Writing
Lloyd Lonergan
EN, XX cinema · 101 credits
Born
3 March 1870
Died
6 April 1937 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as Lloyd F. Lonergan
Born in Chicago, Lloyd F. Lonergan was one of five children of Thomas Lonergan, a newspaper publisher. His mother was a writer for various newspapers, and eventually all of his siblings became newspaper writers too. Lonergan attended the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. He later went to work for the William Randolph Hearst organization as a newspaper and magazine writer and worked on a number of newspapers, including the New York Evening Journal and the New York Evening World. He was eventually hired by the newly formed Thanhouser Company as a scriptwriter, and penned the company's first picture, The Actor's Children (1910). He later married Molly Homan, the sister of Thanhouser founder Edwin Thanhouser's wife. He left Thanhouser in 1915 after company executive (and his close friend) Charles J. Hite was killed in an auto accident and founder Edwin Thanhouser sold the company to an investor syndicate. Lonergan went to work for Universal Pictures as a scriptwriter. However, Thanhouser returned and bought the company back not long afterwards —the new owners had no idea how to run a film studio and were losing a fortune— and Lonergan also returned, staying for the next two years. In 1917, as the studio's fortunes declined and it was on its last legs, Lonergan left for good. He retired for a while, but came back in late 1917 to edit the serial The Million Dollar Mystery (1914) into a feature to be re-released by Arrow Film Corp. He later returned to scriptwriting also, although mostly for low-budget independents, and wrote such films as A Common Level (1920) for Transatlantic Films, Why Women Sin (1920) for Wisteria Productions and My Lady's Garter (1920) for Maurice Tourneur Productions. He died in New York City on April 6, 1937, after a long illness.
Known for
Filmography
Why Women Sin
1920
Why Women Sin
Screenplay, Story
The Lurking Peril
Story, Scenario Writer
Her Beloved Enemy
1917
Her Beloved Enemy
Scenario Writer
The Weakling
Scenario Writer
Beaten at the Bath
1916
Beaten at the Bath
Scenario Writer
The Cruise of Fate
Scenario Writer
Rustic Reggie's Record
Scenario Writer
Grace's Gorgeous Gowns
1916
Grace's Gorgeous Gowns
Scenario Writer
Hilda's Husky Helper
1916
Hilda's Husky Helper
Scenario Writer
The Bubbles in the Glass
Scenario Writer
Bill Bunks the Bandit
1915
Bill Bunks the Bandit
Scenario Writer
Lulu's Lost Lotharios
Scenario Writer
Superstitious Sammy
1915
Superstitious Sammy
Scenario Writer
Weary Walker's Woes
1915
Weary Walker's Woes
Scenario Writer
Glorianna's Getaway
1915
Glorianna's Getaway
Scenario Writer
The Film Favorite's Finish
Scenario Writer
Clarissa's Charming Calf
Scenario Writer
Freddie, the Fake Fisherman
Scenario Writer
Busted, But Benevolent
1915
Busted, But Benevolent
Scenario Writer
A Perplexing Pickle Puzzle
Scenario Writer
Pansy's Prison Pies
Scenario Writer
A Woman's Loyalty
1914
A Woman's Loyalty
Scenario Writer
Zudora
Writer
Frou Frou
1914
Frou Frou
Adaptation
While Baby Slept
1913
While Baby Slept
Director, Writer
Peggy's Invitation
1913
Peggy's Invitation
Scenario Writer
Robin Hood
Writer
Moths
Scenario Writer
Jilted
Writer
Jess
Scenario Writer
Undine
Scenario Writer
Lucile
Scenario Writer
The Woman in White
1912
The Woman in White
Scenario Writer
Daddy's Double
Director
Jane Eyre
Scenario Writer