John Emerson

Writing·May 29, 1874·Sandusky, Ohio, USA

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John Emerson (born Clifton Paden; May 29, 1874 – March 7, 1956) was an American stage actor, playwright, producer, and director of silent films (many featuring Douglas Fairbanks). Emerson was married to Anita Loos from June 15, 1919, until his death, and prior to that the couple had worked together as a writing team for motion pictures. They would continue to be credited jointly, even as Loos pursued independent projects.

Film	Credit
Mama Steps Out1937 · Producer	Producer
San Francisco1936 · Producer	Producer
The Girl from Missouri1934 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Ex-Bad Boy1931 · Writer	Writer
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1928 · Writer	Writer
Learning to Love1925 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Dulcy1923 · Writer	Writer
Red Hot Romance1922 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Polly of the Follies1922 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Woman's Place1921 · Writer	Writer
Mama's Affair1921 · Writer	Writer
DDangerous Business1920 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
The Perfect Woman1920 · Writer	Writer
The Love Expert1920 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
In Search of a Sinner1920 · Writer	Writer
Two Weeks1920 · Writer	Writer
A Virtuous Vamp1919 · Writer	Writer
The Isle of Conquest1919 · Writer	Writer
A Temperamental Wife1919 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Oh, You Women!1919 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Getting Mary Married1919 · Writer	Writer
Good-Bye, Bill1918 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Come on In1918 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Hit-the-Trail Holliday1918 · Writer	Writer
Let's Get a Divorce1918 · Writer	Writer
Reaching for the Moon1917 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Down to Earth1917 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Wild and Woolly1917 · Director	Director
In Again, Out Again1917 · Director	Director
The Americano1916 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Matrimaniac1916 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Less Than the Dust1916 · Director	Director
The Social Secretary1916 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish1916 · Director	Director
Macbeth1916 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Flying Torpedo1916 · Winthrop Clavering	Winthrop Clavering
His Picture in the Papers1916 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Old Heidelberg1915 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Ghosts1915 · Director	Director
The Failure1915 · Tom Warder	Tom Warder
The Bachelor's Romance1915 · David Holmes	David Holmes
The Conspiracy1914 · Winthrop Clavering, Writer	Winthrop Clavering, Writer
TThe Grey Sentinel1913 · Actor	Actor
GGeronimo’s Last Raid1912 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director