Edward Lamar Johnstone (March 15, 1884 – May 21, 1919) was an American silent film actor and director.
Biography
Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Johnstone starred in 82 films as an actor between 1911 and his death in 1919. He often starred alongside Dorothy Gibson, an actress who survived the sinking of the Titanic.
Johnstone directed three films; one in 1913 called Truth in the Wilderness, starring Charlotte Burton, The Turning Point (1914), and The Unforgiven (1915). In the 1916 serial Secret of the Submarine, Johnstone got to fly Juanita Hansen in a Curtiss Model D pusher biplane.Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum c. 1953 page 121
Death Johnstone died on May 21, 1919, in Palm Springs, California, his cause of death was heart attack.
Filmography As actor Year Title Role Notes 1912 Robin Hood Guy of GisbourneShort1913 The Lady Killer Adolph - the Lady Killer Sapho Short, uncredited, lost film Through a Telescope Short1916 Ben Blair Scott Winthrop The Secret of the Submarine Gerald MortonLost film The Tongues of Men Dr. Lyn Fanshawe (as Lamar Johnson)1918 That Devil, Bateese Martin Stuart The Girl of My Dreams Kenneth Stewart (as Lamar Johnston)1919 Diane of the Green Van Carl Granberry The Sheriff's Son Brad Charltonrelease posthumously The Spite Bride Arthur Derford (as Lamar Johnston) Wolves of the Night Burton Mortimer (as Lamar Johnson) The Lone Star Ranger Jeff Lawson Lost film, release posthumously
As director Year Title Notes 1913 Truth in the Wilderness 1914 The Turning Point 1915 The Unforgiven
References
External links
Portrait of Lamar Johnstone by Thomas Staedeli