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'''James Vincent''' (b. Durban, **/**/1900 – d. New York, **/**/1953) was an actor, stage manager and dialogue director.

== Biography ==

James Vincent was born in Durban, but according to an entry permit issued in 1930 when he entered the United States from Canada, his birth name seems to have been Genio Viskovich, which is of Croatian origin. In fact, other members of the Viskovich family in South Africa at the time came from the island of Vis off the Croatian coast. His stage career started when he acted for [[Leonard Rayne]] in plays like ''[[Two Little Vagabonds]]'' (1920), ''[[East Lynne]]'' (1921), ''[[The Right to Strike]]'' (1921) and ''[[Brown Sugar]''] (1922). In 1923 he acted in [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''[[The Reef of Stars]]'', with [[Molly Adair]] and [[Harvey Braban]].

After that he pursued his acting career in England, where he also worked as stage manager. In 1927 he left for the United States, where he appeared in ''The Letter'' at the Morosco Theatre in New York with the famed Katharine Cornell. It was a fortuitous meeting as subsequently he became her stage manager. When he returned to the United States in 1930, he declared that he would apply for permanent residence and according to the 1940 national census he was living in San Francisco. In 1942 Paramount Pictures signed him up as studio dialogue director, working with filmmakers like Frank Capra and Cecil B. DeMille. He also became a member of noted film director George Cukor’s inner circle. However, in 1953 James Vincent was found dead floating in New York’s Hudson River.

Note: He should not be confused with his namesake James Vincent (1882-1957), an American silent era actor and director who in 1920 became President of the Motion Pictures Directors Association.

== Sources ==

The Film Daily, 20 May 1942

McGilligan, Patrick - Geore Cukor: a double life (1991)

Parsons, Neil - Black and white bioscope: making movies in Africa 1899 to 1925 (2019)

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-'''James Vincent''' (b. Durban, **/**/1900 – d. New York, **/**/1953) was an actor, stage manager and dialogue director.
 ''Note:  He should not be confused with his namesake '''James Vincent''' (1882-1957), an American silent era actor and director who in 1920 became President of the Motion Pictures Directors Association.''
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 == Biography ==
-[[James Vincent]] was born in Durban, but according to an entry permit issued in 1930 when he entered the United States from Canada, his birth name seems to have been [[Genio Viskovich]], which is of Croatian origin.  In fact, other members of the Viskovich family in South Africa at the time came from the island of Vis off the Croatian coast.
+James Vincent was born in Durban, but according to an entry permit issued in 1930 when he entered the United States from Canada, his birth name seems to have been Genio Viskovich.  In fact, when he signed his American naturalisation papers in 1935 he stated that he had British nationality, but was of Austrian-Italian extraction.  His stage career started when he acted for [[Leonard Rayne]] in plays like ''[[Two Little Vagabonds]]'' (1920), ''[[The Story of the Rosary]]'' (1920), ''[[East Lynne]]'' (1921), ''[[The Right to Strike]]'' (1921) and ''[[Brown Sugar]]'' (1922).  In 1923 he acted in [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''[[The Reef of Stars]]'', with [[Molly Adair]] and [[Harvey Braban]].
-In South Africa he acted for [[Leonard Rayne]] in plays like ''[[Two Little Vagabonds]]'' (1920), ''[[East Lynne]]'' (1921), ''[[The Right to Strike]]'' (1921) and ''[[Brown Sugar]]'' (1922).  In 1923 he appeared in [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''[[The Reef of Stars]]'', with [[Molly Adair]] and [[Harvey Braban]].
+After that he pursued his acting career in England, where he also worked as stage manager.  In 1927 he left for the United States, where he appeared in ''The Letter'' at the Morosco Theatre in New York with the famed Katharine Cornell.  It was a fortuitous meeting as he subsequently became her stage manager.  When he returned to the United States in 1930, he declared that he would apply for permanent residence and according to the national census in 1940 he was living in San Francisco.  In 1942 Paramount Pictures signed him up as studio dialogue director, working with filmmakers like Frank Capra and Cecil B. DeMille.  He also became a  member of noted film director George Cukor’s inner circle.  However, in 1953 James Vincent was found dead floating in New York’s Hudson River under suspicious circumstances.  According to the Cause of Death Code it involved “injury due to legal intervention by other specific means”.  (FO)
 == Sources ==

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 [[James Vincent]] was born in Durban, but according to an entry permit issued in 1930 when he entered the United States from Canada, his birth name seems to have been [[Genio Viskovich]], which is of Croatian origin.  In fact, other members of the Viskovich family in South Africa at the time came from the island of Vis off the Croatian coast.
-After a career as stage and screen actor in South Africa, working for [[Leonard Rayne]] and [[Joseph Albrecht]] in the early 1920s, before leaving to pursue his acting career in England, where he also worked as stage manager.
+After a career as stage and screen actor in South Africa, working for [[Leonard Rayne]] and [[Joseph Albrecht]] in the early 1920s, he left to pursue his acting career in England, where he also worked as stage manager.
-In 1927 he left the UK for the United States, where he appeared in ''[[The Letter]]'' at the Morosco Theatre in New York with the famed Katharine Cornell.  It was a fortuitous meeting as he subsequently became her stage manager.  When he returned to the United States in 1930, he declared that he would apply for permanent residence and according to the national census in 1940 he was living in San Francisco.
+In 1927 he departed for the United States, where he appeared in ''[[The Letter]]'' at the Morosco Theatre in New York with the famed Katharine Cornell.  It was a fortuitous meeting as he subsequently became her stage manager.  When he returned to the United States in 1930, he declared that he would apply for permanent residence and according to the national census of 1940 he was living in San Francisco.
 In 1942 Paramount Pictures signed him up as studio dialogue director, working with filmmakers like Frank Capra and Cecil B. DeMille.  He also became a  member of noted film director George Cukor’s inner circle.
-However, in 1953 James Vincent was found dead floating in New York’s Hudson River.
+In 1953 James Vincent was found dead floating in New York’s Hudson River.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-His South Africa he acted for [[Leonard Rayne]] in plays like ''[[Two Little Vagabonds]]'' (1920), ''[[East Lynne]]'' (1921), ''[[The Right to Strike]]'' (1921) and ''[[Brown Sugar]]'' (1922).  In 1923 he appeared in [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''[[The Reef of Stars]]'', with [[Molly Adair]] and [[Harvey Braban]].
+In South Africa he acted for [[Leonard Rayne]] in plays like ''[[Two Little Vagabonds]]'' (1920), ''[[East Lynne]]'' (1921), ''[[The Right to Strike]]'' (1921) and ''[[Brown Sugar]]'' (1922).  In 1923 he appeared in [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''[[The Reef of Stars]]'', with [[Molly Adair]] and [[Harvey Braban]].
 == Sources ==

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-'''James Vincent''' (b. Durban, **/**/1900 – d. New York, **/**/1953) was an actor, stage manager and dialogue director.
+''Note:  He should not be confused with his namesake '''James Vincent''' (1882-1957), an American silent era actor and director who in 1920 became President of the Motion Pictures Directors Association.''
 == Biography ==
-James Vincent was born in Durban, but according to an entry permit issued in 1930 when he entered the United States from Canada, his birth name seems to have been Genio Viskovich, which is of Croatian origin.  In fact, other members of the Viskovich family in South Africa at the time came from the island of Vis off the Croatian coast.  His stage career started when he acted for [[Leonard Rayne]] in plays like ''[[Two Little Vagabonds]]'' (1920), ''[[East Lynne]]'' (1921), ''[[The Right to Strike]]'' (1921) and ''[[Brown Sugar]]'' (1922).  In 1923 he acted in [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''[[The Reef of Stars]]'', with [[Molly Adair]] and [[Harvey Braban]].
+[[James Vincent]] was born in Durban, but according to an entry permit issued in 1930 when he entered the United States from Canada, his birth name seems to have been [[Genio Viskovich]], which is of Croatian origin.  In fact, other members of the Viskovich family in South Africa at the time came from the island of Vis off the Croatian coast.
-After that he pursued his acting career in England, where he also worked as stage manager.  In 1927 he left for the United States, where he appeared in ''The Letter'' at the Morosco Theatre in New York with the famed Katharine Cornell.  It was a fortuitous meeting as he subsequently became her stage manager.  When he returned to the United States in 1930, he declared that he would apply for permanent residence and according to the national census in 1940 he was living in San Francisco.  In 1942 Paramount Pictures signed him up as studio dialogue director, working with filmmakers like Frank Capra and Cecil B. DeMille.  He also became a  member of noted film director George Cukor’s inner circle.  However, in 1953 James Vincent was found dead floating in New York’s Hudson River.
+==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Note:  He should not be confused with his namesake James Vincent (1882-1957), an American silent era actor and director who in 1920 became President of the Motion Pictures Directors Association.
+His South Africa he acted for [[Leonard Rayne]] in plays like ''[[Two Little Vagabonds]]'' (1920), ''[[East Lynne]]'' (1921), ''[[The Right to Strike]]'' (1921) and ''[[Brown Sugar]]'' (1922).  In 1923 he appeared in [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''[[The Reef of Stars]]'', with [[Molly Adair]] and [[Harvey Braban]].
 == Sources ==

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 James Vincent was born in Durban, but according to an entry permit issued in 1930 when he entered the United States from Canada, his birth name seems to have been Genio Viskovich, which is of Croatian origin.  In fact, other members of the Viskovich family in South Africa at the time came from the island of Vis off the Croatian coast.  His stage career started when he acted for [[Leonard Rayne]] in plays like ''[[Two Little Vagabonds]]'' (1920), ''[[East Lynne]]'' (1921), ''[[The Right to Strike]]'' (1921) and ''[[Brown Sugar]]'' (1922).  In 1923 he acted in [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''[[The Reef of Stars]]'', with [[Molly Adair]] and [[Harvey Braban]].
-After that he pursued his acting career in England, where he also worked as stage manager.  In 1927 he left for the United States, where he appeared in ''The Letter'' at the Morosco Theatre in New York with the famed Katharine Cornell.  It was a fortuitous meeting as he subsequently became her stage manager.  When he returned to the United States in 1930, he declared that he would apply for permanent residence and according to the 1940 national census he was living in San Francisco.  In 1942 Paramount Pictures signed him up as studio dialogue director, working with filmmakers like Frank Capra and Cecil B. DeMille.  He also became a  member of noted film director George Cukor’s inner circle.  However, in 1953 James Vincent was found dead floating in New York’s Hudson River.
+After that he pursued his acting career in England, where he also worked as stage manager.  In 1927 he left for the United States, where he appeared in ''The Letter'' at the Morosco Theatre in New York with the famed Katharine Cornell.  It was a fortuitous meeting as he subsequently became her stage manager.  When he returned to the United States in 1930, he declared that he would apply for permanent residence and according to the national census in 1940 he was living in San Francisco.  In 1942 Paramount Pictures signed him up as studio dialogue director, working with filmmakers like Frank Capra and Cecil B. DeMille.  He also became a  member of noted film director George Cukor’s inner circle.  However, in 1953 James Vincent was found dead floating in New York’s Hudson River.
 Note:  He should not be confused with his namesake James Vincent (1882-1957), an American silent era actor and director who in 1920 became President of the Motion Pictures Directors Association.

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 James Vincent was born in Durban, but according to an entry permit issued in 1930 when he entered the United States from Canada, his birth name seems to have been Genio Viskovich, which is of Croatian origin.  In fact, other members of the Viskovich family in South Africa at the time came from the island of Vis off the Croatian coast.  His stage career started when he acted for [[Leonard Rayne]] in plays like ''[[Two Little Vagabonds]]'' (1920), ''[[East Lynne]]'' (1921), ''[[The Right to Strike]]'' (1921) and ''[[Brown Sugar]]'' (1922).  In 1923 he acted in [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''[[The Reef of Stars]]'', with [[Molly Adair]] and [[Harvey Braban]].
-After that he pursued his acting career in England, where he also worked as stage manager.  In 1927 he left for the United States, where he appeared in ''The Letter'' at the Morosco Theatre in New York with the famed Katharine Cornell.  It was a fortuitous meeting as subsequently he became her stage manager.  When he returned to the United States in 1930, he declared that he would apply for permanent residence and according to the 1940 national census he was living in San Francisco.  In 1942 Paramount Pictures signed him up as studio dialogue director, working with filmmakers like Frank Capra and Cecil B. DeMille.  He also became a  member of noted film director George Cukor’s inner circle.  However, in 1953 James Vincent was found dead floating in New York’s Hudson River.
+After that he pursued his acting career in England, where he also worked as stage manager.  In 1927 he left for the United States, where he appeared in ''The Letter'' at the Morosco Theatre in New York with the famed Katharine Cornell.  It was a fortuitous meeting as he subsequently became her stage manager.  When he returned to the United States in 1930, he declared that he would apply for permanent residence and according to the 1940 national census he was living in San Francisco.  In 1942 Paramount Pictures signed him up as studio dialogue director, working with filmmakers like Frank Capra and Cecil B. DeMille.  He also became a  member of noted film director George Cukor’s inner circle.  However, in 1953 James Vincent was found dead floating in New York’s Hudson River.
 Note:  He should not be confused with his namesake James Vincent (1882-1957), an American silent era actor and director who in 1920 became President of the Motion Pictures Directors Association.

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 == Sources ==
-The Film Daily, 20 May 1942
+''The Film Daily'', 20 May 1942
-McGilligan, Patrick - Geore Cukor: a double life (1991)
+McGilligan, Patrick - ''George Cukor: a double life'' (1991)
-Parsons, Neil - Black and white bioscope: making movies in Africa 1899 to 1925 (2019)
+Parsons, Neil ''Black and white bioscope: making movies in Africa 1899 to 1925'' (2019)
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