Herbert Brenon

Herbert Brenon, 1916

Herbert Brenon (January 13, 1880 - June 21, 1958) was a film director during the era of silent movies through the 1930s. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. Before becoming a director, he performed in vaudeville acts with his wife, Helen Oberg. They had two children: Gerben (1908) and Stephen (1911)

Some of his more noteworthy films were the first movie adaptations of Peter Pan (1924) and Beau Geste (1926), Sorrell and Son (1927) for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director in the 1st Academy Awards, Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) with Lon Chaney, Sr., and The Flying Squad (1940), his last. He died in Los Angeles, California.

[edit] Selected filmography

• The Rescue (1929) with Ronald Colman and Lily Damita
• Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) with Lon Chaney and Loretta Young
• Beau Geste (1926) with Ronald Colman
• The Great Gatsby (1926) with Warner Baxter
• Peter Pan (1924)
• The Spanish Dancer (1923) with Pola Negri and Wallace Beery
• A Daughter of the Gods (1916)
• Sin (1915) with Theda Bara
• The Two Orphans (1915) with Theda Bara
• The Clemenceau Case (1915) with Theda Bara
• The Kreutzer Sonata (1915) with Theda Bara
• Neptune's Daughter (1914)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913) with King Baggot

[edit] External links

• Herbert Brenon at the Internet Movie Database

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