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Gladys Hanson
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Gladys Hanson (born Gladys Hanson Snook; September 5, 1884[citation needed] – February 23, 1973) was a stage and silent film actress.
Key Information
Early years
[edit]Hanson was born Gladys Hanson Snook, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Harrison Snook.[1]
Career
[edit]Hanson began her career on the Broadway stage portraying the Duchess in The Spoiler[2] in 1907 with the Charles Frohman Company.[3] On the stage she played in the theatrical productions Our American Cousin (1908)[4] with Edward Hugh Sothern, The Builder of Bridge (1909) with later film star Eugene O'Brien and The Governor's Lady (1912) with Emma Dunn and future film leading man Milton Sills.
Hanson in 1916
She starred in The Straight Road (Famous Players), The Evangelist and The Climbers (Lubin), The Primrose Path (Universal), and The Havoc (Essanay).
Personal life and death
[edit]On April 12, 1916, in Atlanta, Hanson married Charles Emerson Cook[1] who represented her at Charles Emerson Cook Inc., but they later divorced. They had one child, Gladys-Irene Cook.[5]
On February 23, 1973, Hanson died, aged 89.[2]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | The Straight Road | Mary 'Moll' O'Hara | |
| 1915 | The Climbers | Blanche Sterling | |
| The Primrose Path | |||
| 1916 | The Evangelist | Christabel Nuneham | |
| The Havoc | |||
| 1917 | National Red Cross Pageant | Liberty | Final episode |
| 1928 | Walls Tell Tales | Short |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Southern actress weds". The Selma Times. Alabama, Selma. April 18, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved April 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Gladys Hanson". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 26, 1973. p. 34. ProQuest 119674563. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ Pictorial History of the American Theater by Daniel Blum c. 1953
- ^ "Gladys Hanson". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ "Silent Era : The silent film website". www.silentera.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
Bibliography
[edit]- Raeburn, Eleanor, "Belasco's New Leading Woman", The Theatre Magazine, v.XVI n.140, October, 1912, p. 110.
External links
[edit]- Gladys Hanson portrait at NY Public Library Billy Rose Collection
- Gladys Hanson at IMDb
- Gladys Hanson at the Internet Broadway Database
- portraits(Univ. of Washington, Sayre)
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
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Gladys Hanson
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Gladys Hanson is an American stage and silent film actress known for her extensive Broadway career spanning the early 1900s through the 1930s and her appearances in several silent films during the 1910s. [1] [2]
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she began her professional acting career around 1907 with the Charles Frohman Company and achieved early success in productions such as The New Marriage. [3] [4] She joined Henry Miller's theatrical company and made notable Broadway appearances, including her role as Ophelia opposite E. H. Sothern in a 1909 production of Hamlet, as well as parts in The Spoiler, Jerry, and The Great Divide (1917). [4] [1] Her stage work continued steadily with leading and supporting roles in productions like Mecca (1920), Trelawny of the "Wells" (1925), The Queen's Husband (1928), Give Me Yesterday (1931), and Evensong (1933). [1]
In addition to her theater work, Hanson appeared in silent films between 1914 and 1917, including The Straight Road (1914), The Climbers (1915), The Primrose Path (1915), and The Evangelist (1916). [2] She married playwright Charles Emerson Cook in 1916, with whom she had one child before their divorce in 1922. [3] [2] Hanson remained active in the performing arts into the mid-20th century, serving as an assistant to the producer on the 1960 film The Big Night, and she died in Atlanta on February 23, 1973. [3] [4]
Early life
Birth and family
Gladys Hanson was born Gladys Hanson Snook on September 5, 1883, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. [2] [5] [6] She was the daughter of Peyton Harrison Snook and his wife. [7] No further verified details are available regarding her childhood or early family life in Atlanta.Career
Stage career
Gladys Hanson began her stage career on Broadway in 1907, debuting as the Duchess in Rex Beach's The Spoiler with the Charles Frohman Company. [4] [5] The following year, she appeared in a revival of Our American Cousin alongside Edward Hugh Sothern at the Garden Theatre from January to April 1908. [8] In 1909, she performed in The Builder of Bridges with Eugene O'Brien at the Hudson Theatre from October to December. [8] In 1912, Hanson starred as Katherine Strickland in The Governor's Lady, appearing with Emma Dunn and Milton Sills at the Republic Theatre from September 1912 to January 1913. [8] That same year, she was featured in The Theatre Magazine, including a photograph published in its July issue. [9] [10] Hanson continued performing on stage in New York, Chicago, and London until 1939, reportedly appearing in over 20 Broadway plays that mixed comedies and dramas. [11] While she began appearing in silent films in 1914, she maintained an active theater career throughout this period. [5]Film career
Gladys Hanson entered the film industry in 1914 as a character actress in silent films, working for production companies including Famous Players, Lubin, Universal, and Essanay. [6] [2] Her debut came with The Straight Road (1914), where she played Mary 'Moll' O'Hara in this Famous Players production directed by Allan Dwan. [12] [5] She followed with leading roles in The Primrose Path (1915) as Joan Templeton for Universal and The Climbers (1915) as Blanche Sterling for Lubin. [2] In 1916, Hanson appeared in The Evangelist as Christabel Nuneham for Lubin and The Havoc as Kate Craig for Essanay. [2] Her film work included a patriotic appearance in the National Red Cross Pageant (1917), where she portrayed Liberty in the final episode. [2] After a period of limited screen activity, she returned for the short film Walls Tell Tales in 1928. [13] Much later, Hanson had a minor behind-the-scenes involvement as assistant to the producer on The Big Night (1960). [2] Throughout her silent film period, her primary career remained in stage acting. [6]Personal life
Marriage and family
Gladys Hanson married playwright and producer Charles Emerson Cook on April 12, 1916, in Atlanta, Georgia.[14] The couple had one daughter, Gladys Irene Cook, born on November 18, 1918, in New York City.[15] Their marriage ended in divorce in 1922.[16][17]Death
Death and burial
Gladys Hanson died on February 23, 1973, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 89. [4] [5] She was buried in Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, in Section 4. [5] [18]References
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gladys-Hanson.jpg