Biography
Frank John Urson (March 21, 1887 β August 17, 1928) was an American silent film director and cinematographer from Chicago, Illinois. Originally a photographer, he moved on to cinematography and film directing for the Thanhouser Company in New Rochelle, New York. He is also credited with acting in one film, Her Gallant Knights, which starred William Garwood in 1913. Urson directed Changing Husbands. He is perhaps best known for his 1927 film Chicago, produced by Cecil B. DeMille. He was born on March 21, 1887, in Chicago, Illinois. Urson died on August 17, 1928, at age 41 from drowning in Indian Lake, Michigan.
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Filmography
all 26
Movies 26
Director 16
Writer 2
Assistant Director
The Godless Girl (1928)
Movie
Director
Almost Human (1927)
Movie
Director
Chicago (1927)
Movie
Director
Her Man o' War (1926)
Movie
Director
The Night Club (1925)
Movie
Director
Forty Winks (1925)
Movie
Director
Changing Husbands (1924)
Movie
Director
The Eternal Three (1923)
Movie
Writer
The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
Movie
Director
Minnie (1922)
Movie
Director
The Heart Specialist (1922)
Movie
Director
Tillie (1922)
Movie
Director
Bayi Ajaib (1921)
Movie
Director
Too Much Speed (1921)
Movie
Director
The Love Special (1921)
Movie
Cinematographer
Hawthorne of the U.S.A. (1919)
Movie
Writer
The Lottery Man (1919)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Valley of the Giants (1919)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Love Burglar (1919)
Movie
Cinematographer
You're Fired (1919)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Roaring Road (1919)
Movie
Cinematographer
Alias Mike Moran (1919)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Eyes of Julia Deep (1918)
Movie
Cinematographer
Miss Jackie of the Army (1917)
Movie
Director of Photography
Nina, the Flower Girl (1917)
Movie
Director of Photography
Molly Go Get 'Em (1917)
Movie
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1887-03-21
Deathday1928-08-17 (41 years old)
Birth NameFrank John Urson
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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