Gene Gauntier

Born: 1885-05-17

Birthplace: Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Biography

Gene Gauntier, born Eugenia Gauntier Liggett, was an American screenwriter, director and actress who was one of the pioneers of the motion picture industry. A writer, director and actress in films from mid 1906 to 1920, she wrote screenplays for 31 films.

Known For

Ben Hur
Vagabonds
From the Manger to the Cross
An Arabian Tragedy
The Man in the Box
The Taming of the Shrew
The Lad from Old Ireland
Betrayed by a Handprint
Lady Peggy’s Escape
A Prisoner of the Harem

Top Movie Credits

Ben Hur Co-Director
An Arabian Tragedy Scenario Writer