Gilbert Emery Bensley Pottle (June 11, 1875 â€" October 28, 1945),
known professionally as Gilbert Emery, was an American actor who
appeared in over 80 movies from 1921 to his death in 1945. He was also
a playwright, author of seven Broadway plays from 1921 to 1933.Gilbert
Emery Bensley Pottle was born June 11, 1875, in Naples, New York, to
William L. and Hariette (Gilbert) Pottle. He prepared for college at
Naples High School and at the Normal School in Oneonta, New York. He
graduated from Amherst College in the class of 1899.Pottle started out
as a short story writer, using the name Emery Pottle, and he later
wrote plays. From 1899 to 1900 he was an instructor in English and
public speaking at Beloit Academy in Wisconsin. In 1900 he was a
reporter for the Morning Sun in New York City; from 1900-1901 he
worked for the Evening Post; and from 1901-1903 he worked for
Criterion Magazine. He was an instructor in English at Columbia
University and a writer.During World War I, Pottle was a member of the
American Expeditionary Forces' Liaison Service, serving with French
Balloon Companies 39, 49 and 74. He was later a member of the Paris
Peace Conference from 1918 to 1919, and a member of the Interallied
Food Commission in 1919.
known professionally as Gilbert Emery, was an American actor who
appeared in over 80 movies from 1921 to his death in 1945. He was also
a playwright, author of seven Broadway plays from 1921 to 1933.Gilbert
Emery Bensley Pottle was born June 11, 1875, in Naples, New York, to
William L. and Hariette (Gilbert) Pottle. He prepared for college at
Naples High School and at the Normal School in Oneonta, New York. He
graduated from Amherst College in the class of 1899.Pottle started out
as a short story writer, using the name Emery Pottle, and he later
wrote plays. From 1899 to 1900 he was an instructor in English and
public speaking at Beloit Academy in Wisconsin. In 1900 he was a
reporter for the Morning Sun in New York City; from 1900-1901 he
worked for the Evening Post; and from 1901-1903 he worked for
Criterion Magazine. He was an instructor in English at Columbia
University and a writer.During World War I, Pottle was a member of the
American Expeditionary Forces' Liaison Service, serving with French
Balloon Companies 39, 49 and 74. He was later a member of the Paris
Peace Conference from 1918 to 1919, and a member of the Interallied
Food Commission in 1919.
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