Question: Who directed 59 silent films including one based on a novel by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd?

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The Wind (1928 film): The Wind is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.  The movie was adapted by Frances Marion from the novel of the same name written by Dorothy Scarborough.  It features Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson and Montagu Love.  It was one of the last silent films released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and is considered one of the greatest silent films.

Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd: Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (January 31, 1868 – March 18, 1942) was an American author of the early 20th century.  She published at least 10 novels, mostly written for young women.

Cross-dressing in film and television: Cross-dressing in motion pictures began in the early days of the silent films.  Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel brought the tradition of female impersonation in the English music halls when they came to America with Fred Karno's comedy troupe in 1910.  Both Chaplin and Laurel occasionally dressed as women in their films.  Even the beefy American actor Wallace Beery appeared in a series of silent films as a Swedish woman.  The Three Stooges, especially Curly (Jerry Howard), sometimes appeared in drag in their short films.  The tradition has continued for many years, usually played for laughs.  Only in recent years have there been dramatic films in which cross-dressing was included, possibly because of strict censorship of American films until the mid-1960s.  One early exception was the murderer, a transvestite who wears particularly frilly dresses and petticoats, in Alfred Hitchcock's British thriller "Murder! ".

How Could You, Jean?: How Could You, Jean?  is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film, starring Mary Pickford, directed by William Desmond Taylor, and based on a novel by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd.  Casson Ferguson was the male lead; Spottiswoode Aitken and a young ZaSu Pitts had supporting roles.

Franz Seitz Sr.: Franz Seitz Sr. (14 April 1887 – 7 March 1952) was a German film director and screenwriter.  He directed 59 films between 1920 and 1951.  His son Franz Seitz Jr. was a film producer.

Pegeen (film): Pegeen is a 1920 American silent drama film based on the 1915 novel of the same name by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd that was directed by David Smith.  It stars Bessie Love in the title role.  It is not known whether the film currently survives.

Arthur Hoyt: Arthur Hoyt (March 19, 1874 – January 4, 1953) was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 275 films in his 34-year film career, about a third of them silent films.  He was a brother of Harry O. Hoyt.

P. Subramaniam: P. Subramaniam (Malayalam: പി.  സുബ്രഹ്മണ്യം ) was an Indian director and producer of Malayalam films.  Since the mid-1950s he has directed 59 films and has produced 69 films.  His venture Merryland Studio (established 1951) was the second film production studio of Kerala.  The films were produced under the banner of Neela Productions.

William Desmond Taylor: William Desmond Taylor (26 April 1872 – 1 February 1922) was an Irish-born American director and actor.  He was a popular figure in the growing Hollywood motion-picture colony of the 1910s and early 1920s, having directed 59 silent films between 1914 and 1922 and acted in 27 between 1913 and 1915.

Plum Grove Historic House: Plum Grove is a historic house located in Iowa City, United States.  Plum Grove was the retirement home of Gov. Robert Lucas and the childhood home of the author Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd.

Supporting paragraphs: How Could You, Jean? William Desmond Taylor
Answer: William Desmond Taylor