Thomas Ince (1882-1924) played a significant role in the development of the film industry in Hollywood as both a producer and director. He was an originator of the studio system of filmmaking. Thomas Harper Ince was born on November 6, 1882, in...

Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie, and the considerable revenues it continues to generate, may shortly bring two publishers into a court. The original Little House series, published by HarperCollins, was the basis for a TV series that became world...

Comfort and compatibility with the clients' manner of living keynote the art-filled interiors of a Westchester residence. It's a spacious, rambling sort of house in Westchester, NY, Tom Britt explains, owned by a couple who have collected remarkably fine works by leading...

In the following essay, Mitchell details lnce's life and career as a film director-producer.

In the following essay, which was first published in 1965, Mitry evaluates Ince as an artist rather than as a businessman or technical innovator.

In the following essay, Staiger argues that although Ince may be seen as an innovator in the film industry his improvements generally reflect the adoption of scientific management and the division of labor to the process of filmmaking.