19 Facts About Lule Warrenton

Lule Warrenton was an American actress, director, and producer during the silent film era.

Lule Warrenton appeared in more than 80 films between 1913 and 1922.

Lule Warrenton was born in Flint, Michigan and died in Laguna Beach, California and was the mother of cinematographer Gilbert Warrenton.

Under the supervision of her uncle, Sheridan Corbyn, Warrenton had played child parts and had been and continued to be on stage and in motion pictures for most of her life.

Lule Warrenton attended St Rose's Convent and later studied at the University of Michigan.

Lule Warrenton later progressed into a Shakespearian reader, performing in her first show at Victoria Rifle's Armory in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Lule Warrenton appeared in a total of 81 films over the course of her career.

Lule Warrenton had the reputation of being a versatile actress and played an assortment of diverse roles, including as a black woman in The Queen of Jungleland and as a male Chinese Mandarin, complete with a mustache, under director Henry McRae.

Better known for her career as a director, Lule Warrenton became the only woman director in the world at the time to have her own studio during her time at Universal.

Lule Warrenton did some of the writing for her films, but her assistant Allen Watt took responsibility for the majority of the writing.

Lule Warrenton began her directing career primarily by filming comedies, but later made the previously unprecedented move to making films specifically designed for children, which she called "Film for Little Ones".

Lule Warrenton directed and produced A Bit o'Heaven in 1917, which featured four-year-old child acting prodigy Mary Louise; this film was an adaptation of Kate Douglas Wiggin's novel The Birds' Christmas Carol that sold over 1.5 million copies.

Lule Warrenton was somewhat of a pioneer for the progression of womanhood and the inclusion of females in the workplace, especially within Hollywood.

Lule Warrenton was known to be a key contributor to the movement within the Hollywood Film Company to establish a permanent home for the countless girls working as extras in Hollywood.

Lule Warrenton was one of four founders of the Hollywood Studio Club, an organization for which any woman connected to a motion picture studio in any capacity is eligible to join.

Lule Warrenton began her career at Universal Studios in 1912, but severed ties with the film giant in 1917 and continued to produce juvenile films independently.

Lule Warrenton had two children, although most people only know about her son Gilbert.

Lule Warrenton had a daughter, Mrs Virginia Zimmerman, who married a doctor in Los Angeles.

Lule Warrenton stood at a height of five feet, six inches tall, weighed 150 pounds, and had long brown hair with blue eyes.