Robert G. Vignola

Robert G. Vignola

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1882-08-07
Deathday: 1953-10-25 (71 years old)

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Robert G. Vignola (born Rocco Giuseppe Vignola, August 5, 1882 – October 25, 1953) was an Italian-born American actor, screenwriter and film director in American cinema. One of the silent screen's most prolific directors, he made a handful of sound films in the early years of talkies but his career essentially ended in the silent era. Born at Trivigno, in the province of Potenza, Vignola left Italy with his family at the age of 3 and was raised in upstate New York. He made his acting debut at 19 performing in "Romeo and Juliet", with Eleanor Robson Belmont and Kyrle Bellew.


He began his film career as an actor in 1906 with the short film The Black Hand, directed by Wallace McCutcheon and produced by Biograph Company, generally considered the film that launched the mafia genre. In 1907 he joined Kalem Studios, for which he made numerous movies. One of Vignola's most notable film roles was as Judas Iscariot in From the Manger to the Cross (1912), directed by Sidney Olcott, one of the most successful films of the period.


Vignola directed 87 films, most notably The Vampire (1913), sometimes cited as the first "vamp" movie, and Seventeen (1916), where Rudolph Valentino did an uncredited cameo. He had a long association directing the early movies of Pauline Frederick such as Audrey (1916) and Double Crossed (1917).


His biggest success was the big-budget epic When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922), starring Marion Davies, which achieved critical and commercial acclaim. Other films include Déclassée (1925), with the uncredited appearance of the then unknown Clark Gable; Broken Dreams (1933), which received a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the Venice Film Festival, and The Scarlet Letter (1934), the last film of Colleen Moore.


Vignola died in Hollywood, California in 1953. He lived in a mansion at Whitley Heights owned by William Randolph Hearst. Hearst's mistress Marion Davies was allowed to stay without him at Vignola's mansion, worried that she was having affairs and considering Vignola a trusted companion for her as he was homosexual.


He was buried in St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, New York.

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Filmography

all 99

Movies 99

Director 71

Director
The Girl from Scotland Yard

The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937)

Movie
Director
The Perfect Clue

The Perfect Clue (1935)

Movie
Director
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter (1934)

Movie
Director
Broken Dreams

Broken Dreams (1933)

Movie
Director
Tropic Madness

Tropic Madness (1928)

Movie
Director
Cabaret

Cabaret (1927)

Movie
Director
Fifth Avenue

Fifth Avenue (1926)

Movie
Director
Déclassé

Déclassé (1925)

Movie
Director
The Way of a Girl

The Way of a Girl (1925)

Movie
Director
Married Flirts

Married Flirts (1924)

Movie
Director
Yolanda

Yolanda (1924)

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Director
Adam and Eva

Adam and Eva (1923)

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Director
When Knighthood Was in Flower

When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)

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Director
The Young Diana

The Young Diana (1922)

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Director
Beauty's Worth

Beauty's Worth (1922)

Movie
Director
Enchantment

Enchantment (1921)

Movie
Director
The Woman God Changed

The Woman God Changed (1921)

Movie
Director
Straight Is the Way

Straight Is the Way (1921)

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Director
The Passionate Pilgrim

The Passionate Pilgrim (1921)

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Director
The World and His Wife

The World and His Wife (1920)

Movie
Director
The 13th Commandment

The 13th Commandment (1920)

Movie
Director
Experimental Marriage

Experimental Marriage (1919)

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Director
The Winning Girl

The Winning Girl (1919)

Movie
Director
The Claw

The Claw (1918)

Movie
Director
The Knife

The Knife (1918)

Movie
Director
The Love That Lives

The Love That Lives (1917)

Movie
Director
Her Better Self

Her Better Self (1917)

Movie
Director
The Fortunes of Fifi

The Fortunes of Fifi (1917)

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Director
The Hazards of Helen

The Hazards of Helen (1917)

Movie
Director
Great Expectations

Great Expectations (1917)

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Director
Seventeen

Seventeen (1916)

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Director
Under Cover

Under Cover (1916)

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Director
The Evil Thereof

The Evil Thereof (1916)

Movie
Director
The Moment Before

The Moment Before (1916)

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Director
The Black Crook

The Black Crook (1916)

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Director
The Maker of Dreams

The Maker of Dreams (1915)

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Director
The Crooked Path

The Crooked Path (1915)

Movie
Director
Don Caesar de Bazan

Don Caesar de Bazan (1915)

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Chick Fenway - a Thief
Honor Thy Father

Honor Thy Father (1915)

Movie
Director
The Haunting Fear

The Haunting Fear (1915)

Movie
Director
A Sister's Burden

A Sister's Burden (1915)

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Director
The Destroyer

The Destroyer (1915)

Movie
Director
The Siren's Reign

The Siren's Reign (1915)

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Railroad Engineer
The Railroad Raiders of '62

The Railroad Raiders of '62 (1915)

Movie
Director
The Night Operator at Buxton

The Night Operator at Buxton (1915)

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Director
The Stolen Ruby

The Stolen Ruby (1915)

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Director
The Scorpion's Sting

The Scorpion's Sting (1915)

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Director
The Hate That Withers

The Hate That Withers (1914)

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Director
The Mystery of the Yellow Sunbonnet

The Mystery of the Yellow Sunbonnet (1914)

Movie
Director
Her Bitter Lesson

Her Bitter Lesson (1914)

Movie
Director
The Man of Iron

The Man of Iron (1914)

Movie
Director
A Midnight Tragedy

A Midnight Tragedy (1914)

Movie
Director
The Menace of Fate

The Menace of Fate (1914)

Movie
Director
The False Guardian

The False Guardian (1914)

Movie
Director
Seed and the Harvest

Seed and the Harvest (1914)

Movie
Director
Into the Depths

Into the Depths (1914)

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Director
The Devil's Dansant

The Devil's Dansant (1914)

Movie
Director
The Barefoot Boy

The Barefoot Boy (1914)

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Director
The Vampire's Trail

The Vampire's Trail (1914)

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Director
Through the Flames

Through the Flames (1914)

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Director
The Show Girl's Glove

The Show Girl's Glove (1914)

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Director
The Bribe

The Bribe (1914)

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Director
The Cabaret Dancer

The Cabaret Dancer (1914)

Movie
Director
The Shadow

The Shadow (1914)

Movie
Director
Her Husband's Friend

Her Husband's Friend (1914)

Movie
Director
Primitive Man

Primitive Man (1913)

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Director
The Vampire

The Vampire (1913)

Movie
Director
The Bribe

The Bribe (1913)

Movie
Director
The Lost Diamond

The Lost Diamond (1913)

Movie
Director
A Stolen Identity

A Stolen Identity (1913)

Movie
Director
The Hidden Witness

The Hidden Witness (1913)

Movie
Undetermined Role
Shenandoah

Shenandoah (1913)

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Director
A Victim of Heredity

A Victim of Heredity (1913)

Movie
Director
Man's Greed for Gold

Man's Greed for Gold (1913)

Movie
Paola
The Alien

The Alien (1913)

Movie
Hadjji - a Mohammedan Priest
The Scimitar of the Prophet

The Scimitar of the Prophet (1913)

Movie
Hal Martin - the Star Reporter
The War Correspondent

The War Correspondent (1913)

Movie
Uncle Tom - the Colonel's Servant
The Message of the Palms

The Message of the Palms (1913)

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Pablo Florenti - Pepita's Father
The Peril of the Dance Hall

The Peril of the Dance Hall (1913)

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The Criminal
The Prosecuting Attorney

The Prosecuting Attorney (1913)

Movie
Joe Mellon - the Brakeman
A Desperate Chance

A Desperate Chance (1913)

Movie
Geoffrey Stern
A Sawmill Hazard

A Sawmill Hazard (1913)

Movie
Harvey Duff
The Shaughraun

The Shaughraun (1912)

Movie
Michael Dee
Ireland, the Oppressed

Ireland, the Oppressed (1912)

Movie
Darby O'Drive
The Little Gluers

The Little Gluers (1912)

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Judas
From the Manger to the Cross

From the Manger to the Cross (1912)

Movie
Mahmoud Pasha
A Prisoner of the Harem

A Prisoner of the Harem (1912)

Movie
Judge Barnett - the Father
Captured by Bedouins

Captured by Bedouins (1912)

Movie
Ayub Kashif
An Arabian Tragedy

An Arabian Tragedy (1912)

Movie
Mr. Corrigan
The Colleen Bawn

The Colleen Bawn (1911)

Movie
Black William
Rory O'More

Rory O'More (1911)

Movie
Engineer
Railroad Raiders of '62

Railroad Raiders of '62 (1911)

Movie
Dolores' fiance
The Fiddler’s Requiem

The Fiddler’s Requiem (1911)

Movie
Actor
A Sawmill Hero

A Sawmill Hero (1911)

Movie
When Lovers Part

When Lovers Part (1910)

Movie
Man in Campaign Office
The Lad from Old Ireland

The Lad from Old Ireland (1910)

Movie
The Fight for Freedom

The Fight for Freedom (1908)

Movie
Over the Hills to the Poor House

Over the Hills to the Poor House (1908)

Movie
The Extortionist
The Black Hand

The Black Hand (1906)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1882-08-07

Deathday
1953-10-25 (71 years old)

Birth Place
Trivigno, Italy

Citizenships
Kingdom of Italy, United States of America

Residences
United States of America, United States of America

Also Known As
Robert Vignola


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