page_title: Floyd Martin Thornton
hierarchical_section_title: Floyd Martin Thornton
caption_attribution_description: English: Advertisement in the April 16, 1914, edition of the British cinema trade publication Bioscope, for the 1914 silent film, Little Lord Fauntleroy
context_page_description: Floyd Martin Thornton was an American screenwriter and film director, often credited as F. Martin Thornton.
  Born in 1884 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he worked for some years in England. In 1915 he married the British actress Evelyn Boucher at Steyning in West Sussex. They had two sons, both born in England: Edward E. Martin and Paul Mulford Martin. In 1925 he, his wife and two sons left the UK for America, where they all remained for the rest of their lives.
  He died in April 1956 in Orange, California in the USA.
context_section_description: Floyd Martin Thornton (4 November 1884–1 April 1956) was an American screenwriter and film director, often credited as F. Martin Thornton.
  Born in 1884 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he worked for some years in England. In 1915 he married the British actress Evelyn Boucher at Steyning in West Sussex.  They had two sons, both born in England: Edward E. Martin (1916–2010) and Paul Mulford Martin (1921–1994). In 1925 he, his wife and two sons left the UK for America, where they all remained for the rest of their lives.
  He died in April 1956 in Orange, California in the USA.
caption: Poster for * Little Lord Fauntleroy (1914), directed by Thornton
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