Oscar Eagle
Appearance
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Oscar Eagle (January 21, 1861-March 14, 1930) was a director of theatrical productions and films in the United States.[1] He was also an actor.[2]
Eagle was born in Gallipolis, Ohio.[1][3]
He worked for Famous Players and Selig Polyscope film companies.[4]
The New York Public Library has a photo of a young Eagle in costume.[5]
Theater
[edit]- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1904)
- Sometime (1918), director
- The Melting of Molly (1918)[1] (Melting of Molly is a book by Maria Thompson Daviess)
- Wildflower (1923), director
- The Cocoanuts (1925)
- Animal Crackers (1928)
- Houseboat on the Styx (1928)[1] (that fantasy novel A House-Boat on the Styx was published in 1895)
Filmography
[edit]- The Laird's Daughter (1912) producer
- The Miller of Burgundy (1912), producer
- The Girl at the Cupola (1912), extant
- Arabia The Equine Detective (1913)
- Our Mutual Girl (1914)
- The Royal Box (1914)
- The Little Mademoiselle (1915)[6]
- The Dictator (1915)[7]
- The Sins of Society (1915)[6]
- The Cotton King (1915)[6]
- Runaway June
- Fruits of Desire (1916)[6]
- The Frozen Warning (1917)[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Oscar Eagle (Director) | Playbill".
- ^ "OSCAR EAGLE DIES.; Ex-Actor and Musical Comedy Director Stricken In Central Park". The New York Times. March 16, 1930 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Franceschina, John. "Incidental and Dance Music in the American Theatre from 1786 to 1923 Volume 1". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
- ^ "Nickelodeon". January 11, 1915 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Oscar Eagle". NYPL Digital Collections.
- ^ a b c d e "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
- ^ "The Dictator". January 11, 1915 – via memory.loc.gov.