Gene Gauntier

Gene Gauntier

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Kansas City, Missouri, USA
May 17, 1885

Biography

Gene Gauntier, born Eugenia Gauntier Liggett, was an American screenwriter, director and actress who was one of the pioneers of the motion picture industry. A writer, director and actress in films from mid 1906 to 1920, she wrote screenplays for 31 films.

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Representative Works

Grandmother
Grandmother
8.0
/ English
Evangeline
Evangeline
10.0
/ English
Scarlet Letter
Scarlet Letter
9.0
/ English
The Fiddler’s Requiem
The Fiddler’s Requiem
7.0
/ English
Dust of the Desert
Dust of the Desert
No Rating Yet
/ English
From the Manger to the Cross
From the Manger to the Cross
5.1
/ English
An Arabian Tragedy
An Arabian Tragedy
7.0
/ English
The Lad from Old Ireland
The Lad from Old Ireland
5.4
/ English
Ben Hur
Ben Hur
4.4
/ English
Betrayed by a Handprint
Betrayed by a Handprint
2.9
/ English
The Little Gluers
The Little Gluers
9.0
/ English
Winning a Widow
Winning a Widow
8.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Grandmother
1910Winner

Best Writing

Grandmother

Evangeline
1908Winner

Best Performance

Evangeline

Dust of the Desert
1912Nominee

Best Performance

Dust of the Desert

Career Highlights

From the Manger to the Cross
1912Highlight

Best Performance

From the Manger to the Cross

An Arabian Tragedy
1912Highlight

Best Performance

An Arabian Tragedy