Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-19
STORY OF MARSHALL NEILAN,S
LIFE TYPICAL ALGER TALE
Rose From Messenger Boy to
One Of Leading Pro.

wealth of material ne could bav.
found I'm the cnr"er OF this young
man who used 20 be a uewsboy and
messenger and Is now ono Of tho
c""h'rys Iea"Ing mo'ion-picturr d.
'""'oFs anu producers?
T.!ttie has been written about Nci-
lnn'- boyhood. although +, Is oven
NOR" picturesque" than Tie rhoiorlavs
which he direct, for tho scrcsn. II.
has don" l,,lc Of everything aud
nag d"lv.d Into every phase OF llfo
lilo has drunk tn" bitter cup ~ adj
v"rsity even aS ne ROW quaMa the
swc". draugh, OF fanac and prosper
~ i has all contributed 10 thu.
mans amazing grasp ~ life. to hts
"omnrhahlo maturity. is is now only
81.
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the aye Of n. VS. d.iIy.-,rg
pap.rp nud xoi,y 80 ,rboni -.
same ,nc T'b.n D., go J., ,5
TOO nncb ,,,r. ~, b,s 49,,
addition 10 oisr.,.,,y rroa ,o- ~
mind no also di.o.rscd iona for ,ba
bo,r. T., o,bcr ,.o,d, ho de,I,.a
mix 81. usna 80 o.cIac,t
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rounds Ito ,yr,lt ,n,,. he ,,,,
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milk hoi,l.s uu,iI o.,,o,. ,.,n,
me would 20 to srbooI arc, school
Le p.Ldlod his rovy.pancrs
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mess cnIi.uo A-rrr ,yi,b bIs
doubted ,alor, ,or ~. rag. un,,
Is koon lu,cr.s, ~ nil kl,ds -, mo.
charics For q period ~ .hroa vna-s
IN" studied mechanical engineering Al
night While no workcd In tho dav
'.Tc Even now ha VIII eli you in
all seriousness .Ent his A. milton ha,
always been 80 =" 70 the Boston
ScE"ol of To huolosv and become an
"ns.ne"r and that aft.r h" had made
pictures years longer he VII! pult
ia" eam'rN and enroll "a a studeu.
IS SUDDEN, IN Boston Tech"
Iheh me w"ud"r!ust carried him
a"aE ana b" MI N" road for gypsy
nat 'Hf"tHd me United states.
"1c ''''e OF "vNry'h!nS and
.tH.'' !" "a! 'h"' ne Washed
waS = n.rhanic for vim" with tho
itio "%' ". ,I q" ,I. @ 3,.y hH.,
I,,, .I'.
As ,o.,l, ?, his .,,,a
hood <c,Ior nm. -, on,,,.c. ,,.i,h
ali Kinds y, n.on,o ~ .,,,. 80
environment u. rs hrourb, 49,
fun o.pcrgoncc ,ln,r 10y a.. 90,
t.r,csran, scrgi,|yn ,.rsor,i,,,. =,
making az ,nn,icr ,ir,rr.. ~,
ars, ,Iror-, vo-. US ne 49,
nil. leading man for m. o,d 49,,
romuan~ Ana +, good ora 10 80
too. h..n!sor1. and Icbon,ir IIo aign
wro.. .ccu,uio. ara h.r.r,n 90,
sIs.an, d,-.r,o- A-,.r ,c.,,
tho American Film 90 I.ptv.-.,I
ana niccraph ne ro,urnad "a E.ia,n
as general m.naro- ard b.sa a.
rccter. 4, mis- lin. h. van orlv
20 Years old! Talk abou, vour hny
protisIes
IIn> Directed Stnr,
I After having sIcccssfulIv Si-.cA.a
/ Mary pickford in .Dnhac,a "a, Su,,,.-
brook Farm. s,eun N.rI. g." "D.dd,
Long L.rs" Anita S,Dwar. =, IN
oic teD,ucly''. Hi.rcho Swcc. IN
The I'npardonah!a sin" Elsie FER
I cusou. Margueri,. Clarke and MANY
. other ecintillan, Stars h. hncarn. am
T irdrpcnGcnc produrer I'm Scn,emh.r
1919
Nn n-oducad .urh hri1,g,,, cue
cosacs as Go and Go, II" 'pir,y"
Bob Hampton Of Placer" John Bar
rymorc. TN The Lotus Eater. Zen
rod" Fools First" and Minnie"
/ Nci!an has now formed a produc-
/ Picture. corpora,ion which rtyos