Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1882, Nov. 6 | Born, Newport, R.I. |
| circa 1889 | Stage debut |
| circa 1898 | Broadway debut |
| 1907 | Married Elinor Kershaw |
| 1910 | Began work in motion pictures Acted in films for the Biograph and Independent Motion Pictures companies Directed Little Nell's Tobacco for Independent Motion Pictures Co., his first film |
| 1911 | Joined New York Motion Picture Co. and moved to California to make westerns |
| circa 1912 | Built "Inceville," studio compound near Santa Monica, Calif. |
| 1913 | Directed his first feature length film, The Battle of Gettysburg |
| 1915 | Formed Triangle Motion Picture Co., with D. W. Griffith and Mack Sennett Built studio in Culver City, Calif. |
| 1916 | Produced and directed Civilization |
| 1919 | Built Thomas H. Ince Studios, Culver City, Calif. |
| 1920 | Formed Associated Producers, an independent releasing company, along with producers and directors such as Mack Sennett and Maurice Tourneur |
| 1924, Nov. 18[?] | Died near San Diego, Calif., after falling ill aboard yacht of William Randolph Hearst |