William Bowman
American film director (1884-1960) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 75
William J. Bowman was an American stage and film actor, writer, and director noted for his work in the early 1900s on silent productions for studios in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, and in Los Angeles during the first decade of filmmaking in and around Hollywood.
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The Invisible HandFilm, Director1919
The False FacesFilm, Capt. Osborne1916
From Broadway to a ThroneFilm, Director, Writer
The BaitFilm, 1916Director1915
RosemaryFilm, Director
The Second in CommandFilm, 1915Director
The Silent VoiceFilm, 1915Director1912Now Watch the ProfessorFilm
Under Two FlagsFilm, 1912Bertie's Younger Brother1911
The Old Curiosity ShopFilm1884Born27 February 1884People around William
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Francis X. Bushman William directed The Second in Command (1915)
Marguerite Snow William directed The Second in Command (1915)
William Clifford William directed The Second in Command (1915)
Lester Cuneo William directed The Second in Command (1915)
Fred J. Balshofer Produced The Second in Command (1915)
Thomas H. Ince Produced The False Faces (1919)
Antonio Moreno William directed The Invisible Hand (1920)
Beverly Bayne William directed Pennington's Choice (1915)
Pauline Curley William directed The Invisible Hand (1920)
Helen Dunbar William directed The Silent Voice (1915)
Irvin Willat Directed The False Faces (1919)
George Hernandez William directed Rosemary (1915)
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![Scene in From Broadway to a Throne (1916), "written and produced by William Bowman". Carter De Haven (center) starred in the five-reeler.[15]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/From_Broadway_to_a_Throne.jpg/500px-From_Broadway_to_a_Throne.jpg)
About this person
His direction of a series of films with matinee idol Francis X. Bushman in 1915 and his direction of the serials The Invisible Hand in 1920 and The Avenging Arrow in 1921 form only a small part of Bowman's extensive filmography.
