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    Herbert Brenon

    Irish film director and screenwriter

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  1. 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.

  2. Herbert Brenon was born on 13 January 1880 in Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]. He was a director and writer, known for Beau Geste (1926), Ivanhoe (1913) and Sorrell and Son (1927). He was married to Mrs. Herbert Brenon. He died on 21 June 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

    • January 1, 1
    • Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]
    • January 1, 1
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  3. Herbert Brenon is among the first great names behind the camera, a gifted director once spoken of alongside Cecil B. DeMille and D.W. Griffith. He is also among the early directors who can be considered an auteur, as he controlled many of the creative and technical components in crafting his pictures.

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  5. Dec 16, 2023 · If Brenon’s name is unfamiliar, his films should not be. Besides Beau Geste (1926), which won the Photoplay Medal of Honor – one of the industry’s first awards recognizing the best picture of the year, Brenon also directed Peter Pan (1924), a smash hit if ever there was one, The Great Gatsby (1926), the first adaption of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s era-defining novel of the Jazz Age, and ...

  6. Herbert Brenon (1880–1958) was born in Dublin and emigrated to the US, where he became a prolific and influential filmmaker. He worked with many stars and genres, from silent epics to social dramas, and retired in Britain after sound films.

  7. Laugh, Clown, Laugh is a 1928 American silent drama film starring Lon Chaney and Loretta Young (her film debut). The movie was directed by Herbert Brenon and produced by Irving G. Thalberg for MGM Pictures. A sound version of this film was released in the second half of 1928 and featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects. [1]

  8. Herbert Brenon. American, born Ireland 1880–1958. Works. 1 work online. Herbert Brenon. A Kiss for Cinderella. 1925. Exhibition. What Price Hollywood. Mar 30–Jun 15, 2019. MoMA. Licensing.

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