Floyd Martin Thornton

Floyd Martin Thornton
Thornton (bottom left) in 1920
Born
Floyd Martin Thornton

1884
New Brunswick, New jersey
DiedApril 1956
Orange, California
CitizenshipUnited States
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1910s-1920s
Notable work
Spouse
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(m. 1915)​
Children2

Floyd Martin Thornton (often credited as F. Martin Thornton, November 4, 1884 – April 1, 1956) was an American screenwriter and film director active in the United Kingdom in the 1910s and 1920s. He also directed films for the Natural Color Kinematograph Company.[1][2]

Born in 1884 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he worked for some years in England. In 1915 he married the British actress Evelyn Boucher at Steyning in West Sussex.[3] They had two sons, both born in England: Edward E. Martin (1916–2010) and Paul Mulford Martin (1921–1994).[4] In 1925 he and his family left the UK for America,[4] where they all remained for the rest of their lives.

He died in April 1956 in Orange, California.

Selected filmography

Director

References

  1. ^ "BFI Database entry". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  2. ^ McKernan, Luke (2018). Charles Urban: Pioneering the Non-Fiction Film in Britain and America, 1897-1925. University of Exeter Press. ISBN 978-0859892964.
  3. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 for Floyd Martin Thornton 1915
  4. ^ a b USA Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 (1925) - Thornton Family


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