Jere Austin — Studio Directory (1916) 🇺🇸

Jere Austin (John Van Akin Austin) (1876–1927) (with Mae Marsh) | www.vintoz.com

May 10, 2026

Jere Austin (Director | Leading Man)

Austin, Jere, director and leading man; b. Minneapolis, Minn.; educ. Rensselaer Polytech. and Univ. of Minn.; early career, army officer in Spanish-American war; stage career, in The Squaw Man, with Ralph Stuart (1862–1915), 2 yrs. Daniel Frawley cos.; screen career, Vitagraph, Selig, Kalem (The Conquest of Quebec, Arkansaw Traveler, School for Scandal, etc.), Helen Gardner Co., Alice Joyce series, and Universal. Recreations, riding, swimming, all athletics. Hght. 6 ft. 1 in.; wght. 195; dark hair and eyes. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C.

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Collection: Motion Picture News, October 1916

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