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Joseph Henabery (January 15, 1888 – February 18, 1976) was an American film actor, screenplay writer, and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in D.W. Griffith's controversial 1915 silent historical epic The Birth of a Nation.
Joseph Henabery was born on 15 January 1888 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916) and The Man from Painted Post (1917). He was previously married to Lillian Nolan and Maceal Nolan.
- January 15, 1888
- February 18, 1976
Joseph Henabery was born on 15 January 1888 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916) and His Majesty, the American (1919). He was married to Lillian Nolan and Maceal Nolan.
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- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography A former actor--he played Abraham Lincoln in "The Birth of a Nation" (1915)--Henabery turned to directing in 1916, working with such stars as 'Fatty' Arbuckle and Rudolph Valentino. By 1930, he had relocated to Brooklyn, NY, where he helmed comedy and mystery shorts for Vitagraph.
Joseph Henabery is known as an Director, Actor, Assistant Director, Writer, First Assistant Director, Producer, Editor, and Scenario Writer. Some of his work includes The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, When the Clouds Roll By, Wild and Woolly, Cobra, The Mother and the Law, His Majesty, the American, and ...
A former actor--he played Abraham Lincoln in "The Birth of a Nation" (1915)--Henabery turned to directing in 1916, working with such stars as 'Fatty' Arbuckle and Rudolph Valentino. By 1930, he had relocated to Brooklyn, NY, where he helmed comedy and mystery shorts for Vitagraph.
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Actor screenwriter. Joseph Henabery Omaha, Nebraska, was a United States film actor, screenplay writer, and director. Career. Henabery"s acting career began in The Joke on Yellentown (1914). Henabery appeared in the Doctorate. West. Griffith silent film Birth of a Nation (1915) as Abraham Lincoln. From 1914 to 1917 he appeared in seventeen films.
