Robert G. Vignola
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Robert G. Vignola was an Italian-American actor, screenwriter, and film director. A former stage actor, he appeared in many motion pictures produced by Kalem Company and later moved to directing, beco
Vignola, c. 1920
Vignola, early 1910s
Vignola's album of photos from his home. Included in the album is a photo of him with the writing: "To Joe and May. With a few glimpses of my home. Best wishes always. From your brother Bob Oct 19, 1927"
Vignola in The Stranger (1910)
Sidney Olcott
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Sidney Olcott was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter.
Robert G. Vignola
…generally considered the film that launched the mafia genre. In 1907 he joined Kalem Studios, starring in numerous movies directed by his long-time friend Sidney Olcott often dealing with Irish culture such as The Lad from Old Ireland (1910), The Colleen Bawn (1911), and Arrah-na-Pogue (1911). Olcott would later promote…
Olcott in 1922
Olcott's grave in Toronto, Ontario