Lloyd B. Carleton

Lloyd B. Carleton
1916 Motion Picture News
Born	Carleton B. Little c. 1872 New York City, New York
Died	August 8, 1933(1933-08-08) (aged 61) New York City, New York
Burial place	Trinity Cemetery, West 155th St New York City
Nationality	American
Other names	L.B. Carleton Lloyd Carleton
Education	Columbia College (New York)
Occupation(s)	Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
Years active	1900–1930
Era	Silent era
Notable work	Walls of Jericho (1914) Mountain Madness (1920) Flying Dutchman (1923) Nine and Three-Fifths Seconds (1925)
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
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Lloyd B. Carleton (c. 1872 - August 8, 1933) was an American director, producer, and actor. He was born in New York City in c. 1872. Both of his parents were born in Virginia and Carleton's father, John T. Little Senior, supported the family as a clothing importer. The couple firstborn was John T. Little Jr born in 1868. Carleton Bassitt Little would follow in c. 1872. Their last child Arthur W. Little, was born in 1878. The two older brothers graduated from Columbia College with law degrees. John Jr would become one of New York's finest lawyers. Carleton briefly tried the legal profession but became driven by a bigger calling.

By 1900, he was acting on Broadway. Soon he became involved with stage managing, production, stock players, and managing some of the theater's most significant names. During this time, Charles Frohman suggested he adopt the stage name of Lloyd B. Carleton. After a brief stint in Australia, a new visual media struck his fancy. Movies were continuing their upward spiral. After studying film-making techniques at the American Biograph studios, acting in a 1910 film, he got a job directing movies at Thanhouser. He would continue to direct movies at Lubin, Selig, Universal, and Clermont Photoplays. He formed his own production company, Lloyd Carleton Productions, and used a variety of distributors.

His film endeavors ended in 1928. He moved back to New York. He managed to act in one final broadway play before his death on August 8, 1933.

◆   Theatrical Roles of Lloyd B. Carleton   ◆
Year	Play	Start	End	Lead	Produce	Director	Shows	Theatre	Ref
1900	The Little Minister	Apr 1900	Apr 1900	Maude Adams	Charles Frohman	Joseph Humphreys	19	Powers' Theatre Chicago, IL	[1]
	L'Aiglon	Oct 1900	Dec 1900	Maude Adams	Charles Frohman	Joseph Humphreys	73	Knickerbocker	[2]
	A Royal Family	Sep 1900	Feb 1901	Richard Bennett	Charles Frohman	Joseph Humphreys	175	Lyceum	[3]
1904	The Little Minister	Dec 1904	Feb 1905	Maude Adams	Charles Frohman	N/S	73	Empire	[4]
1905	Peter Pan	Nov 1905	May 1906	Maude Adams	Charles Frohman	N/S	233	Empire	[5]
1908	Quality Street	Jan 1908	Jan 1908	Maude Adams	N/S	N/S	7	Empire	[6]
1908	The Jesters	Jan 1908	Mar 1908	Maude Adams	Charles Frohman	N/S	55	Empire	[7]
1928	Brothers	Dec 1928	Aug 1929	Bert Lytell	John Henry Mears	Arthur Hurley	255	48th Street	[8]