Biography
Born in Chicago, Lloyd F. Lonergan was one of five children of Thomas Lonergan, a newspaper publisher. His mother was a writer for various newspapers, and eventually all of his siblings became newspaper writers too. Lonergan attended the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. He later went to work for the William Randolph Hearst organization as a newspaper and magazine writer and worked on a number of newspapers, including the New York Evening Journal and the New York Evening World. He was eventually hired by the newly formed Thanho Company as a scriptwriter, and penned the company's first picture, The Actor's Children (1910). He later married Molly Homan, the sister of Thanho founder Edwin Thanho's wife. He left Thanho in 1915 after company executive (and his close friend) Charles J. Hite was killed in an auto accident and founder Edwin Thanho sold the company to an investor syndicate. Lonergan went to work for Universal Pictures as a scriptwriter. However, Thanho returned and bought the company back not long afterwards —the new owners had no idea how to run a film studio and were losing a fortune— and Lonergan also returned, staying for the next two years. In 1917, as the studio's fortunes declined and it was on its last legs, Lonergan left for good. He retired for a while, but came back in late 1917 to edit the serial The Million Dollar Mystery (1914) into a feature to be re-released by Arrow Film Corp. He later returned to scriptwriting also, although mostly for low-budget independents, and wrote such films as A Common Level (1920) for Transatlantic Films, Why Women Sin (1920) for Wisteria Productions and My Lady's Garter (1920) for Maurice Tourneur Productions. He died in New York City on April 6, 1937, after a long illness.
Filmography
all 94
Movies 94
Writer 90
Director 2

The Weakling (1916)

Simple Simon's Schooling (1916)

The Overworked Oversea Overseer (1916)

The Traffic Cop (1916)

The Net (1916)

The Cruise of Fate (1916)

Oscar, the Oyster Opener (1916)

Rustic Reggie's Record (1916)

Booming the Boxing Business (1916)

Beaten at the Bath (1916)

Lucky Larry's Lady Love (1916)

Pete's Persian Princess (1916)

Grace's Gorgeous Gowns (1916)

Reforming Rubbering Rosie (1916)

Belinda's Bridal Breakfast (1916)

Hilda's Husky Helper (1916)

The Optimistic Oriental Occults (1916)

Bill Bunks the Bandit (1915)

Minnie, the Mean Manicurist (1915)

The Villainous Vegetable Vender (1915)

A Cunning Canal Boat Cupid (1915)

Hannah's Hen-Pecked Husband (1915)

The Film Favorite's Finish (1915)

Lulu's Lost Lotharios (1915)

Clarissa's Charming Calf (1915)

Freddie, the Fake Fisherman (1915)

Hattie, the Hair Heiress (1915)

Busted, But Benevolent (1915)

A Perplexing Pickle Puzzle (1915)

Gustav Gebhardt's Gutter Band (1915)

Superstitious Sammy (1915)

Weary Walker's Woes (1915)

Pansy's Prison Pies (1915)

Glorianna's Getaway (1915)

Zudora (1914)

A Debut in the Secret Service (1914)

The Cat's Paw (1914)

Robin Hood (1913)

Moths (1913)

While Baby Slept (1913)

The Other Half (1912)

Lucile (1912)

Undine (1912)

Pa's Medicine (1912)

Under Two Flags (1912)

Jess (1912)

Jilted (1912)

Love's Miracle (1912)

The Saleslady (1912)

Rejuvenation (1912)

Into the Desert (1912)

Not Guilty (1910)

The Woman Hater (1910)

Daddy's Double (1910)
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Gender
Male
Birthday
1870-03-03
Deathday
1937-04-06 (67 years old)
Birth Place
Chicago, United States
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Lloyd F. Lonergan
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