Gene Gauntier

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.

Most Famous Work

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Ben Hur

(1907) Writer

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From the Manger to the Cross

(1912) Scenario Writer

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Ireland, the Oppressed

(1912) Writer

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A Celebrated Case

(1914) Scenario Writer

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The Fiddler’s Requiem

(1911) Writer

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Dust of the Desert

(1912) Writer

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When Lovers Part

(1910) Writer

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Rory O'More

(1911) Writer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1915	Jeanne La Roche	Gene of the Northland 1915-08-07 Movie
1914	Peggy O'Malley	Come Back to Erin 1914-03-01 Movie
	Eileen Donaghue	For Ireland's Sake 1914-01-11 Movie
1912	Claire Ffoliott	The Shaughraun 1912-12-23 Movie
	Mary	From the Manger to the Cross 1912-10-03 Movie
	Alice Durand	A Prisoner of the Harem 1912-07-19 Movie
	An American Widow	Winning a Widow 1912-07-05 Movie
	Doris Barnett	Captured by Bedouins 1912-06-26 Movie
	Lucashah / Ayub's 1st Wife	An Arabian Tragedy 1912-06-19 Movie
	N/A	Dust of the Desert 1912-06-03 Movie
	Ellen	You Remember Ellen 1912-03-03 Movie
	Miss Foster - the Banker's Daughter	His Mother 1912-01-25 Movie
1911	Eily O'Connor, the 'Colleen Bawn'	The Colleen Bawn 1911-10-16 Movie
	Kathleen	Rory O'More 1911-09-03 Movie
	Nancy	The Special Messenger 1911-08-16 Movie
	N/A	The Little Soldier of ’64 1911-06-30 Movie
	Marcele	When the Dead Return 1911-05-05 Movie
	Dolores	The Fiddler’s Requiem 1911-05-03 Movie
	Jennie	A Sawmill Hero 1911-03-22 Movie
	N/A	Her Chum’s Brother 1911-01-18 Movie
	Hallie Colburn	For Love of an Enemy 1911-01-11 Movie
1910	Nan, The Girl Spy	The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg 1910-12-28 Movie
	N/A	When Lovers Part 1910-12-23 Movie
	Anastasia	The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged 1910-09-23 Movie
	N/A	The Navajo's Bride 1910-05-31 Movie
	Nan	The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy 1910-04-01 Movie
	N/A	The Stepmother 1910-02-02 Movie
	N/A	The Romance of a Trained Nurse 1910-01-14 Movie
	Aileene	A Lad from Old Ireland 1910-01-01 Movie
1909	Jenny	A Slave to Drink 1909-12-31 Movie
	Nan	The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War 1909-05-21 Movie
1908	Wedding Party	The Taming of the Shrew 1908-11-10 Movie
	Nellie Carson (unconfirmed)	The Girl and the Outlaw 1908-09-08 Movie
	Party Guest	Betrayed by a Handprint 1908-09-01 Movie
	N/A	The Stage Rustler 1908-07-10 Movie
	Gang Member	The Man in the Box 1908-06-19 Movie
	Mrs. Smith	Thompson's Night Out 1908-05-26 Movie
	Hester Prynne	The Scarlet Letter 1908-03-28 Movie
	N/A	Way Down East 1908-03-07 Movie
	Evangeline	Evangeline 1908-02-08 Movie
1907	N/A	Ben Hur 1907-12-07 Movie
1906	N/A	Skyscrapers 1906-12-08 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1915	Scenario Writer	Gene of the Northland 1915-08-07 Movie
1914	Scenario Writer	A Celebrated Case 1914-05-01 Movie
	Writer	Come Back to Erin 1914-03-01 Movie
1912	Writer	The Shaughraun 1912-12-23 Movie
	Writer	Ireland, the Oppressed 1912-12-14 Movie
	Scenario Writer	The Kerry Gow 1912-11-18 Movie
	Scenario Writer	From the Manger to the Cross 1912-10-03 Movie
	Writer	The Poacher's Pardon 1912-09-30 Movie
	Writer	Winning a Widow 1912-07-05 Movie
	Writer	Captured by Bedouins 1912-06-26 Movie
	Scenario Writer	An Arabian Tragedy 1912-06-19 Movie
	Story	An Arabian Tragedy 1912-06-19 Movie
	Writer	Dust of the Desert 1912-06-03 Movie
	Writer	You Remember Ellen 1912-03-03 Movie
	Writer	His Mother 1912-01-25 Movie
1911	Writer	The Colleen Bawn 1911-10-16 Movie
	Writer	Rory O'More 1911-09-03 Movie
	Writer	The Special Messenger 1911-08-16 Movie
	Writer	The Little Soldier of ’64 1911-06-30 Movie
	Writer	The Fiddler’s Requiem 1911-05-03 Movie
	Writer	A Sawmill Hero 1911-03-22 Movie
	Writer	Her Chum’s Brother 1911-01-18 Movie
1910	Writer	The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg 1910-12-28 Movie
	Writer	When Lovers Part 1910-12-23 Movie
	Writer	The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged 1910-09-23 Movie
	Writer	The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy 1910-04-01 Movie
	Writer	The Stepmother 1910-02-02 Movie
	Writer	The Romance of a Trained Nurse 1910-01-14 Movie
	Writer	A Lad from Old Ireland 1910-01-01 Movie
1909	Writer	A Slave to Drink 1909-12-31 Movie
	Writer	The Grandmother 1909-10-10 Movie
	Writer	The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War 1909-05-21 Movie
1908	Writer	Hulda's Lovers 1908-04-22 Movie
	Writer	The Scarlet Letter 1908-03-28 Movie
	Writer	Way Down East 1908-03-07 Movie
	Writer	Evangeline 1908-02-08 Movie
1907	Writer	Ben Hur 1907-12-07 Movie
	Writer	Why Girls Leave Home 1907-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1914	Producer	Come Back to Erin 1914-03-01 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1911	Director	The Colleen Bawn 1911-10-16 Movie
1909	Director	The Grandmother 1909-10-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv