American film director
Kenneth Seymour Webb
Born Kenneth Seymour Webb
Died March 6, 1966(1966-03-06) (aged 80) Education Columbia University (BA)Occupation(s) Stage & film director Years active 1910–1938 Spouse(s) Lorraine Frost (maiden; 1897–1993)
Kenneth Seymour Webb (16 October 1885[citation needed New York City – 6 March 1966 Hollywood, California ) was an American film director , screenwriter , and composer noted for directing a number of films in the early age of the American film industry. He helped write the Gay Divorce Samuel Hoffenstein .[ 1]
Selected songs
"You and Me and You" (1919) Kenneth Webb (words)
Roy Webb (music)
Career
Webb, beginning around 1910, became a sketch writer and director for vaudeville stage. In 1913, he began writing scenarios for the Vitagraph Company . From 1918 to 1919, he was a writer and director for Vitagraph . From 1919 to 1938, Webb was a writer and director, first with the Famous Players Film Company , then with Whitman Bennett (a production company) and Associated First National Theatres, Inc. (Bennett's distributor), then Fox Film Corporation , then Whitman Bennett (production company) and United Artists (Bennett's distributor), then Burr & Company, then Pathe , then Lee de Forest , Inspiration Pictures [fr ] , Tiffany Pictures , and then FitzPatrick Pictures . Webb wrote for legitimate stage since 1924. Since 1933, Webb was a radio writer and producer with Batten Barton Durstine & Osborn, Inc. , and since 1953, was its Western editor.
From 1943 to 1943, Webb was a lecturer at New York University of radio writing and production.
Partial filmography
As director
Education
Webb attended The Collegiate School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan . He went on to study at Columbia University , earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1906.[ 2] [ 3]
Professional and fraternal associations
Family
Kenneth Webb was one of children born to the marriage of William Edward Webb (1844–1915) and Juliette Seymour Bell (1863–1930).[ 5] Lorraine Frost (maiden; 1897–1993) in Manhattan, New York .[ 6] Roy Webb , also composer and film director,[ 7]
References
^ The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary (4th ed.), compiled for the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers – by Jacques Cattell Press , New York : R.R. Bowker Co. (1980)^ Rhodes, Gary D. (2001). White Zombie: Anatomy of a Horror Film ISBN 978-0-7864-2762-8 . Retrieved 4 December 2017 . ^ A History Of Columbia College On Morningside {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: others (link )^ "The Lambs" . the-lambs.org . The Lambs, Inc. (Member Roster). Retrieved November 24, 2021 .^ The Heroes of the American Revolution and Their Descendants: Battle of Long Island ,Genealogical Society of Utah (2001), pps. 161–162; OCLC 866036044 ^ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829–1940" (database), FamilySearch , March 20, 2015, "Kenneth Webb" and "Lorraine Frost", September 20, 1920; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York , New York City Municipal Archives NYC Marriage Certificate No. 28772
FHL microfilm (GS No.) 1643956
FHL microfilm number was formerly known as a GS film number (GS = Genealogical Society of Utah ) (registration/login for FamilySearch may be required, but is free)^ The Encyclopedia of Film Composers ,Rowman & Littlefield (2015); pps. 708–708; OCLC 934688063
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