W. H. Clune
W. H. Clune | |
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| Born | William H. Clune August 18, 1862 |
| Died | October 18, 1927 (aged 65) |
| Occupations | Property developer, theatre and studio owner, and film producer |
William H. Clune (August 18, 1862 – October 18, 1927)[1] was an American railroad property developer, film exchange and then theater chain owner, film studio owner, and film producer.
Career
Born in Hannibal, Missouri,[1] Clune owned a chain of theaters in Southern California.[2] He launched his studio in 1915.[3] His film productions were based on novels.[4] His first production was 1916's Ramona.[5]
He played hardball with competitors.[6] He came into dispute with Nell Shipman over their film projects together.[7]
He died in Los Angeles, two months past his 65th birthday.[1] He is buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in a crypt.
Clune was an investor in Epoch Film Producing Corp.[8] The Birth of a Nation, originally released as The Clansman in February 1915, had its world premiere at Clune's Auditorium on Pershing Square in the Core of Los Angeles.[9]
Filmography
- Ramona (1916), based the book Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson about life in California's early days[10]
- The Eyes of the World (1917), filmed in Redlands, California, adapted from the Harold Bell Wright's novel The Eyes of the World
- From Manger to Cross
- A Bear, a Boy and a Dog by Nell Shipman[11]
- The Girl From God's Country (1920)[12]
Theaters
The following theaters (in Los Angeles unless otherwise noted) were part of Clune's movie theater chain:
- Clune's Downtown (1909–1914), 453 South Main Street[13]
- Clune's Exclusive (1909), 547 S. Broadway[14]
- Clune's Broadway (1910), 528 S. Broadway[15]
- Clune's Pasadena (1911), 61 W. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena[16]
- Clune's Auditorium (1910s), 5th and Olive[17]
References
- ^ a b c "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Los Angeles Herald 26 December 1916 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "The Editor". May 9, 1915 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Los Angeles Herald 26 June 1915 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Ramona (1916) - Notes - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015.
- ^ Jura, Jean-Jacques; II, Rodney Norman Bardin (13 August 2015). Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio. McFarland. ISBN 9781476609010 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Nell Shipman – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ lmharnisch (9 February 2012). "Over Protests of Racism, 'The Clansman' Opens in Los Angeles".
- ^ "Motography". May 9, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ Bean, Jennifer M.; Negra, Diane (21 November 2002). A Feminist Reader in Early Cinema. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822329999 – via Google Books.
- ^ "MSS 81 154". digital.boisestate.edu.
- ^ Michelson, Alan. "Clune's Theatre, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA (1909-1909) demolished". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
- ^ Roe, Ken. "Shell Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "Clune's Broadway Theater Opens Monday". Los Angeles Times. October 9, 1910. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Early Views of Pasadena". Water and Power Associates. p. 7. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
- ^ Vogel, Joe. "Clune's Auditorium". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
External links
- W. H. Clune at IMDb
- W. H. Clune at the TCM Movie Database
- William H. Clune at Find a Grave
- "Unsung Film Pioneer: William H. Clune; theater and film producer" Archived 2019-09-04 at the Wayback Machine from Hollywoodland
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