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C. E. Shurtleff

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On the set of Burning Daylight (1920 film)
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Clarence E. Shurtleff was involved in the film business in the U.S. including as a producer for his namesake film company, C. E. Shurtleff, Inc.

In 1907, he held a finance position at a clothing mill in Chicago.[1] He was a sales manager for Select pictures and W.W. Hodkinson's distribution company.[2]

In 1920, he signed a 3-year contract for the film production rights to Peter B. Kyne's short stories.[3] He also made a deal for the film rights to Jack London's stories.[4][5]

Filmography

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Further reading

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  • "Clarence E. Shurtleff Presents Jack London, 1919-1921" by Tony Williams in Wide Angle, 1993

References

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  1. ^ Textile World. McGraw-Hill. December 27, 1907. p. 162 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Nickelodeon". Motography. 18 (1–26): 435. 1918.
  3. ^ "Los Angeles Herald 27 February 1920 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. ^ "Theatre Magazine". Theatre Magazine Company. December 27, 1919 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Motion Picture News". Motion Picture News. December 27, 1919 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions". U.S. Government Printing Office. December 27, 1920 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Los Angeles Herald 24 September 1920 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.