Biography
Louis Joseph Vance (September 19, 1879 β December 16, 1933) was an American novelist, screenwriter and film producer. He created the popular character Michael Lanyard, a criminal-turned-detective known as The Lone Wolf. Louis Joseph Vance was born September 19, 1879, in Washington, D. C., the only child of Wilson J. Vance, a Medal of Honor recipient, and Lillian Beall Vance. He was educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. Vance was married to Anne Elizabeth Hodges on February 19, 1898. Their son, Wilson Beall Vance, was born in 1900.He wrote short stories and verse after 1901, then composed many popular novels. His character Michael Lanyard, known as The Lone Wolf, was featured in eight books and 24 films between 1914 and 1949 and also appeared in radio and television series.
Vance moved to Los Angeles to work with Universal Pictures on films based on his work, including The Trey o' Hearts (1914) and a serial and film series (1914β1916) based on his Terence O'Rourke stories. In 1915, he founded Fiction Pictures, Inc., a motion picture production company whose films were distributed by Paramount Pictures. Its first release was The Spanish Jade (1915), with a screenplay by Vance based on his stage adaptation of a novel by Maurice Hewlett. Vance was president and general manager of the company; other principals were Wilfred Lucas (director-general), Gilbert Warrenton (cinematographer) and Bess Meredyth (scenario editor). Fiction Pictures operated in Glendale until a new studio in Hollywood was completed in April 1915. The studio was sold to Famous Players in June, when Fiction Pictures went out of business.Vance died alone in his New York City apartment on December 16, 1933, in a fire that resulted from his falling asleep with a lighted cigarette. His death was ruled accidental. A simple funeral took place December 20, 1933, at St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, with honorary pallbearers including Marc Connelly, Will Irwin and Samuel Merwin. Vance's widow received an estate of less than $10,000.
Filmography
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The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949)
The Lone Wolf in London (1947)
The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
Passport to Suez (1943)
One Dangerous Night (1943)
Counter-Espionage (1942)
Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938)
The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
Cheaters at Play (1932)
The Last of the Lone Wolf (1930)
Masquerade (1929)
The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1929)
Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)
The Lone Wolf Returns (1926)
The King of the Turf (1926)
Greater Than Marriage (1924)
The Brass Bowl (1924)
Married Flirts (1924)
The Lone Wolf (1924)
The Black Bag (1922)
The Spanish Jade (1922)
The Bronze Bell (1921)
Beau Revel (1921)
Love (1920)
The Dark Mirror (1920)
The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1919)
The False Faces (1919)
No Man's Land (1918)
The Lone Wolf (1917)
Patria (1917)
The Secret Kingdom (1917)
The Pool of Flame (1916)
The Road to Paradise (1915)
The Spanish Jade (1915)
His Heart His Hand and His Sword (1914)
The Trey o' Hearts (1914)
The Brass Bowl (1914)
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GenderMale
Birthday1879-09-19
Deathday1933-12-16 (54 years old)
Birth PlaceWashington, D.C., United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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