Leighton Osmun | |
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| Born | Leighton Graves Osmun December 13, 1880
Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 1928 (aged 47)
La Jolla, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1916–1923 |
| Spouses | Harriet Scholl (divorced)
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Leighton Graves Osmun (December 13, 1880 – June 12, 1928) was an American screenwriter, playwright, and author who was active during Hollywood's silent era. [1] He often collaborated with fellow screenwriter Beatrice deMille. [2] [3]
Biography
Leighton was born in Newark, New Jersey, to banker J. Allen Osmun and Mary Graves. [4]
In 1916, while living in Los Angeles and working as a writer, Leighton briefly disappeared after divorcing his first wife, Harriet Scholl, and marrying his second wife, Lula Dix Drummond. [4] He and Lula had a daughter, Sarah, together; she would go on to marry William Ince, son of director Thomas H. Ince. [5]
In the summer of 1929, he suffered a heart attack and died after rescuing a child who was in danger of drowning at a beach in La Jolla, California. He was 48 years old. [6] [7] [8] He was survived by his second wife, Dix, and his daughter, Sarah.
Selected filmography
- East Side - West Side (1923)
- The Woman Game (1920)
- The Fortune Teller (1920)
- The Clutch of Circumstance (1918)
- Treasure of the Sea (1918)
- The Claim (1918)
- The Devil-Stone (1917)
- Forbidden Paths (1917)
- The Inner Shrine (1917)
- The Jaguar's Claws (1917)
- Unconquered (1917)
- Sacrifice (1917)
- Castles for Two (1917)
- Betty to the Rescue (1917)
- The Years of the Locust (1916)
- The Heir to the Hoorah (1916)
- The Storm (1916)
- Each Pearl a Tear (1916)
References
- ^ "Whittier Man Is Success as Author". The Whittier News. 17 Jul 1920. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1917.
- ^ "Osmun with Metro". The Charlotte News. 30 Mar 1918. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ a b "Alimony Trail Proves Devious". The Los Angeles Times. 2 Mar 1916. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Bride to Reside in London". The Los Angeles Times. 11 Jun 1937. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Community Players Are Asked to Premiere in Our City". Santa Ana Register. 11 Oct 1930. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Author Expires, Dies on Beach". Reno Gazette-Journal. 14 Jun 1929. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Dies Following Rescue of Friend". The Herald. 20 Jun 1929. Retrieved 2020-03-25.