Gladys Hanson
Gladys Hanson (born Gladys Hanson Snook; September 5, 1884[citation needed] – February 23, 1973) was a stage and silent film actress.
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.
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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 – via ProQuest.
- ^ 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