Cobb in Fighting with Buffalo Bill (1926)
    Fighting with Buffalo Bill
    • adaptation
    • 1926
  • William Desmond, Mary McAllister, and Albert J. Smith in The Ace of Spades (1925)
    The Ace of Spades
    5.1
    • story
    • 1925
  • Joe Bonomo, Eva Gordon, and Margaret Quimby in Perils of the Wild (1925)
    Perils of the Wild
    5.1
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • Joe Bonomo and Minnie The Elephant in The Great Circus Mystery (1925)
    The Great Circus Mystery
    5.2
    • story
    • 1925
  • The Run on Percy (1915)
    The Run on Percy
    Short
    • story
    • 1915
  • Landing the Hose Reel (1915)
    Landing the Hose Reel
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915

Additional Crew



  • Baby Jewels
    Short
    • supervisor (as Lord. William)
    • 1937
  • Julie Bishop and Buster Crabbe in Tarzan the Fearless (1933)
    Tarzan the Fearless
    4.8
    • screen play supervisor (as Wm. Lord Wright)
    • 1933
  • The Ridin' Demon (1929)
    The Ridin' Demon
    • supervisor
    • 1929
  • Derelys Perdue and Ted Wells in The Smiling Terror (1929)
    The Smiling Terror
    • supervisor
    • 1929
  • Tom London, William Malan, and Ted Wells in The Border Wildcat (1929)
    The Border Wildcat
    • supervisor
    • 1929
  • Ted Wells in Grit Wins (1929)
    Grit Wins
    • supervisor
    • 1929
  • Sally Blane and Bill Cody in Wolves of the City (1929)
    Wolves of the City
    • supervisor
    • 1929
  • Bill Cody and Duane Thompson in The Price of Fear (1928)
    The Price of Fear
    • supervisor
    • 1928
  • Ted Wells in The Crimson Canyon (1928)
    The Crimson Canyon
    • supervisor
    • 1928

Producer



  • Frank Merrill and Lillian Worth in Tarzan the Tiger (1929)
    Tarzan the Tiger
    5.2
    • supervising producer
    • 1929
  • David Dunbar, Jack Perrin, Barbara Worth, and Rex in Plunging Hoofs (1929)
    Plunging Hoofs
    • producer
    • 1929
  • Bill Cody, George Hackathorne, and Duane Thompson in The Tip Off (1929)
    The Tip Off
    • producer
    • 1929
  • Ted Wells and Leo White in Born to the Saddle (1929)
    Born to the Saddle
    • producer
    • 1929
  • Art Acord in The White Horseman (1921)
    The White Horseman
    • producer
    • 1921

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Lord. William
  • Born
    • November 14, 1879
    • Bellefontaine, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • April 21, 1947
    • Hollywood, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Wright eventually became one of Universal's top writers, pulling double duty as an executive in its serial department.

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