| John G. Adolphi was born and educated in New York, receiving part of his
schooling in Philadelphia. In 1909, after a varied stage career covering
a period of ten years, he became a motion picture actor, achieving the enviable
position of Vitagraph's leading man. His broad knowledge and inclination
to visualize and suggest perfection of detail led him into the directing
end of the industry. Among his recent pictures are "The Queen of the
Seas" starring Annette Kellerman, "The Cavell Case" with
Julia Arthur, "Who's Your Brother" with Edith Taliaferro, and
most recent "The Wonder Man," a Robertson-Cole super-special,
starring Georges Carpentier, the French pugilist and war hero. He will probably
direct Carpentier through four more pictures. Mr. Adolphi is a member of
the New York Friar's Club. |