Barry O'Neil
Barry O'Neil (1865 – 1918) was a film director and writer. His real name was Thomas J. He directed several Thanhouser films including the production company's first two-reeler, Romeo and Juliet. He went on to work for Lubin and then World Film Corporation.
Also recorded as Barry O'neil
Barry O'Neil
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- Name
- Barry O'Neil
- Birth Name
- Thomas J.
- Born
- 24 September 1865
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Died
- 23 March 1918
- Occupation
- * film director
- Full name
- Thomas J. McCarthy.
- Nationality
- United States
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He was born in New York City. O'Neil married actress Nellie Walters. In 1913 O'Neil was elected to The Lambs as a non-resident member. In 1910 and 1911 he filmed adaptations of a couple William Shakespeare plays. In 1915 he filmed a version of McTeague in Death Valley released as Life's Whirlpool. Hamilton was an assistant director to O'Neil.
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• Name — Barry O'Neil • Birth Name — Thomas J. McCarthy • Born — 24 September 1865 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Died — 23 March 1918 • Place of death — New York City, U.S. • Occupation — * film director • screenwriter
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Director
• The Actor's Children (1910) • The Mad Hermit (1910) • Uncle Tom's Cabin • The Writing on the Wall (1910) • The Girl of the Northern Woods (1910) • The Winter's Tale (1910) • St. Elmo (1910) • The Actor's Children (1910) • Romeo and Juliet (1911) • The Old Curiosity Shop (1911) • For the Love of a Girl (1912) • When the Earth Trembled (1913) • The Third Degree (1913) • The Wolf (1914) • The Evangelist (1916), adapted from the 1907 play • Bought (1915) • The Great Ruby (1915) • McTeague, also known as Life's Whirlpool (1916) • A Woman's Way (1916) • Husband and Wife (1916) • The Evangelist (1916) • The Unpardonable Sin • The Weakness of Man • The Revolt • Hidden Scar
Writer
• The Third Degree (1913) • The Lion and the Mouse (1914) • McTeague, also known as Life's Whirlpool (1916)
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- 1.O'NEIL, Barry. www.thanhouser.org.
- 2.Chapter 2 (1909 Into the Film Industry): Barry O'Neil Remembers. www.thanhouser.org.
- 3.Q. David Bowers. Volume 1: Narrative History -Chapter 3 – 1910: Film Production Begins. Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. 1995.
- 4.Vazzana, Eugene Michael. Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. October 12, 2001. 9780786410590.
- 5.O'Neil, Barry | the Lambs, Inc. 6 November 2015.
- 6.Cochran, Peter. Small-Screen Shakespeare. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. October 16, 2014. 9781443869690.
- 7.Koszarski, Richard. Fort Lee: The Film Town (1904-2004). Indiana University Press. March 2, 2005. 9780861969425.
- 8.Koszarski, Richard. An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928. University of California Press. May 4, 1994. 9780520085350.
- 9.World Photographic Publishing Company. The Moving Picture World. October 12, 1916.
- 10.Burnett, Mark Thornton. Edinburgh Companion to Shakespeare and the Arts. 12 October 2011. 9780748649341.
- 11.Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. 8 September 2011. 9783110951943.
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