Gilbert Emery

Gilbert Emery Bensley Pottle was born June 11, 1875, in Naples, New York, to William L. and Hariette (Gilbert) Pottle. He prepared for college at Naples High School and at the Normal School in Oneonta, New York. He graduated from Amherst College{{cite book|last1=Bordman|first1=Gerald|last2=Hischak|first2=Thomas S.|title=The Oxford Companion to American Theatre|date=2004|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=9780195169867|page=307|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DiI1wIyatvUC&q=%22Gilbert+Emery%22+actor&pg=PA307|access-date=27 February 2017|language=en}} in the class of 1899.

Pottle started out as a short story writer, using the name Emery Pottle,{{cite book|last1=Bordman|first1=Gerald|title=American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama 1914-1930|date=1995|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=9780195090789|page=157|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mmr35sTB0AoC&q=%22Emery+Pottle%22&pg=PA157|access-date=27 February 2017|language=en}} and he later wrote plays. From 1899 to 1900 he was an instructor in English and public speaking at Beloit Academy in Wisconsin. In 1900 he was a reporter for the Morning Sun in New York City; from 1900-1901 he worked for the Evening Post; and from 1901-1903 he worked for Criterion Magazine. He was an instructor in English at Columbia University and a writer.

During World War I, Pottle was a member of the American Expeditionary Forces' Liaison Service, serving with French Balloon Companies 39, 49 and 74. He was later a member of the Paris Peace Conference from 1918 to 1919, and a member of the Interallied Food Commission in 1919.

He wrote a number of books in his early years, including Handicapped, The Little Village, and The Little House. He also wrote poems and short stories for magazines and several plays. Much of his writing was under the pen name Gilbert Emery.

Emery began his career as a playwright in 1921 with several of his plays produced on Broadway into the 1930's. He also acted in several other productions. His first play, "The Hero", was revived in 2014 to acclaimed reviews including the New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/11/theater/the-hero-reflects-on-war-and-life-in-1921.html].

On November 22, 1904, Emery (using the name Emery Pottle) married Juliet Wilbour Tompkins, a writer, in New York. Tompkins sued for divorce in March 1905.{{cite news|title=Juliet Wilbour Tompkins Brings Suit to Secure a Divorce|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9204012/oakland_tribune/|work=Oakland Tribune|date=March 27, 1905|location=California, Oakland|page=7|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = February 26, 2017}} {{Open access}}

Emery died on October 28, 1945, in Los Angeles, California and is buried in Rose Ridge Cemetery in Naples, NY.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

"Far-Away Horses" (Mar 21, 1933 - Mar 1933) (also "staged by")

"Housewarming" (Apr 07, 1932 - Apr 1932)

"Say When" (Jun 26, 1928 - Jul 07, 1928) ("Based on a play by Gilbert Emery")

"Love in a Mist" (Apr 12, 1926 - Jul 17, 1926) (also director)

"Episode" (Feb 04, 1925 - Feb 1925) (also actor)

"Tarnish" (Oct 01, 1923 - May 1924)

"The Hero" (Mar 14, 1921 - Mar 1921), (Sep 05, 1921 - Nov 1921)

From 1921 until his death in 1945, Gilbert Emery acted in at least 88 films, including:

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• [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jmpicquart/gbambtext.htm#Po%E8me%20d'Emery%20Pottle%20%22Un%20bless%E9%20%E0%20Montauville%22 Wounded Soldier at Montauville], a poem written by Emery during World War I

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