From a 1925 magazine

Hugh E. Dierker (1890 – 1975) was an American film director and producer.

Biography

Dierker worked at Pathé.[1] By 1920 he had established his own production company, Hugh Dierker Productions.

Junior Coghlan wrote about him in his autobiography.[2] A photograph of him and Bebe Daniels appeared in the Los Angeles Herald April 14, 1922 in connection with a showing of his production When Dawn Came.[3] His wife authored the story and is given a dedication on the associated songbook.[4]

In 1912 he contracted for a garage building in Los Angeles.[5]

Filmography

Further reading

  • "The True Story Is the Thing; Thinks Hugh Dierker, the Director," MW, September 19, 1925

References

  1. Vazzana, Eugene Michael (February 23, 2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. ISBN 9780786410590 via Google Books.
  2. Coghlan, Frank (February 23, 1993). They Still Call Me Junior: Autobiography of a Child Star, with a Filmography. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780899507620 via Google Books.
  3. "Los Angeles Herald 14 April 1921 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. "When dawn came :: Sheet Music collection". digitalcollections.oscars.org.
  5. "Southwest Contractor and Manufacturer". February 23, 1912 via Google Books.
  6. Codori, Jeff (April 19, 2012). Colleen Moore: A Biography of the Silent Film Star. McFarland. ISBN 9780786488995 via Google Books.
  7. Spears, Jack (February 23, 1971). Hollywood: the Golden Era. A. S. Barnes. ISBN 9780498075520 via Google Books.
  8. Institute, American Film (February 23, 1971). Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature films, 1921-1930. Vol.F2. Bowker. ISBN 9780835204408 via Google Books.
  9. Munden, Kenneth White; Institute, American Film (February 23, 1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209695 via Google Books.
  10. "Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines". Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company. February 23, 1924 via Google Books.
  11. "Catalogue of Copyright Entries". Jon Orwant via Google Books.
  12. Macfadden, Mary Williamson; Gauvreau, Emile (February 23, 1953). "Dumbbells and carrot strips: the story of Bernarr Macfadden". Holt via Google Books.
  13. Nash, Jay Robert; Connelly, Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (January 23, 1988). Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936. Cinebooks. ISBN 9780933997103 via Google Books.
  14. "Film Year Book". Wid's Films and Film Folks. February 23, 1927 via Google Books.
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