Percy Stow

British director

Percy Stow
Born	Percival Edwin Stow 1876 Islington, London, England
Died	10 July 1919 (aged 42-43) Torquay, Devon, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Film director
Known for	co founding Clarendon Film Company

The Tempest (1908)

Percy Stow (1876 – 10 July 1919) was a British director of short films. He was also the co-founder of Clarendon Film Company. He was born in Islington, London, England. He was previously associated with Cecil Hepworth from 1901 to 1903, where he specialized in trick films.^[1]

Percy Stow was an early partner of Cecil Hepworth, regarded as one of the founders of the British film industry. The Clarendon Film Company was founded in 1904 by H.V. Lawley and Percy. The company was formed at Limes Road and its distinctive logo carried the abbreviation CFC.^[2]

Filmography

Stow directed 293 short films including the first cinematic adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.

1902 How to Stop a Motor Car
1903 Alice in Wonderland
1903 The Unclean World
1904 The Mistletoe Bough
1905 Willie and Tim in the Motor Car
1906 Rescued in Mid-Air
1907 The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1908 A Wild Goose Chase
1908 The Tempest
1908 Robin Hood and His Merry Men
1909 A Glass of Goat's Milk
1909 The Invaders
1910 Lieutenant Rose and the Foreign Spy
1911 Lieutenant Rose and the Royal Visit
1911 Lieutenant Rose and the Stolen Code
1912 Lieutenant Rose and the Stolen Battleship
1913 Love and the Varsity
1913 Milling the Militants

Death

Stow died 10 July 1919 at the age of 43 years in Torquay, Devon, England.

References

^ "Stow, Percy (1876-1919)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
^ "Horror film shot in Croydon 110 years ago is restored". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 29 March 2014.