About L. V. Jefferson
Lived 1873 – 1959 (aged 86). L. V. Jefferson was a screenwriter.
L. V. Jefferson (born Louis Victor Jefferson) was an American screenwriter and short story author. He claimed to be capable of automatic writing and was an influence on Jane Wolfe. He credited looking into a crystal ball with empowering him. He was born in Carthage, Missouri. He worked in the Western scenario department for Universal. He also wrote for Triangle and worked with Irvin Willat of Willat Studios.
Filmography
The Grail (1915) The College Orphan (1915) The Making of Maddalena (1916) from a play by Samuel Service and Mary Service The House of Lies (1916), co-writer Her Father's Son (1916), co-writer Redeeming Love (1916), story The House with the Golden Windows (1916) In Slumberland (1917), writer Out of the Wreck (1917), story The Sawdust Ring (1917) A Square Deal (1917) Ten of Diamonds (1917), from a story by Albert Cowles Put Up Your Hands (1919) Charge It to Me (1919) The Kentucky Colonel (1920) Riders of the Dawn (1920), co-writer of adaptation from a Zane Grey novel The Desert Scorpion (1920), story Crossing Trails (1921) The Face of the World (1921) Partners of the Tide (1921) Daring Danger (1922) Tracks (1922) The Redeeming Sin (1925), based on Jefferson's short story The Cloud Rider (1925) The Primtose Path (1925) Flying High (1926) The Set-Up (1926) The Escape (1926) Three Pals (1926) The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross (1927) Temptations of a Shop Girl (1927) One Chance in a Million (1927) The Haunted Homestead (1927) Catch as Catch Can (1927) Born to Battle (1927) Laddie Be Good (1928), co-writer A Gentleman Preferred (1928), co-writer China Slaver (1929), co-writer from a story by Calvin Holivey and Rupert Hughes Pueblo Terror (1931) Trails of the Golden West (1931) His Debt (1919), story Lightning Range (1933) The Fighting Cowboy (1933) The Pecos Dandy (1934) Twisted Rails (1934), story author and screenplay co-writer The Test (1935), continuity and dialogue $20 a Week (1935) Riddle Ranch (1935) The Lion's Den (1936)
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Who was L. V. Jefferson?
American screenwriter (1873-1959)
When was L. V. Jefferson born?
L. V. Jefferson was born on 14 May 1873 in Carthage.
When did L. V. Jefferson die?
L. V. Jefferson died on 30 November 1959 in Los Angeles, California.
What was L. V. Jefferson's occupation?
L. V. Jefferson was a screenwriter.
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