About Josephine Rector
Lived 1885 – 1958 (aged 73). Josephine Rector was an American actor, screenwriter, chief Scenario Writer, film Actress and scenario Editor.
Josephine Rector (September 25, 1885, in Indiana – October 1, 1958, in Castro Valley) was an American scriptwriter and actress. Working for the Essanay company based in Oakland, Rector had a short career in the silent film period of cinema, with all her known films released from between 1911 and 1914 for the Essanay company. She is sometimes also referred to as Mrs. Hal Angus, after her second husband, Hal Angus, whom she married after leaving Essanay in 1914. She sold her first scripts to Essanay when it was located in Los Gatos in 1910–1911. Most of her films are now lost, and none of her original scripts are known to survive. She then worked with them one more time in San Rafael and became the head of the scenario department, in April 1912, in Niles, where she also acted in a couple of parts.
1912
Western Girls
Actress
1913
The Last Shot
Writer (Scenario)
1913
The Cowboy Samaritan
Writer
1913
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid
Actress
1913
Broncho Billy's Reason
Actress and scenario
1913
Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist
Actress
1913
The Two Ranchmen
Actress
1913
The Dance at Eagle Pass
Actress, Writer (Scenario)
1913
Hard Luck Bill
Actress
1913
A Romance of the Hills
Actress
1913
Broncho Billy's Squareness
Actress
1913
Broncho Billy's Christmas Deed
Actress
1913
That Pair from Thespia
Actress
1914
The Cast of the Die
Actress
1914
A Gambler's Way
Actress
1914
Snakeville's Home Guard
Actress
1914
Broncho Billy's Sermon
Actress
1914
The Atonement
Actress
1914
Sophie's Birthday Party
Actress
1914
Snakeville's Fire Brigade
Actress
1914
The Weaker's Strength
Actress
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Who was Josephine Rector?
American actress (1885-1958)
When was Josephine Rector born?
Josephine Rector was born on 25 September 1885 in Indiana.
When did Josephine Rector die?
Josephine Rector died on 1 October 1958 in Castro Valley.
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Josephine Rector was an actor, screenwriter, chief Scenario Writer, film Actress and scenario Editor.
What nationality was Josephine Rector?
Josephine Rector was American.
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