Leo D. Maloney Explained

Leo Daniel Maloney
Birth Date:	January 4, 1888
Birth Place:	San Jose, California, U.S.
Death Place:	New York, New York, U.S.
Education:	Santa Clara College
Occupation:	Actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter
Yearsactive:	1911–1929

Leo Daniel Maloney (January 4, 1888  - November 2, 1929) was an American film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter of the silent era.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Leo Daniel Maloney was born on January 4, 1888, in San Jose, California.^{[3] [4] [5]} However some sources state he was born in Santa Rosa, California. He attended Santa Clara College (now Santa Clara University).

He built the "Leo Maloney Studio" in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1911 and 1929. He appeared in many Western films by Selig Company (also known as Selig Polyscope Company).^[6]

He directed 47 films between 1914 and 1929. Maloney's final film was one of the first sound pictures, 1929's Overland Bound. While at a party in Manhattan to celebrate the completion of that picture, Maloney suffered a fatal stroke. His death was probed by police and may have been due to chronic alcoholism.

Filmography

• Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor (1914)
• The Telltale Knife (1914)
• The Hazards of Helen (1914)
• The Man from the East (1914)
• Lass of the Lumberlands (1916)
• The Spitfire of Seville (1919)
• The Fatal Sign (1920)
• The Big Catch (1920)
• A Gamblin' Fool (1920)
• The Grinning Granger (1920)
• One Law for All (1920)
• The Wolverine (1921)
• The Outlaw Express (1926)
• The Blind Trail (1926)
• The High Hand (1926)
• Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed (1927)
• Don Desperado (1927)
• The Man from Hard Pan (1927)
• The Long Loop on the Pecos (1927)
• Border Blackbirds (1927)
• Vultures of the Sea (1928)
• The Black Ace (1928)
• The Apache Raider (1928)
• The Vanishing West (1928)
• The Bronc Stomper (1928)
• Yellow Contraband (1928)
• The Boss of Rustler's Roost (1928)
• .45 Calibre War (1929)
• Overland Bound (1929)
• The Fire Detective (1929)

Notes and References

1. Book: Tetley, Rhea-Frances. Lake Arrowhead. November 1, 2004. Arcadia Publishing. 9780738529189. May 2, 2019. Google Books.
2. Book: Katchmer, George A.. A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. May 20, 2015. McFarland. 9781476609058. May 2, 2019. Google Books.
3. Book: Corneau, Ernest N. . The Hall of Fame of Western Film Stars . 1969 . Christopher Publishing House . 978-0-8158-0124-5 . 71 . en.
4. Book: Vazzana, Eugene Michael . Silent Film Necrology: Births and Deaths of Over 9000 Performers, Directors, Producers, and Other Filmmakers of the Silent Era, Through 1993 . 1995 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-0132-1 . 217 . en.
5. Web site: November 2, 1929 . Death of Film Director Probed by N.Y. Police . 2023-05-02 . . Newspapers.com.
6. Book: Justice, Fred C. . Who's who in the Film World: Being Biographies with Photographic Reproductions of Prominent Men and Women who Through Their Genius and Untiring Energy Have Contributed So Greatly Toward the Upbuilding of the Moving Picture Industry . Smith . Tom R. . 1914 . Film World Publishing Company . 152 . en.