American screenwriter, film director, and silent film actor who was one of the most prominent figures in the early history of cinema.
He spent several years in the Navy after graduating from the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
He worked at MGM, Universal, Metro Pictures, and Pathe during the golden age of Hollywood.
He married Millicent Fisher and had two children.
He directed a Bela Lugosi thriller: Scared to Death.
