Herbert Brenon
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1880 — Present
Film director
Personal Info
- Born
- Jan 13, 1880
- Age
- 146
- Birth Place
- Kingstown, Ireland
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon
13 January 1880
Kingstown, Ireland
Died 21 June 1958 (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater King's College London
Occupation Film director
Years active 1911–1940
Spouse Helen Oberg (m. 1904–1955; her death)
Children 1
Brenon and Alla Nazimova with a camera in his studio, 9 August 1916.
Brenon in 1917 reading Rupert Hughes' Empty Pockets
Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through 1940. Brenon was among the early filmmakers who, before the rise of corporate film production, was a genuine "auteur", controlling virtually all creative and technical components in crafting his pictures. The quality of Brenon's artistic output rivaled that of film pioneer D. W. Griffith.
Brenon was among the first directors to achieve celebrity status among moviegoers for his often spectacular cinematic inventions. Among his most notable films are Neptune's Daughter (1914), Peter Pan (1925), A Kiss for Cinderella (1925), and the original film version of Beau Geste (1926).
Brenon was born at 25 Crosthwaite Park, in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire), Dublin to Edward St. John Brenon, a journalist, poet, and politician, and his wife, Frances (née Harris).
13 January 1880
Kingstown, Ireland
Died 21 June 1958 (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater King's College London
Occupation Film director
Years active 1911–1940
Spouse Helen Oberg (m. 1904–1955; her death)
Children 1
Brenon and Alla Nazimova with a camera in his studio, 9 August 1916.
Brenon in 1917 reading Rupert Hughes' Empty Pockets
Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through 1940. Brenon was among the early filmmakers who, before the rise of corporate film production, was a genuine "auteur", controlling virtually all creative and technical components in crafting his pictures. The quality of Brenon's artistic output rivaled that of film pioneer D. W. Griffith.
Brenon was among the first directors to achieve celebrity status among moviegoers for his often spectacular cinematic inventions. Among his most notable films are Neptune's Daughter (1914), Peter Pan (1925), A Kiss for Cinderella (1925), and the original film version of Beau Geste (1926).
Brenon was born at 25 Crosthwaite Park, in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire), Dublin to Edward St. John Brenon, a journalist, poet, and politician, and his wife, Frances (née Harris).
Life & Career Details
Born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon
13 January 1880
Kingstown, Ireland
Died 21 June 1958 (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater King's College London
Occupation Film director
Years active 1911–1940
Spouse Helen Oberg (m. 1904–1955; her death)
Children 1
Brenon and Alla Nazimova with a camera in his studio, 9 August 1916.
Brenon in 1917 reading Rupert Hughes' Empty Pockets
Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through 1940. Brenon was among the early filmmakers who, before the rise of corporate film production, was a genuine "auteur", controlling virtually all creative and technical components in crafting his pictures. The quality of Brenon's artistic output rivaled that of film pioneer D. W. Griffith.
Brenon was among the first directors to achieve celebrity status among moviegoers for his often spectacular cinematic inventions. Among his most notable films are Neptune's Daughter (1914), Peter Pan (1925), A Kiss for Cinderella (1925), and the original film version of Beau Geste (1926).
Brenon was born at 25 Crosthwaite Park, in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire), Dublin to Edward St. John Brenon, a journalist, poet, and politician, and his wife, Frances (née Harris).
13 January 1880
Kingstown, Ireland
Died 21 June 1958 (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater King's College London
Occupation Film director
Years active 1911–1940
Spouse Helen Oberg (m. 1904–1955; her death)
Children 1
Brenon and Alla Nazimova with a camera in his studio, 9 August 1916.
Brenon in 1917 reading Rupert Hughes' Empty Pockets
Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through 1940. Brenon was among the early filmmakers who, before the rise of corporate film production, was a genuine "auteur", controlling virtually all creative and technical components in crafting his pictures. The quality of Brenon's artistic output rivaled that of film pioneer D. W. Griffith.
Brenon was among the first directors to achieve celebrity status among moviegoers for his often spectacular cinematic inventions. Among his most notable films are Neptune's Daughter (1914), Peter Pan (1925), A Kiss for Cinderella (1925), and the original film version of Beau Geste (1926).
Brenon was born at 25 Crosthwaite Park, in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire), Dublin to Edward St. John Brenon, a journalist, poet, and politician, and his wife, Frances (née Harris).
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