Biography
Gilson Willets (August 10, 1869 - 1922) was a journalist, author, and screenwriter in the United States. He was born in Hempstead, New York. He wrote for Leslie's Weekly, Collier's Weekly and many other publications. He covered the Spanish–American War in Cuba. He traveled widely before becoming a production manager for Pathé. His work includes several film serials.As a journalist, he covered a plague in India and E. H. Harriman's Harriman Scientific Expedition to Alaska. He was described as the American Guy de Maupassant for his terse writing style.He wrote about New Mexico in 1905.He married Daisy Van Der Veer and his son was named Gilson Vander Veer Willets.
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Filmography
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The Third Eye (1920)
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The Adventures of Ruth (1919)
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The Tiger's Trail (1919)
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Little Orphant Annie (1918)
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The Bells (1918)
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Hands Up (1918)
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The First Law (1918)
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Loaded Dice (1918)
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Who Shall Take My Life? (1917)
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The Mystery of the Double Cross (1917)
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The Heart of Texas Ryan (1917)
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Beware of Strangers (1917)
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Delayed in Transit (1917)
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The Garden of Allah (1916)
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Temperance Town (1916)
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At Piney Ridge (1916)
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The Adventures of Kathlyn (1916)
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Sweet Alyssum (1915)
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In the Days of the Thundering Herd (1914)
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If I Were Young Again (1914)
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The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913)
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When May Weds December (1913)
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The Suwanee River (1913)
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Dixieland (1913)
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A Change of Administration (1913)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1869-01-01
Deathday1922-01-01 (52 years old)
Birth PlaceHempstead, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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