Tefft Johnson

Tefft Johnson  foi un actor, direutor y guionista cinematográficu d'Estaos Xuníos, activu na dómina del cine mudu. A lo llargo de la so carrera actuó nun total de 131 filmes ente 1909 y 1926.

 Biografía 
El so nome completu yera William Tefft Johnson, Jr., y nació en Washington, D.C., siendo los sos padres William Tefft Johnson y Anne Wheeler Johnson."Obituariu." Washington Post. 24 d'ochobre de 1940. Tenía dos hermanes y un hermanu. El so padre, militar y capellán, sirviera nel Exércitu de la Xunión na Guerra de Secesión, resultando mancáu na Batalla de Chancellorsville."Death of William T. Johnson." Washington Post. 16 de xineru de 1898.

Johnson yá yera actor, viaxando a lo llargo de los Estaos Xuníos, a los 15 años d'edá. El so padre finó en 1898, y la so madre en 1926. Ésta había-y desheredáu en gran parte, polo que Johnson presentó en 1927 una demanda pa recibir un terciu del heriedu, anque en 1930 un tribunal de equidad tornó la mesma."Son Petitions Court to Take Over Ta." Washington Post. November 11, 1927; "Plea for Property Denied to Brother." Washington Post. May 10, 1930.

Tres una llarga carrera teatral, Johnson entró na compañía cinematográfica Edison Studios, pasando en 1911 a Vitagraph Studios.Slide, Anthony and Gevinson, Alan. The Big V: A History of the Vitagraph Company. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1987, p. 143. Esi mesmu añu rodó una versión de Vanity Fair colos actores John Bunny, Leo Delaney, Rose Tapley y Helen Gardner. En 1912 actuó nel filme Henry VIII, encarnando al Cardenal Thomas Wolsey, actuando xunto a Clara Kimball Young, Julia Swayne Gordon y Hal Reid.Rothwell, Kenneth S. and Winograd, Annabelle. Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1990, p. 2. Tando en Vitagraph, Johnson aportó a direutor, rodando más de 50 películes, ente elles munches de les comedies de la serie "Sonny Jim", relatives a les andances d'un neñu traviesu. Amás, Johnson escribió otros trés filmes.

En 1932 posó como George Washington en dos causes. La primera d'elles foi un posáu pa l'artista Hattie Elizabeth Burdette, llevando Jonson un mandil masón y la mesma xoya qu'utilizara Washington. La siella qu'apaecía na pintura tamién perteneciera a Washington, y el pedestal y ropaje de fondu a la Loxa Alexandria-Washington (a la cual Washington perteneciera). La pintura foi utilizada con motivu del Bicentenariu de Washington en 1932.Brown, William Adrian. History of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, 1922-1974: Half Century of Construction. Washington, D.C.: George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, 1980, p. 27. Na segunda ocasión, el 17 de setiembre de 1932, encarnó a Washington mientres una reconstrucción del Presidente nel Capitoliu de los Estaos Xuníos, siendo la mesma filmada pola comisión del Bicentenariu de Washington."Parade of Masons to Preciede Capitol Stone Rites Today." Washington Post. 17 de setiembre de 1932.

Tefft Johnson finó en 1956.

 Filmografía 
 Actor 

 1909 : Ethel's Luncheon
 1909 : The Little Sister
 1910 : Twelfth Night
 1910 : Saved by the Flag
 1911 : A Tale of Two Cities
 1911 : For His Sake; or, The Winning of the Stepchildren
 1911 : Hungry Hearts; or, The Children of Social Favorites
 1911 : The Welcome of the Unwelcome
 1911 : Prejudice of Pierre Marie
 1911 : A Quaker Mother
 1911 : Courage of Sorts
 1911 : The Sky Pilot
 1911 : The One Hundred Dollar Bill
 1911 : Billy the Kid
 1911 : In the Arctic Night
 1911 : Man to Man
 1911 : My Old Dutch
 1911 : Foraging
 1911 : The Child Crusoes
 1911 : Beyond the Law
 1911 : His Sister's Children
 1911 : The Ninety and Nine
 1911 : The Mate of the 'John M'
 1911 : The Missing Will
 1911 : Captain Barnacle, Diplomat
 1911 : Madge of the Mountains
 1911 : Auld Lang Syne
 1911 : Arbutus
 1911 : Wisteria Memories
 1911 : A Slight Mistake
 1911 : Vanity Fair
 1911 : Fires of Driftwood
 1911 : The Younger Brother
 1911 : Testing His Courage
 1911 : A Doubly Desired Orphan
 1912 : A Romance of Wall Street
 1912 : How Tommy Saved His Father
 1912 : Willie's Sister
 1912 : Father and Son
 1912 : Love Finds the Way
 1912 : The Chocolate Revolver
 1912 : Cardinal Wolsey

 1912 : The Seventh Son
 1912 : Captain Jenks' Diplomacy
 1912 : The Cave Man
 1912 : The Victoria Cross
 1912 : Old Love Letters
 1912 : The Serpents
 1912 : The Lady of the Lake
 1912 : On Her Wedding Day
 1912 : Yellow Bird
 1912 : The Light That Failed
 1912 : Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
 1912 : Fate's Awful Jest
 1912 : The Light of St. Bernard
 1912 : The Miracle
 1912 : The Heart of Esmeralda
 1912 : Written in the Sand
 1912 : Coronets and Hearts
 1912 : The Hindoo Curse
 1912 : As You Like It
 1912 : The Mills of the Gods
 1912 : His Official Appointment
 1912 : Una of the Sierres
 1912 : Darktown Duel
 1912 : Wild Pat
 1912 : A Leap Year Proposal
 1912 : A Marriage of Convenience
 1913 : The Adventures of the Counterfeit Bills
 1913 : The Little Minister
 1913 : When Bobby Forgot
 1913 : The Old Guard
 1913 : A Heart of the Forest
 1913 : Put Yourself in Their Place
 1913 : The Strength of Men
 1913 : The Midget's Romance
 1913 : Captain Mary Brown
 1913 : Vampire of the Desert
 1913 : The Still Voice
 1913 : Cutey Tries Reporting
 1913 : Does Advertising Pay?
 1913 : The Coming of Gretchen
 1913 : The Lion's Bride
 1913 : Roughing the Cub
 1913 : The Line-Up

 1913 : Playing the Pipers
 1913 : The Tiger
 1913 : The Lost Millionaire
 1913 : The Race
 1913 : Luella's Love Story
 1913 : The Sale of a Heart
 1913 : A Christmas Story
 1913 : The Spirit of Christmas
 1914 : Sonny Jim in Search of a Mother
 1914 : The Idler
 1914 : The Hall-Room Rivals
 1914 : 'Fraid Cat
 1914 : An Easter Lily
 1914 : Sonny Jim at the North Pole
 1914 : His Last Call
 1914 : Buddy's First Call
 1914 : The Bear Facts
 1914 : The Circus and the Boy
 1914 : The Little Captain
 1914 : The House On the Hill
 1914 : The Reward of Thrift
 1914 : The Heart of Sunny Jim
 1914 : The Cave Dwellers
 1914 : A Cause for Thanksgiving
 1914 : The Knight Before Christmas
 1915 : Chiefly Concerning Males
 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Valentine
 1915 : When a Feller's Nose Is Out of Joint
 1915 : Sonny Jim at the Mardi Gras
 1915 : The Battle Cry of Peace
 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Amusement Company, Ltd.
 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Great American Game
 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Family Party
 1915 : One Plus One Equals One
 1915 : Sonny Jim's First Love Affair
 1915 : The Faith of Sonny Jim
 1916 : Betty, the Boy and the Bird
 1918 : The Panther Woman
 1919 : The Love Defender
 1926 : The New Klondike
 1926 : Striving for Fortune

 Direutor 

 1911 : For His Sake; or, The Winning of the Stepchildren
 1912 : Love Finds the Way
 1913 : A Christmas Story
 1913 : The Spirit of Christmas
 1914 : Buddy's Downfall
 1914 : Marrying Sue
 1914 : Sonny Jim in Search of a Mother
 1914 : The Drudge
 1914 : The Idler
 1914 : The Hall-Room Rivals
 1914 : 'Fraid Cat
 1914 : An Easter Lily
 1914 : Sonny Jim at the North Pole
 1914 : His Last Call
 1914 : Buddy's First Call
 1914 : The Bear Facts
 1914 : The Circus and the Boy
 1914 : The Little Captain

 1914 : The House On the Hill
 1914 : The Reward of Thrift
 1914 : The Heart of Sunny Jim
 1914 : The Cave Dwellers
 1914 : A Cause for Thanksgiving
 1914 : The Locked Door
 1914 : C.O.D.
 1914 : The Knight Before Christmas
 1915 : The Park Honeymooners
 1915 : Chiefly Concerning Males
 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Valentine
 1915 : When a Feller's Nose Is Out of Joint
 1915 : Sonny Jim at the Mardi Gras
 1915 : The White and Black Snowball
 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Amusement Company, Ltd.
 1915 : The Turn of the Road
 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Great American Game

 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Family Party
 1915 : One Plus One Equals One
 1915 : Sonny Jim's First Love Affair
 1915 : The Faith of Sonny Jim
 1916 : She Left Without Her Trunks
 1916 : Who Killed Joe Merrion?
 1916 : Betty, the Boy and the Bird
 1916 : The Writing on the Wall
 1917 : Love's Law
 1918 : The Love Nest
 1919 : The Love Defender
 1919 : Love and the Woman
 1919 : Home Wanted
 1921 : Wanted, a Girl!

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Categoría:Actores y actrices de cine mudu
Categoría:Direutores de cine d'Estaos Xuníos
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Categoría:Persones de Washington D. C.