Vermont native E. Mason Hopper (1885-1967) performed in vaudeville and with stock companies, played pro baseball, and studied at the University of Maryland before becoming a successful film director. Hopper began directing silent comedy shorts for Essanay in 1911, including several Alkali Ike/ Snakeville comedies. Just as Essanay was collapsing in 1916, he went into directing features, some […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:54AM on December 6, 2019