Al Christie
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Christie in a 1920 Robertson-Cole ad
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| Born | Alfred Ernest Christie November 24, 1881 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Al E. Christie Albert E. Christie Alfred E. Christie Al E. |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1912–1941 |
| Spouse(s) | Nora Leadbitter |
Al Christie (November 24, 1881 – April 14, 1951) was a Canadian-born motion picture director, producer and screenwriter.
Biography
Career
Born Alfred Ernest Christie, in London, Ontario, Canada, he was one of a number of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood. Christie began his career in 1909 working for David Horsley's Nestor film company in Bayonne, New Jersey. In 1910, at Horsley's Centaur Film Company, Christie began turning out one single-reel, Mutt and Jeff comedy every week.
The following year, Christie went to the West Coast to head up Nestor Studios for Horsley. This operation was the first ever movie studio to be built in Hollywood, opening on October 27, 1911.[citation needed] Christie then created a partnership with his brother Charles to form Christie Film Company which lasted until 1933 when the company went into receivership.
Death
Christie died after a lengthy illness. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6771 Hollywood Boulevard.
See also
Selected filmography
- When the Heart Calls (1912)
- Almost a Rescue (1913)
- An Elephant on His Hands (1913)
- Know Thy Wife (1918)
- A Roman Scandal (1919)
- Her Bridal Nightmare (1920)
- So Long Letty (1920)
- Charley's Aunt (1930)
- Going Spanish (1934)
- The Chemist (1936)
- Half a Sinner (1940)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al Christie. |
- Al Christie at the Internet Movie Database
- List of films made by Christie Film Company at IMDB
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- Al. E. Christie, The Elements of Situation Comedy, "One of a series of lectures especially prepared for student-members of the Palmer Plan [of Photoplay Writing]." Published 1920.
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- 1881 births
- 1951 deaths
- Canadian film directors
- Canadian film producers
- American male screenwriters
- Writers from London, Ontario
- American film studio executives
- Silent film producers
- Silent film directors
- Canadian film executives
- Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
