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Marguerite Bertsch(1889-1967)

  • Writer
  • Director
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Marguerite Bertsch
A successful playwright, Marguerite Bertsch was hired by Vitagraph in 1913 as a screenwriter. After writing several successful pictures for the studio, she was given the chance to direct, at first with a co-director (William P.S. Earle) on The Law Decides (1916), then on her own with The Devil's Prize (1916). She directed four films altogether, and later published a book about how to make movies. She left the business in 1918, and died in 1967 at age 77.
BornDecember 14, 1889
Died1967
BornDecember 14, 1889
Died1967
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Known for

The Devil's Prize (1916)
The Devil's Prize
  • Writer
  • 1916
The Law Decides (1916)
The Law Decides
  • Writer
  • 1916
The Soul Master (1917)
The Soul Master
  • Writer
  • 1917
The Glory of Yolanda (1917)
The Glory of Yolanda
  • Director
  • 1917

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Writer



  • Shadows of the Past (1919)
    Shadows of the Past
    • scenario
    • story
    • 1919
  • The Painted World (1919)
    The Painted World
    • scenario
    • 1919
  • The Soul Master (1917)
    The Soul Master
    • scenario
    • 1917
  • The Devil's Prize (1916)
    The Devil's Prize
    • scenario
    • 1916
  • William Duncan, George Holt, and Nell Shipman in Through the Wall (1916)
    Through the Wall
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Charles Richman in The Dawn of Freedom (1916)
    The Dawn of Freedom
    • scenario
    • 1916
  • The Law Decides (1916)
    The Law Decides
    • scenario
    • 1916
  • Edna May in Salvation Joan (1916)
    Salvation Joan
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Virginia Pearson in The Vital Question (1916)
    The Vital Question
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Robert Edeson in For a Woman's Fair Name (1916)
    For a Woman's Fair Name
    • scenario
    • 1916
  • Joseph Kilgour and Virginia Pearson in The Writing on the Wall (1916)
    The Writing on the Wall
    • scenario
    • 1916
  • The Cave Man (1915)
    The Cave Man
    • scenario
    • 1915
  • Mortmain (1915)
    Mortmain
    4.3
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • His Phantom Sweetheart (1915)
    His Phantom Sweetheart
    6.7
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915
  • The Enemies
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915

Director



  • The Soul Master (1917)
    The Soul Master
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Glory of Yolanda (1917)
    The Glory of Yolanda
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Devil's Prize (1916)
    The Devil's Prize
    • Director
    • 1916
  • The Law Decides (1916)
    The Law Decides
    • Director
    • 1916

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 14, 1889
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • 1967
  • Other works
    Book: "How to Write for Motion Pictures" (George Doran Publishers).
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