Joseph Henabery
Joseph Henabery (born January 15, 1888 in Omaha , Nebraska , † February 18, 1976 in Woodland Hills , California ) was an American film director , actor , screenwriter and film producer .
life and career
After his first job as a railroad worker, Joseph Henabery entered the fledgling film industry in 1914. At first he worked exclusively as an actor, impersonating Abraham Lincoln in The Birth of a Nation (1915) and a French Admiral in Intolerance (1916), both directed by David Wark Griffith . He was also employed as an assistant director for both films. His appearance as Abraham Lincoln - for 35 US dollars a week - only worked with elaborate tricks and intensive make-up, after all, he was significantly smaller and at the time of shooting almost thirty years younger than the real Lincoln when he was murdered. In the following years Henabery began working as his own director at film studios such as First National , Ince Studios and Famous Players Lasky. As a director, he has worked with some of the biggest stars of the day, including Douglas Fairbanks Sr. for His Majesty, the American (1919), Roscoe Arbuckle for Brewster's Millions (1921) and Rudolph Valentino for Cobra (1925). He has also worked as a screenwriter on a number of films, and also served as a producer on his own film The Love Trader (1930), starring Leatrice Joy .
Because of a tuberculosis disease, Henabery was unable to work for almost a year in 1925, which meant a career break, as none of the big studios wanted to sign him anymore - in the past he had dealt with powerful studio bosses such as Louis B. Mayer and Adolph Zukor , who now put him on a kind of "blacklist". He then turned mainly short films, and occasionally low-budget films, for Poverty Row film studios. Among other things, he was responsible for musical short films with star musicians such as Vincent Lopez , Jimmie Lunceford and Don Redman . He has also directed several short film thrillers with Donald Meek in the lead role. Henabery's last of a total of 200 directorial works was the short film Shades of Gray from 1948, produced by the US Army .
Joseph Henabery died in 1976 at the age of 88. He was married twice: from 1918 to 1922 to Maceal Nolan and from 1924 until his death to Lillian Nolan.
Filmography (selection)
As a performer
- 1914: The Niggard
- 1915: The Birth of a Nation (The Birth of a Nation) and assistant director, cut
- 1916: Intolerance (Intolerance) also assistant director
As a director
- 1916: Children of the Feud
- 1919: His Majesty, the American
- 1921: Brewster's Millions
- 1924: The Castros' Blood Wedding (A Sainted Devil)
- 1925: Cobra
- 1930: The Love Trader also producer
- 1932: The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
- 1932: The Studio Murder Mystery
- 1934: Don Redman & His Orchestra
- 1935: Johnny Green & His Orchestra
- 1936: Double or Nothing
- 1936: Jimmie Lunceford and His Dance Orchestra
- 1937: Movie mania
- 1939: Public Jitterbug No. 1
- 1939: Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra
- 1943: Leather Burners
- 1948: Shades of Gray
Web links
- Joseph Henabery in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henabery, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director, actor, screenwriter, and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Omaha , Nebraska |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th February 1976 |
| Place of death | Woodland Hills , California |