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Lloyd Lonergan

Writing

0.2 Popularity Mar 03, 1870 (67 years old) Chicago, Illinois, USA

Born in Chicago, Lloyd F. Lonergan was one of five children of Thomas Lonergan, a newspaper publisher. His mother was a writer for various newspapers, and eventually all of his siblings became newspaper writers too. Lonergan attended the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. He later went to work for t...

Biography

Born in Chicago, Lloyd F. Lonergan was one of five children of Thomas Lonergan, a newspaper publisher. His mother was a writer for various newspapers, and eventually all of his siblings became newspaper writers too. Lonergan attended the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. He later went to work for the William Randolph Hearst organization as a newspaper and magazine writer and worked on a number of newspapers, including the New York Evening Journal and the New York Evening World. He was eventually hired by the newly formed Thanhouser Company as a scriptwriter, and penned the company's first picture, The Actor's Children (1910). He later married Molly Homan, the sister of Thanhouser founder Edwin Thanhouser's wife. He left Thanhouser in 1915 after company executive (and his close friend) Charles J. Hite was killed in an auto accident and founder Edwin Thanhouser sold the company to an investor syndicate. Lonergan went to work for Universal Pictures as a scriptwriter. However, Thanhouser returned and bought the company back not long afterwards —the new owners had no idea how to run a film studio and were losing a fortune— and Lonergan also returned, staying for the next two years. In 1917, as the studio's fortunes declined and it was on its last legs, Lonergan left for good. He retired for a while, but came back in late 1917 to edit the serial The Million Dollar Mystery (1914) into a feature to be re-released by Arrow Film Corp. He later returned to scriptwriting also, although mostly for low-budget independents, and wrote such films as A Common Level (1920) for Transatlantic Films, Why Women Sin (1920) for Wisteria Productions and My Lady's Garter (1920) for Maurice Tourneur Productions. He died in New York City on April 6, 1937, after a long illness.

Filmography 97

1922
1921
The Rich Slave Movie

Story

1921
1920
Why Women Sin Movie

Screenplay

1920
Why Women Sin Movie

Story

1919
1919
The Lurking Peril Movie

Scenario Writer

1917
1917
1917
1917
1917
1916
The Weakling Movie

Scenario Writer

1916
Simple Simon's Schooling Movie

Scenario Writer

1916
The Overworked Oversea Overseer Movie

Scenario Writer

1916
The Traffic Cop Movie

Writer

1916
The Net Movie

Story

1916
The Cruise of Fate Movie

Scenario Writer

1916
Oscar, the Oyster Opener Movie

Scenario Writer

1916
Rustic Reggie's Record Movie

Scenario Writer

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Personal Details

Known For Writing
Gender Male
Birthday March 03, 1870 (67 years old)
Died April 06, 1937
Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As Lloyd F. Lonergan
Years Active 1910 - 1922
Popularity 0.2
Career Stats
97 Total Credits
1 Photos