Years active 1907-1933 Name John Adolfi | Role Film director Spouse Florence Adolfi | |
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Born February 19, 1888 ( 1888-02-19 ) New York City, New York, United States Other names Jack Adolfi
John Adolfi Occupation Silent film director
Actor
Screenwriter Died May 11, 1933, British Columbia Movies The Show of Shows, The Man Who Played G, The Working Man, The Millionaire, Sinners' Holiday Similar People George Arliss, Frank Fay, Doris Kenyon, Violet Heming, Evalyn Knapp | ||
John Gustav Adolfi (February 19, 1888 – May 11, 1933) was an American silent film director, actor, and screenwriter who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career. An early acting credit was in the recently restored 1912 film Robin Hood.
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Biography
He was born in New York City to Gustav Adolfi and Jennie Reinhardt. Adolfi entered films as an actor in The Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War in 1907, but after appearing in thirty or so films he switched roles and concentrated on directing until his death from a brain hemorrhage in British Columbia, Canada while hunting bears.
Selected directing credits
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