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Willard Mack (September 18, 1873 – November 18, 1934) was a Canadian-born actor, director, and playwright. Born Charles McLaughlin, in Morrisburg, Ontario, at an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, New York. After two years, they relocated to Cedar Rapids, Iowa where McLaughlin finished high school. His parents returned to Canada but he went on to study at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C. where he became involved in student plays. Adopting the stage name, Willard Mack, after graduation he took minor acting jobs for a few years and did Shakespearian repertoire. However,... MORE

Willard Mack (September 18, 1873 – November 18, 1934) was a Canadian-born actor, director, and playwright. Born Charles McLaughlin, in Morrisburg, Ontario, at an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, New York. After two years, they relocated to Cedar Rapids, Iowa where McLaughlin finished high school. His parents returned to Canada but he went on to study at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C. where he became involved in student plays. Adopting the stage name, Willard Mack, after graduation he took minor acting jobs for a few years and did Shakespearian repertoire. However, writing scripts was what he was most interested in and his second effort about the North-West Mounted Police titled "In Wyoming" proved to be a commercial success. It would later be used as a basis for the screenplay for his film "Nanette of the Wilds." Throughout his life Willard Mack frequently returned to Canada. Some of his other plays, including "Tiger Rose" and "The Scarlet Fox," were set in northern Alberta. The silent film "The Battle of Gettysburg", was set in Malibu, California, in 1913. A prolific writer, in 1914 he made his acting debut on Broadway in a play he had written. Over the next LESS