Penrhyn Stanlaws
Illustration — Talking to Joseph Kilgour on the set of At the End of the World • Illustration — Penrhyn Stanlaws behind the cinematographer directing At the End of the World (1921) Penrhyn Stanley Adamson, known as Penrhyn Stanlaws, (March 19, 1877 – May 20, 1957) was a cover artist and film director. Sydney Adamson, who also became an illustrator, was his older brother.
Also recorded as Penrhyn Stanley Adamson · Penryhn Stanlaws · Penrhyn Stanley Adamson Stanlaws · Penryhn Stanley Adamson
Penrhyn Stanlaws
Paramount Pictures · Inez and Helen Klumph (1922), Screen Acting: Its Requirements and Rewards, New York: Falk Publishing Co., on the Internet Archive · Public domain
- Born
- 1877 · Dundee.
- Died
- 1957 · Los Angeles.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter · film director
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Career
He was born in Dundee, Scotland. • Illustration — Sketch of Marion Davies • Illustration — Leila Hyams magazine cover illustration A successful cover artist, he picked Anna Q. Nilsson to become one of his models. He selected female models who toured by automobile to promote Liberty Loans. Stanlaws organized a syndicate to build the Hotel des Artistes at 1 West 67th with a large penthouse studio. He also planned a resort in Port Washington on Long Island but it was never built. He was a fan of the looks of Madge Bellamy.
Gallery
• Illustration — Olive Thomas nude • Illustration — Penrhyn sketching Betty Compson • Illustration — Cover art for Richard Harding Davis' "The King's Jackal" (1898)
Filmography
• The House That Jazz Built (1921) • At the End of the World (1921) • The Little Minister (1921 film) • Singed Wings (1922) • The Law and the Woman (1922) • Pink Gods (1922)
Self-caricature by Penrhyn Stanlaws.
Penrhyn Stanlaws · New York Daily News, p.10 via https
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Dundee.
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Los Angeles.
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