James McGaskill was an assistant director at the Thanhouser studio in 1914 and 1915. The New Rochelle Pioneer, October 24, 1914, printed this note: “Perry Horton has resigned as Carroll Fleming’s assistant director, and has gone to New York to work. Jim McGaskill takes his place.”
James Mc Gaskill
A member of the Thanhouser Company.
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From Volume III: Biographies of Q. David Bowers’ Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, reproduced with permission and unchanged. 55 words.
Note: His surname sometimes appeared in print as “McCaskill.”
Cite as: Bowers, Q. David. Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, “MC GASKILL, James.” thanhouser.org/research/people/james-mc-gaskill/