Lamar Johnstone Explained

Lamar Johnstone
Birth Date:March 15, 1884
Birth Place:Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Yearsactive:1911-1919
Birthname:Edward Lamar Johnstone
Othername:Lamar Johnson or Lamar Johnston
Occupation:Actor

Edward Lamar Johnstone (March 15, 1884 – May 21, 1919) was an American silent film actor and director.

Biography

Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Johnstone starred in 82 films as an actor between 1911 and his death in 1919. He often starred alongside Dorothy Gibson, an actress who survived the sinking of the Titanic.

Johnstone directed three films; one in 1913 called Truth in the Wilderness, starring Charlotte Burton, The Turning Point (1914), and The Unforgiven (1915). In the 1916 serial Secret of the Submarine, Johnstone got to fly Juanita Hansen in a Curtiss Model D pusher biplane.[1]

Death

Johnstone died on May 21, 1919, in Palm Springs, California, his cause of death was heart attack.

Filmography

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1912Robin HoodGuy of GisbourneShort
1913The Lady KillerAdolph - the Lady Killer
SaphoShort, uncredited, lost film
Through a TelescopeShort
1916Ben BlairScott Winthrop
The Secret of the SubmarineGerald MortonLost film
The Tongues of MenDr. Lyn Fanshawe (as Lamar Johnson)
1918That Devil, BateeseMartin Stuart
The Girl of My DreamsKenneth Stewart (as Lamar Johnston)
1919Diane of the Green VanCarl Granberry
The Sheriff's SonBrad Charltonrelease posthumously
The Spite BrideArthur Derford (as Lamar Johnston)
Wolves of the NightBurton Mortimer (as Lamar Johnson)
The Lone Star RangerJeff LawsonLost film, release posthumously

As director

YearTitleNotes
1913Truth in the Wilderness
1914The Turning Point
1915The Unforgiven

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Notes and References

  1. Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum c. 1953 page 121