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Herbert Brenon (1880–1958)

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Important Irish-born director of the silent cinema, educated at King's College, London. Started as a stagehand in New York. By 1909, he operated a small picture theatre in Pennsylvania. Two years later, he was hired as a writer by Carl Laemmle, directing his first short the next year. Signed by William Fox in 1915... See more trivia »

Born:

Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon
in Dublin, Ireland

Died:

(age 78) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1940 The Flying Squad
 
1939 False Rapture
 
1938 Yellow Sands
 
1938 Housemaster
 
1937 Spring Handicap
 
1937 The Dominant Sex
 
1937 The Live Wire
 
1936 Living Dangerously
 
1936 Someone at the Door
 
1935 Honours Easy
 
1935 Regal Cavalcade
 
1933 Wine, Women and Song
 
1932 Girl of the Rio
 
1931 Transgression
 
1931 Beau Ideal
 
1930 The Case of Sergeant Grischa
 
1930 Lummox
 
1929 The Rescue
 
1928 Laugh, Clown, Laugh
 
1927 Sorrell and Son
 
1927 The Telephone Girl
 
1926 God Gave Me Twenty Cents
 
1926 The Great Gatsby
 
1926 Beau Geste
 
1926 Dancing Mothers
 
1926 The Song and Dance Man
 
1925 A Kiss for Cinderella
 
1925 The Street of Forgotten Men
 
1925 The Little French Girl
 
1924 Peter Pan
 
1924 The Alaskan
 
1924 The Side Show of Life
 
1924 The Breaking Point
 
1924 Shadows of Paris
 
1923 The Spanish Dancer
 
1923 The Woman with Four Faces
 
1923 The Rustle of Silk
 
1923 Sister Against Sister
 
1923 The Custard Cup
 
1922 Moonshine Valley
 
1922 Shackles of Gold
 
1922 A Stage Romance
 
1922 Any Wife
 
1921 The Wonderful Thing
 
1921 The Stronger Passion
 
1921 The Sign on the Door
 
1921 Il colchico e la rosa
 
1921 Passion Flower
 
1920 The Mysterious Princess
 
1919 12.10
 
1919 Quinneys
 
1919 Beatrice
 
1918 Victory and Peace
 
1918 The Passing of the Third Floor Back
 
1918 Empty Pockets
 
1918 The Invasion of Britain
 
1917 The Fall of the Romanoffs
 
1917 The Lone Wolf
 
1917 The Eternal Sin
 
1917 The Sins of a Brother (short)
 
1917 The Girl of the Hour (short)
 
1916 Whom the Gods Destroy
 
1916 Love or an Empire (short)
 
1916 Bubbles (short)
 
1916 War Brides
 
1916 The Voice Upstairs (short)
 
1916 The Governor's Decision (short)
 
1916 A Daughter of the Gods
 
1916 The Missing Witness (short)
 
1915 The Soul of Broadway
 
1915 Sin
 
1915 The Two Orphans
 
1915 The Clemenceau Case
 
1915 The Heart of Maryland
 
1915 Kreutzer Sonata
 
1915 The Awaited Hour (short)
 
1915 She Was His Mother (short)
 
1915 Life's Shop Window
 
1914 Peg o' the Wilds (short)
 
1914 In Self Defense (short)
 
1914 The Tenth Commandment (short)
 
1914 Redemption (short)
 
1914 When the Heart Calls (short)
 
1914 When the World Was Silent (short)
 
1914 The Old Rag Doll (short)
 
1914 Across the Atlantic (short)
 
1914 Love and a Lottery Ticket (short)
 
1914 Neptune's Daughter
 
1914 The Price of Sacrilege (short)
 
1914 Absinthe
 
1914 Watch Dog of the Deep (short)
 
1913 Love or a Throne (short)
 
1913 Time Is Money (short)
 
1913 The Child Stealers of Paris (short)
 
1913 The Anarchist (short)
 
1913/I Ivanhoe
 
1913 Robespierre (short)
 
1913 The Last of the Madisons (short)
 
1913 The Angel of Death (short)
 
1913 The Comedian's Mask (short)
 
1913 Secret Service Sam (short)
 
1913 She Never Knew (short)
 
1913 Blood Will Tell (short)
 
1913 The Bishop's Candlesticks (short)
 
1913/I Kathleen Mavourneen (short)
 
1913/I Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (short)
 
1913 In a Woman's Power (short)
 
1913 Rags and Riches (short)
 
1912 The New Magdalen (short)
 
1912 The Long Strike (short)
 
1912 Lass o' the Light (short)
 
1912 No Greater Love (short)
 
1912 Vengeance (short)
 
1912 Leah, the Forsaken (short)
 
1912 The Fugitives (short)
 
1912 The Blind Musician (short)
 
1912/II The Love Test (short)
 
1912 Chappie the Chaperone (short)
 
1912 The Padrone's Daughter (short)
 
1912 Reunited by the Sea (short)
 
1912 A Case of Dynamite (short)
 
1912 The Heart of a Gypsy (short)
 
1912 Betty, the Coxswain (short)
 
1912 The Dividing Line (short)
 
1912 Fanchon the Cricket (short)
 
1912 How Shorty Won Out (short)
 
1912 The Clown's Triumph (short)
 
1912 Lady Audley's Secret (short)
 
1912 All for Her (short)
 
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1927 Sorrell and Son
 
1926 Beau Geste (adaptation)
 
1922 Moonshine Valley
 
1921 The Wonderful Thing
 
1921 The Stronger Passion
 
1921 The Sign on the Door (adaptation)
 
1921 Passion Flower (adaptation)
 
1920 The Mysterious Princess
 
1917 The Eternal Sin (adaptation)
 
1916 Love or an Empire (short) (scenario)
 
1916 War Brides (scenario)
 
1916 A Daughter of the Gods (screenplay / story)
 
1916 The Marble Heart (scenario)
 
1916 The Ruling Passion (scenario)
 
1915 The Soul of Broadway (story and scenario)
 
1915 Sin (scenario / story "Jewels of the Madonna")
 
1915 The Two Orphans (scenario)
 
1915 The Clemenceau Case (scenario)
 
1915 Kreutzer Sonata (scenario)
 
1914 Peg o' the Wilds (short) (scenario)
 
1914 The Tenth Commandment (short) (scenario)
 
1914 The Old Rag Doll (short) (scenario)
 
1914 Across the Atlantic (short) (scenario)
 
1914 Absinthe (scenario)
 
1914 Watch Dog of the Deep (short) (scenario)
 
1913 Love or a Throne (short) (scenario)
 
1913 Time Is Money (short) (scenario)
 
1913/I Ivanhoe
 
1913 The Last of the Madisons (short) (scenario)
 
1913 The Angel of Death (short) (story)
 
1913/I Kathleen Mavourneen (short) (scenario)
 
1913/I Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (short) (scenario)
 
1913 In a Woman's Power (short) (scenario)
 
1913 Rags and Riches (short) (scenario)
 
1912 The New Magdalen (short) (scenario)
 
1912 The Old Folks' Christmas (short) (scenario)
 
1912 The Long Strike (short) (scenario)
 
1912 Lass o' the Light (short) (scenario)
 
1912 No Greater Love (short) (scenario)
 
1912 Leah, the Forsaken (short) (scenario)
 
1912 The Fugitives (short) (scenario)
 
1912 The Blind Musician (short)
 
1912 The Padrone's Daughter (short) (scenario)
 
1912 Reunited by the Sea (short) (scenario)
 
1912 The Heart of a Gypsy (short) (scenario)
 
1912 Betty, the Coxswain (short) (story)
 
1912 The Dividing Line (short) (scenario)
 
1912 Camille (short) (screenplay)
 
1912 The Clown's Triumph (short) (story)
 
1912 Lady Audley's Secret (short) (scenario)
 
1912 All for Her (short)
 
1912 The Lure of the Picture (short) (story)
 
1912/II The Loan Shark (short) (story)
 
1912 Shamus O'Brien (short) (scenario)
 
1911 Over the Hills (short) (scenario)
 
1911 The Aggressor (short) (scenario)
 
1911 The Brothers (short)
 
1911 The Piece of String (short) (scenario)
 
1911/I For Her Brother's Sake (short)
 
1911 The Scarlet Letter (short)
 
1911 The Dream (short) (scenario - uncredited)
 
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1917 Tit for Tat (short)
 
1917 The Sins of a Brother (short)
 
1917 The Girl of the Hour (short)
 
1916 The Missing Witness (short)
 
1915 The Two Orphans
Pierre
 
1915 The Heart of Maryland
Lloyd Calvert
 
1914 Circle 17 (short)
Capt. Rawdon, U.S.A.
 
1914 Across the Atlantic (short)
Oyama
 
1914 Love and a Lottery Ticket (short)
 
1914 Neptune's Daughter
Roador the Wolf
 
1913 Love or a Throne (short)
 
1913 Time Is Money (short)
Herbert
 
1913/I Ivanhoe
Isaac of York
 
1913 The Angel of Death (short)
The Angel of Death
 
1913 Blood Will Tell (short)
The Younger Brother
 
1913/I Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (short)
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
 
1912 The Long Strike (short)
John Reilly
 
1912 The Blind Musician (short)
The Unwelcome Suitor
 
1912 Betty, the Coxswain (short)
Ned Dean
 
1912 The Dividing Line (short)
Fred Little
 
1912 The Clown's Triumph (short)
Ravelle aka Punchinello
 
1912 All for Her (short)
Harold Preston
 
1912 Shamus O'Brien (short)
Tim Mooney
 
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
1931 Transgression (producer)
 
1928 Laugh, Clown, Laugh (producer)
 
1927 The Telephone Girl (producer)
 
1924 Peter Pan (producer)
 
1924 The Side Show of Life (producer)
 
1923 The Spanish Dancer (producer)
 
1918 Empty Pockets (producer)
 
1917 The Fall of the Romanoffs (producer)
 
1917 The Lone Wolf (producer)
 
1914 Absinthe (producer)
 
1913 Traffic in Souls (executive producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1916 The Marble Heart (supervisor)
 
1916 The Ruling Passion (supervisor)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1933 Oliver Twist (production supervisor)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1914 The Great Universal Mystery (documentary short)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage, vaudeville actor, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

Important Irish-born director of the silent cinema, educated at King's College, London. Started as a stagehand in New York. By 1909, he operated a small picture theatre in Pennsylvania. Two years later, he was hired as a writer by Carl Laemmle, directing his first short the next year. Signed by William Fox in 1915... See more »

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