Frank Urson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank Urson

American film director

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1887

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 17-Aug-1928

Profession: screenwriter, actor, cinematographer, film director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Frank John Urson (March 21, 1887 – August 17, 1928) was an American silent film director and cinematographer from Chicago, Illinois.
Originally a photographer, he moved on to cinematography and film directing for the Thanhouser Company in New Rochelle, New York.
He is also credited with acting in one film Her Gallant Knights which starred William Garwood in 1913.
Urson directed Changing Husbands.
He is perhaps best known for his 1927 Chicago, produced by Cecil B.
DeMille.