Harry Handworth
Harry Handworth | |
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| Born | 1878 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Died | March 22, 1916 (aged 38) Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Occupations | Film actor and director |
| Years active | 1914–1916 |
| Spouse | Octavia Handworth (m.1905 - 1916, his death)[1] 1 child |
| Children | Elsie Handworth (1907-1994) |
Harry Handworth (1878 – March 22, 1916) was a silent film actor and director from the United States.
He was the manager of the Pathe Freres[2] and then president of Excelsior Feature Film Company. Beginning in 1914, he often worked in Lake Placid, New York and shot several films there, among them The Toll of Mammon.[3] The film was about a fake cure for tuberculosis (the disease he died from).[4][5] He also directed the play Cranberry Corners at the Lake Placid Opera House.[6] He continued to shoot films in the Adirondack resort in 1916.[7]
He died of tuberculosis in St. Mary's Hospital in Brooklyn in 1916.[5]
Selected filmography
[edit]- When Fate Leads Trump (1914)[8]
- The Toll of Mammon (1914)[9]
- Anselo Lee (1915)
- The Question (director, 1916)[10]
- Artie, the Millionaire Kid (producer, 1916)[11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ Octavia Handworth; kinotv.com
- ^ "Mention". Motion Picture Classic: 25. May 1916.
- ^ "Company of Artists to Arrive Saturday". The Lake Placid News. May 1, 1914. p. 1.
- ^ "Feature Films Reviewed". The Billboard. July 4, 1914. p. 52.
- ^ a b "Death of Harry Handworth". The New York Dramatic Mirror. 1916-04-08. p. 27.
- ^ "Harry Handworth Drilling Local Talent For Play". Lake Placid News. January 23, 1914. p. 2.
- ^ "Personal Mention". The Lake Placid News. January 21, 1916. p. 7.
- ^ "When Fate Leads Trump". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ "The Toll of Mammon". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ "The Question". AFI Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ "Film Reviews". Variety. 1916-04-14. p. 24.
- ^ Artie, the Millionaire Kid. MBRS Library of Congress. Electricity Magazine Corp. April–June 1916. p. 997.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Cooper, Oscar (March–April 1916). "Review". Motion Picture News. p. 2552.
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