| Al Kaufman began his career in the motion picture industry as studio manager
for the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation. Mary Pickford, Pauline Frederick,
Marguerite Clark and others have made pictures under his direction. During
the war he was placed in charge of photographic work for the American Expeditionary
Forces. Upon his return to America and discharge from the service, he went
to England in the interests of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, and
established a studio there for that concern, he returned from abroad to
form his own company and is now affiliated with Marshall Neilan in a producing
alliance, sharing the Neilan studio, though each organization is a separate
one. Mr. Kaufman has Dorothy Phillips, Alan Holubar and Sydney Franklin
under contract to appear in and direct his forthcoming productions. |