Maxwell Karger

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Maxwell Karger (1879–1922)[1][2] was an important movie producer and motion picture director during the silent film era of the 1910s.

BornJanuary 17, 1879
Cincinnati, Ohio US
DiedMay 5, 1922 (aged 43)
On a train between New York and Fort Wayne, Indiana
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles California
OccupationsFilm producer and director
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Maxwell Karger
BornJanuary 17, 1879
Cincinnati, Ohio US
DiedMay 5, 1922 (aged 43)
On a train between New York and Fort Wayne, Indiana
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles California
OccupationsFilm producer and director
Years active?–1922
SpouseAnne Florence (née Conley) Karger
Children1
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Motion Picture World, 1919
Karger with actress May Allison, 1919

Biography

Karger's approach to making pictures was similar to contemporary Thomas H. Ince. Both died relatively young, but where Ince is remembered for his streamlined productions and circumstances surrounding his death, Karger is relatively forgotten today. Karger was a founder of Rolfe Photoplays in New York but later worked primarily at the Metro Pictures studios and was later a personal assistant to Rudolph Valentino.

Karger died of heart disease while on a train between New York and Fort Wayne, Indiana.[3] His son Fred Karger (1916–1979) was a voice coach at Columbia Pictures and was the fourth and final husband of actress Jane Wyman after her marriage to Ronald Reagan ended.

Selected filmography

As director

As producer

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