Ella Stuart Carson Explained

Ella Stuart Carson
Birth Name:	Cora Ella Carson
Birth Date:	1880
Birth Place:	Hebron, Indiana, USA
Alma Mater:	Indiana University
Occupation:	Screenwriter, journalist
Years Active:	1917–1921
Spouse:	R. Cecil Smith

Ella Stuart Carson (born Cora Ella Carson) was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood's early silent days.

Biography

Ella was born in Hebron, Indiana, to James Carson and Mary Jane Stuart. She attended the Indiana University intent on becoming a teacher, but afterward, she embarked on a career as a newspaperwoman, working at The Chicago Tribune and The Albuquerque Journal.^{[1] [2]}

By the mid-1910s, she and her husband, R. Cecil Smith, got work writing scripts at Thomas H. Ince's studio.^[3] The pair—who reportedly wrote over 100 screenplays together—filed a trademark in 1920 to have the rest of their screenplays jointly credited to "the R. Cecil Smiths."^[4]

Filmography

• Gilded Lies (1921)^[5]
• The Fighter (1921)^[6]
• Worlds Apart (1921)^[7]
• Broadway and Home (1920)^[8]
• A Fool and His Money (1920)
• What's Your Husband Doing? (1920)^[9]
• The Law of Men (1919)
• The Law of the North (1918)^[10]
• Green Eyes (1918)^[11]
• The Claws of the Hun (1918)^[12]
• His Mother's Boy (1917)^[13]
• Love Letters (1917)
• The Price Mark (1917)

References

1. Book: Motion Picture Studio Directories, 1919 and 1921. Ancestry.com. 1919.
2. Are Hollywood Scenario Writers Lucky?. Screenland.
3. Book: Motion Picture Studio Directory, 1921. Ancestry.com. 1921.
4. Web site: Los Angeles Herald 22 November 1920 — California Digital Newspaper Collection. cdnc.ucr.edu. 2019-03-09.
5. Web site: 18 Aug 1921, 6 - The Chickasha Daily Express at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-03-09.
6. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. 1921. U.S. Government Printing Office. en.
7. Web site: 9 Aug 1921, Page 3 - Arizona Daily Star at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-03-09.
8. Book: Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures. 1920. U.S. Government Printing Office. en.
9. Web site: 1 Dec 1918, 24 - The Anaconda Standard at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-03-09.
10. Web site: 15 Sep 1919, 8 - The Tampa Tribune at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-03-09.
11. Web site: 16 Oct 1919, Page 8 - The Greenville News at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-03-09.
12. Web site: 9 Dec 1918, Page 8 - Muncie Evening Press at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-03-09.
13. Web site: 23 Jun 1919, Page 2 - The Lincoln County News at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-03-09.