Carlton S. King
actor, director, writer
- Born:
- 1881-12-15, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died:
- 1932-07-06, Glendale, California, USA
- Professions:
- actor, director, writer
Biography
Born under the gaslight of St. Louis on December 15, 1881, Carlton S. King traded the Mississippi river breeze for the flicker of silver nitrate, carving a silent-era niche as both the man in front of the lens and the mind behind it. Between 1915 and 1916 he steered three one-reel storms—*The Way Back*, *Just a Song at Twilight*, and *Tempest and Sunshine*—onto screens still thirsty for moving shadows. Off-set, he claimed Nettie Nash as his lifelong scene partner. The final curtain fell on July 6, 1932, in Glendale, California, where the Pacific sunset closed his personal reel at fifty.
Filmography
In the vault (11)
