Howell Hansel
Howell Hansel | |
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| Born | 1860 Indiana, USA |
| Died | November 5, 1917 (aged 56–57) Manhattan, New York, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director |
Howell Hansel (1860 – 1917), was an American film director. He directed 26 films between 1913 and 1917.
Biography
[edit]Hansel was born in Indiana, and began his career as a stage actor on the East Coast. Eventually he gave up his acting career[1] to join Thanhauser as a film director; he'd also direct films for Famous Players–Lasky.[2]
His output slowed toward the end of his life as he struggled with a prolonged illness. He died in Manhattan in 1917, leaving behind a wife and a daughter.[2]
Selected filmography
[edit]- The Long Trail (1917)
- The Deemster (1917)
- The Goad of Jealousy (1916) (short)
- Weighed in the Balance (1916) (short)
- The Lost Paradise (1916) (short)
- A Trial of Souls (1916) (short)
- Beyond Recall (1916) (short)
- Truth Crushed to Earth (1916) (short)
- Sold Out (1916) (short)
- The Tight Rein (1916) (short)
- Tillie's Tomato Surprise (1916)
- Horrible Hyde (1915) (short)
- Colonel Carter of Cartersville (1915)
- The Road o' Strife (1915)
- A Man of Iron (1915) (short)
- A Hatful of Trouble (1914) (short)
- Zudora (1914)
- The Million Dollar Mystery (1914)
- A Dog of Flanders (1914)
- A Woman's Loyalty (1914)
- Ben Bolt (1913)
References
[edit]- ^ "25 Mar 1917, 41 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ a b "6 Nov 1917, Page 7 - The Sun at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
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