Jere F. Looney
American writer in the silent era
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Jere F. Looney was a writer for several American silent films.[1][2]
Background
He was a native of Shreveport, Louisiana.[3]
Career
Looney is best known for writing screenplays for a series of Alice Joyce films.[4] He is also known for writing Milly of Millions, a melodrama-comedy in 3 acts.[5] In 1912, he was one of four scenario writers to win a Universal Film Manufacturing Company contest.[6] However, he has also received negative criticism in the past as well. In 1917, a reviewer gave an unfavorable accounting of The Brand of Satan's storyline.[7]
Filmography
- The House of Darkness (1913)[8]
- The Brand (1914)[9][10]
- The Rainbow Girl (1917)[11]
- The Brand of Satan (1917)[12][13]
