John W. Noble

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Infobox person John Winthrop Noble (born Winfield Fernley Kutz; June 24, 1880 – September 10, 1946) was an American film director and screenwriter during the silent era.

Career

John Winthrop Noble was the professional name of Winfield Fernley Kutz (sometimes given as Fernley Winfield Kutz), born June 24, 1880, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.<ref name="Passport App">National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series; Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 – March 31, 1925; Roll # 2688; Volume #: Roll 2688 – Certificates: 501350–501899, 29 Dec 1924 – 31 Dec 1924. Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Retrieved 2016-12-24.</ref>Template:EfnTemplate:Efn He worked in various capacities with the Thanhouser Company from 1910 to 1912, assisting director Lucius J. Henderson and appearing in films including The Baseball Bug (1911) and The Poacher (1912). He worked briefly for Solax Studios, formed the short-lived Ryno Film Company with Clarkson Potter Ryttenberg in 1913, and directed films for the Ramo Company. In December 1913 he joined the staff of D. W. Griffith and became a director for the Mutual Film Corporation. Noble also worked for studios including the B. A. Rolfe Company (1914–16), Biograph Studios, Universal Pictures, Metro Pictures and Goldwyn Pictures.<ref name="Thanhouser">Template:Cite web</ref>

Called and later credited as Jack Noble,<ref name="AFI Jack"/><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> he was known as Fernley Kutz at the time of his death September 10, 1946, at his home in Pottstown.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes
1911	Template:Sortname
1914	Template:Sortname	<ref name="AFI">Template:Cite web</ref>
1915	Black Fear	Also screenwriter<ref name="AFI"/>
1915	Template:Sortname	<ref name="AFI"/>
1915	Fighting Bob	<ref name="AFI"/>
1915	One Million Dollars	<ref name="AFI"/>
1916	Template:Sortname	<ref name="AFI"/>
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1916	Man and His Soul	<ref name="AFI"/>
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1916	Romeo and Juliet	Also screenwriter<ref name="AFI"/>
1916	Template:Sortname	Also screenwriter<ref name="AFI"/>
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1917	Template:Sortname	<ref name="AFI"/>
1917	Shame	Also screenwriter<ref name="AFI"/>
1917	The Power of Decision	<ref name="AFI"/>
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1917	Sunshine Alley	<ref name="AFI"/>
1917	Template:Sortname	<ref name="AFI"/>
1918	Template:Sortname	Also producer, screenwriter<ref name="AFI"/>
1918	My Own United States	<ref name="AFI"/>
1919	Template:Sortname	Also screenwriter<ref name="AFI"/>
1919	Template:Sortname	<ref name="AFI"/>
1920	Template:Sortname	Also screenwriter<ref name="AFI"/>
1920	Footlights and Shadows	<ref name="AFI"/>
1922	Cardigan	<ref name="AFI"/>
1924	His Darker Self	<ref name="AFI"/>
1926	Lightning Reporter	Also screenwriter<ref name="AFI Jack">Template:Cite web</ref>
1927	Burning Gold	<ref name="AFI Jack"/>

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