Parks Jones Explained

Parks Jones
Birth Name:	James Parks Jones
Birth Date:	22 August 1890
Birth Place:	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California, USA
Years Active:	1915-1929
Children:	1

James Parks Jones (1890 – January 11, 1950) was an actor in many silent films in the United States.^[1] His roles included many leading and supporting roles over more than a decade.

He was born in Cincinnati.^[2]

Jones married Myrtle Gonzalez, a Latin American actress, in 1910.^[3] They had one son together, James Parks Jones, Jr. (c. 1911–1970), before divorcing.

Filmography

• The Arab (1915 film) (1915)
• Young Romance (1915 film) (1915)
• The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1916) ^[2]
• Alien Souls (1916)^[4]
• The Lonesome Chap (1917)^[5]
• The Evil Eye (1917)^[6]
• Such a Little Pirate (1918)^[7]
• Sandy (1918 film) (1918)
• The Whispering Chorus (1918)
• Till I Come Back to You (1918)
• Old Wives for New (1918)^[8]
• A Dog's Life (1918), a Charlie Chaplin film
• Shoulder Arms (1918)^[9]
• The Intrusion of Isabel (1919)
• Sunnside (1919), a Chaplin film
• Deliverance (1919)
• The Black Gate (1919)
• Faith (1920)^[2]
• Perils of Paul or the Duchess at Bay, also known as Paul's Peril, (1920)
• The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1920)^[10]
• The Old Nest (1921)
• Hawk of the Hills (1927), a serial
• Salvation Jane (film) (1927)

Notes and References

1. Book: Lentz, Harris M.. Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits 1903-1995: Section I. Actors and actresses. Section II. Directors, producers, and writers. July 29, 1996. McFarland. 9780786402182. Google Books.
2. News: J. Parks Jones. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727191733/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba8269707. dead. July 27, 2019. BFI.
3. Web site: Los Angeles Herald 26 August 1910 — California Digital Newspaper Collection. cdnc.ucr.edu.
4. Book: Connelly, Robert B.. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36. July 29, 1998. December Press. 9780913204368. Google Books.
5. Web site: Billboard. July 29, 1917. Billboard Publications. Google Books.
6. Web site: Motography. July 29, 1916. Google Books.
7. Web site: J. Parks-Jones. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727191157/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba74ce4cb. dead. July 27, 2019. BFI.
8. Book: Reid, John. Films Famous, Fanciful, Frolicsome & Fantastic. April 29, 2006. Lulu.com. 9781411689152. Google Books.
9. Web site: Public Domain Movies |.
10. Book: Hischak, Thomas S.. American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and Their Adaptations. January 10, 2014. McFarland. 9780786492794. Google Books.