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Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott; September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter.
Prolific silent film director, the son of Irish immigrants. Olcott started as an actor on the New York stage and then appeared in films for Mutoscope in 1904, eventually working his way up to general manager of Biograph. Lured away to a rival company he began to direct features for Kalem by 1907.
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- Hollywood, California, USA
Sidney Olcott. He directed the first Ben Hur. He shoots in locations and not in front of painted canvases. He set up Hollywood in Florida. He supplies arms to the Irish Volunteers. He's the only man to have filmed the life and death of Christ in the Holy Land. He is the director who has shot the most films in Ireland.
All studies on the history of Irish and Irish American cinema refer to Sidney Olcotts travels to make films in Ireland from 1910 to 1914. For recent works, see: Ruth Barton, Irish National Cinema. (London: Routledge, 2004); Denis Condon, Early Irish Cinema 1895-1921 (Dublin: Irish Academic.
John Sidney Olcott was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. After making a number of very successful films for the Kalem studio, including "Ben Hur" (1907) with its dramatic chariot race scene, Olcott became the company's president and was rewarded with one share of its stock.
Mar 14, 2024 · In the 12-minute silent film "The Lad from Old Ireland," poor Irish farmer Terry (played by Sidney Olcott) has grown tired of working the land and dreams of a better life. He decides to head...
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Acknowledged as one of the first great direc-tors in film, Sidney Olcott was born in Toronto in 1873. After working as a newsboy, he joined amateur theatricals before becoming a professional actor. He entered film in 1904 as an actor, working at Mutoscope (which later became Biograph).
