Leo Pierson

Leo Pierson (1888-1943) was an American film actor who was active during Hollywood's silent era.^[1] He was married to director and screenwriter Ruth Ann Baldwin.^[2][3]

Leo Pierson
Pierson in 1917 film '49–'17
Born	Leo Olof Pierson December 25, 1888 Abilene, Kansas, USA
Died	October 2, 1943 Los Angeles, California, USA
Education	St. Vincent's College for Boys
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Ruth Ann Baldwin ​ (m. 1917)​

Biography

Leo was born in Abilene, Kansas, to Charles Pierson and his wife, Maude; Charles was an immigrant from Sweden. Later on, he moved to Los Angeles and attended St. Vincent's College, where he began appearing in stage plays and graduated in 1907.^[4]

His first known film role was in the 1911 short The Profligate. He acted in dozens of films from 1911 through 1919, the year he appears to have changed gears and focused on his work as a production manager.^[5][6]

He married screenwriter and director Ruth Ann Baldwin on February 19, 1917, the same year he appeared in her Universal films A Wife on Trial and '49-'17.^[7][8]

Select filmography

1911

• The Profligate (1911)

1916

• The Crisis (1916)
• At Piney Ridge (1916)

1917

• '49-'17 (1917)
• A Wife on Trial (1917)
• Treason (1917)
• The Birth of Patriotism (1917)

1918

• The Cove of Missing Men (1918)
• The Girl of My Dreams (1918)
• Desert Law (1918)
• High Tide (1918)
• The Spreading Evil (1918)

1919

• Wagon Tracks (1919)
• The Solitary Sin (1919)
• The Poppy Girl's Husband (1919)

References

1. "Leo Pierson Has Troubles as a Thespian". The Journal and Tribune. 5 Mar 1916. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
2. "Picture Many Roses Princess Film". Santa Ana Register. 11 Aug 1917. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
3. Cooper, Mark Garrett (2010-10-01). Universal Women: Filmmaking and Institutional Change in Early Hollywood. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-09087-5.
4. "Program for Graduation at St. Vincent's College". Los Angeles Evening Express. 17 Jun 1907. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
5. "The Snoopy Photographer". Los Angeles Evening Express. 26 Mar 1921. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
6. "Business Manager". The Los Angeles Times. 1 Apr 1928. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
7. Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines. Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company. 1917.
8. "Miss Baldwin Weds". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 2 Mar 1917. Retrieved 2021-12-31.