Actor
John Emerson
Born 1874 · Sandusky, Ohio, USA
John Emerson (born Clifton Paden; May 29, 1874 – March 7, 1956) was an American stage actor, playwright, producer, and director of silent films (many featuring Douglas Fairbanks). Emerson was married to Anita Loos from June 15, 1919, until his death, and prior to that the couple had worked together as a writing team for motion pictures. They would continue to be credited jointly, even as Loos pursued independent projects.
Directed
Geronimo’s Last Raid
Director · 1912
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
Director · 1916
Wild and Woolly
Director · 1917
Polly of the Follies
Director · 1922
Oh, You Women!
Director · 1919
Good-Bye, Bill
Director · 1918
The Social Secretary
Director · 1916
Reaching for the Moon
Director · 1917
Down to Earth
Director · 1917
The Americano
Director · 1916
His Picture in the Papers
Director · 1916
Old Heidelberg
Director · 1915
Ghosts
Director · 1915
Less Than the Dust
Director · 1916
Macbeth
Director · 1916
In Again, Out Again
Director · 1917
Come on In
Director · 1918
Acting
Writing
Eshaet Hob
Original Story · 1960
The Girl from Missouri
Screenplay · 1934
Under the Top
Story · 1919
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Writer · 1928
The Perfect Woman
Writer · 1920
Red Hot Romance
Screenplay · 1922
Geronimo’s Last Raid
Writer · 1912
Three Miles Out
Scenario Writer · 1924
Mama's Affair
Writer · 1921
The Fall of Eve
Story · 1929
Learning to Love
Screenplay · 1925
The Isle of Conquest
Writer · 1919