Douglas MacLean — Blue Book of the Screen (1923) 🇺🇸

Douglas MacLean was born in Philadelphia and educated at the Northwestern University Preparatory School and Lewis Institute of Technology in Chicago. Upon leaving college he returned to Philadelphia and became a bond salesman.

Always having had a desire to go on the stage, he entered the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. His work at the completion of his course there attracted the attention of Maxide Adams and she engaged him to play the leading role opposite her in Rosalind. His later stage experience included a year in stock in Pittsfield, Mass., and another year at the Morosco Theatre, Los Angeles.

His first screen production was with Alice Brady in “As Ye Sow,” an old World Film Company production. Later he played the leading masculine role in D. W. Griffith’s war story, “The Hun Within.” He was then engaged by Mary Pickford to play the leading masculine roles in two of her pictures, “Johanna Enlists” and “Captain Kidd, Jr.” He also appeared in several productions made by the American Film company.

Mr. MacLean’s first starring vehicle was Mary Roberts Rinehart’s story, Twenty Three and a Half Hours’ Leave, in which he scored one of the biggest successes of his career and which established him firmly among the celebrities. This was followed by “Mary’s Ankle,” What’s Your Husband Doing?, Let’s Be Fashionable, “The Jailbird,” “The Rookie’s Return,” “The Home Stretch,” “One a Minute,” “Passing Thru,” “The Hottentot,” “Bellboy 13” and others.

Mr. MacLean recently organized his own producing company and is making a series of pictures for Associated Exhibitors. The first of these is a screen adaptation of the Cohan & Harris New York success, “Going Up,” in which Mr. MacLean portrays the role made notable on the legitimate stage by both Frank Craven and Wallace Eddinger.

Mr. MacLean is married, his wife having formerly been Miss Faith Cole, daughter of the late Hon. Fremont Cole, former speaker of the New York State Assembly and a noted New York lawyer. They reside in Beverly Hills, California.

Golf is his particular hobby, although he is always interested in all out-of-door sports, the theatre and other occupations.

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Douglas McLean trains his dog to be a film actor.

“Doug” turns animal trainer.

Portrait by Sykes Edwards • Los Angeles

Collection: The Blue Book of the Screen (1923)