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About John H. Collins
John H. Collins was an American writer and director of the silent film era. He married film actress Viola Dana. His career was cut short when he died at the age of 28 due to the 1918 influenza epidemic. During his career which began in 1914, he directed more than 40 features and film shorts, and wrote the scenario for over a dozen more features. His 1917 film The Girl Without a Soul was selected by the National Film Registry to be preserved by the Library of Congress. His final works were shown posthumously in 1919.
Everything about John H. Collins →- Occupation
- screenwriter, film director
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 31, 1889
- Died
- October 23, 1918, October 31, 1918