William Parke
William Parke (1873–1941) was an American film director of the silent era.
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William Parke
Thanhouser Company / Pathé Exchange · Cine-Mundial (Jan. - Dec. 1916) on the Internet Archive · Public domain
- Name
- William Parke
- Born
- January 17, 1873
- Birthplace
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
- Died
- July 28, 1941 (aged 68)
- Place of death
- New York City, United States
- Occupation
- Director
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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William Parke (1873–1941) was an American film director of the silent era.
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• Name — William Parke • Born — January 17, 1873 • Birthplace — Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States • Died — July 28, 1941 (aged 68) • Place of death — New York City, United States • Occupation — Director • Years Active — 1915-1924 (film)
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• Prudence the Pirate (1916) • Other People's Money (1916) • The Shine Girl (1916) • The Last of the Carnabys (1917) • Miss Nobody (1917) • The Cigarette Girl (1917) • A Crooked Romance (1917) • The Streets of Illusion (1917) • The Mystery of the Double Cross (1917) • Over the Hill (1917) • Convict 993 (1918) • The Yellow Ticket (1918) • A Woman Who Understood (1920) • The Paliser Case (1920) • Out of the Storm (1920) • Beach of Dreams (1921) • Legally Dead (1923) • The Clean Up (1923) • A Million to Burn (1923)
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