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William Joseph Lincoln (1870–August 1917) was an Australian playwright, theatre manager, film director and screenwriter in the silent era. He produced, directed and/or wrote 23 films between 1911 and 1916. Film historians Graham Shirley and Brian Adams wrote of him that "it is probably that all his movies "were more like stage tableux than films. However, with the right ingredients at their disposal the best of Lincoln's early productions were well-received".〔Graham Shirley and Brian Adams, ''Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years'', Currency Press 1989 p 42〕 ==Biography== W. J. Lincoln was born in Melbourne and was bought up in St Kilda. He worked as a playwright and a stage actor in Melbourne, his early plays including ''The Power of Wealth'' and ''The Bush King'' for the Alfred Dampier Company.〔Bateman, p 173〕 Lincoln first became involved with the film industry when managing the Australasian tour of the Gaiety Company for J.C. Williamson Ltd. While doing this he received notice to meet up with Clement Mason who had film of the Russo-Japanese War. Lincoln toured with this and some other films throughout Western Australia. It was a massive success with the public.〔〔 〕 According to one newspaper report he produced and directed ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'' but this seems doubtful. Lincoln himself attributed the direction to Sam Crews. In 1908 he was manager of the Paradise of Living Pictures movie theatre in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, and had begun to write and direct films for show in the theatre.〔(Peter Fogarty, 'The Screening of St Kilda: A History of St Kilda's Cinemas', ''St Kilda Historical Series Number Two: Cinemas'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「W. J. Lincoln」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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