Van Dyke Brooke, né Stewart McKerrow (22 June 1859â€"17 September
1921) was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director,
whose works include The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham
Lincoln (1908) and Lights of New York (1916). He worked as a stage
actor for many years before going to work in the film industry in
1909. He became an actor, writer and director for Vitagraph where he
found fame and financial reward almost from the outset. He wrote and
directed many of the screenplays for the films in which he acted. He
worked for the studio until 1916 when he was laid off with other
ageing actors. He continued to work as an actor until his death in
1921.He directed many films starring Norma Talmadge.
1921) was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director,
whose works include The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham
Lincoln (1908) and Lights of New York (1916). He worked as a stage
actor for many years before going to work in the film industry in
1909. He became an actor, writer and director for Vitagraph where he
found fame and financial reward almost from the outset. He wrote and
directed many of the screenplays for the films in which he acted. He
worked for the studio until 1916 when he was laid off with other
ageing actors. He continued to work as an actor until his death in
1921.He directed many films starring Norma Talmadge.
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