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Herbert Brenon (13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish film director during the era of silent movies through the 1930s. He was born in Dublin and was educated at St Paul's School and at King's College London. Before becoming a director, he performed in vaudeville acts with his wife, Helen Oberg.Some of his more noteworthy films were the first movie adaptations of Peter Pan (1924) and Beau Geste (1926), Sorrell and Son (1927) for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director in the 1st Academy Awards, Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) with Lon Chaney, Sr., and The Flying Squad (1940), his last. He died in Los Angeles, California and was interred in a private mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY.

Date Of BirthJanuary 13, 1880, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
DiedJune 21, 1958, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of BirthDublin, Ireland
Height5' 8" (1.73 m)
ProfessionDirector, Writer, Actor
EducationSt Paul's School, London, King's College London
SpouseHelen Oberg (m. 1904)
NominationsAcademy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Dramatic Picture Direction
Star SignCapricorn
#Fact
1Survived by a son, Dr. Herbert Cyril Brenon.
2Important Irish-born director of the silent cinema, educated at King's College, London. Started as a stagehand in New York. By 1909 he operated a small picture theatre in Pennsylvania. Two years later he was hired as a writer by Carl Laemmle, directing his first short the next year. Signed by William Fox in 1915, graduating to feature films. With Paramount from 1923, directing several spectacular productions with British themes, including a silent version of Beau Geste (1926). Regarded sound pictures with a measure of apprehension. Returned to Britain in 1934, but his career was well on the decline and he retired in 1940.
3Occasionally acted in his films. He was injured during filming of Neptune's Daughter (1914), when a water tank exploded.
4Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945." Pages 50-55. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
5Appeared in vaudeville with his wife, Mrs. Herbert Brenon (born Helen Oberg).
Herbert Brenon, Jack Hawkins

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
God Gave Me Twenty Cents1926
The Great Gatsby1926
Beau Geste1926
Dancing Mothers1926
The Song and Dance Man1926
A Kiss for Cinderella1925
The Street of Forgotten Men1925
The Little French Girl1925
Peter Pan1924
The Alaskan1924
The Side Show of Life1924
The Breaking Point1924
Shadows of Paris1924
Sister Against Sister1923
The Spanish Dancer1923
The Woman with Four Faces1923
The Rustle of Silk1923
The Custard Cup1923
Moonshine Valley1922
Shackles of Gold1922
A Stage Romance1922
Any Wife1922
The Wonderful Thing1921
The Sign on the Door1921
The Stronger Passion1921
Passion Flower1921
Il colchico e la rosa1921
The Mysterious Princess1920
Beatrice1919
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Quinneys1919
The Invasion of Britain1918
Victory and Peace1918
The Passing of the Third Floor Back1918
Empty Pockets1918
The Fall of the Romanoffs1917
The Lone Wolf1917
The Eternal Sin1917
Whom the Gods Destroy1916
Bubbles1916Short
War Brides1916
A Daughter of the Gods1916
The Missing Witness1916Short
Life's Shop Window1915
The Soul of Broadway1915
Sin1915
The Two Orphans1915
The Clemenceau Case1915
The Heart of Maryland1915
Kreutzer Sonata1915
The Awaited Hour1915Short
She Was His Mother1915Short
Peg o' the Wilds1914Short
In Self Defense1914Short
The Tenth Commandment1914Short
Redemption1914Short
When the Heart Calls1914Short
When the World Was Silent1914Short
The Old Rag Doll1914Short
Across the Atlantic1914Short
Love and a Lottery Ticket1914Short
Neptune's Daughter1914
The Price of Sacrilege1914Short
Absinthe1914
Watch Dog of the Deep1914Short
Love or a Throne1913Short
Time Is Money1913Short
The Child Stealers of Paris1913Short
The Anarchist1913Short
Ivanhoe1913/I
Robespierre1913Short
The Last of the Madisons1913Short
The Angel of Death1913Short
The Comedian's Mask1913Short
Secret Service Sam1913Short
She Never Knew1913Short
Blood Will Tell1913Short
The Bishop's Candlesticks1913Short
Kathleen Mavourneen1913/IShort
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1913/IShort
In a Woman's Power1913Short
Rags and Riches1913Short
The New Magdalen1912Short
The Long Strike1912Short
Lass o' the Light1912Short
No Greater Love1912Short
Vengeance1912Short
Leah, the Forsaken1912Short
The Fugitives1912Short
The Blind Musician1912Short
The Love Test1912/IIShort
Chappie the Chaperone1912Short
The Padrone's Daughter1912Short
Reunited by the Sea1912Short
A Case of Dynamite1912Short
The Heart of a Gypsy1912Short
Betty, the Coxswain1912Short
The Dividing Line1912Short
Fanchon the Cricket1912Short
How Shorty Won Out1912Short
The Clown's Triumph1912Short
Lady Audley's Secret1912Short
All for Her1912Short
The Flying Squad1940
False Rapture1939
Yellow Sands1938
Housemaster1938
The Live Wire1937
Spring Handicap1937
The Dominant Sex1937
Someone at the Door1936
Living Dangerously1936
Honours Easy1935
Regal Cavalcade1935
Wine, Women and Song1933
Girl of the Rio1932
Transgression1931
Beau Ideal1931
The Case of Sergeant Grischa1930
Lummox1930
The Rescue1929
Laugh, Clown, Laugh1928
Sorrell and Son1927
The Telephone Girl1927

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Sorrell and Son1927
Beau Geste1926adaptation
Moonshine Valley1922
The Wonderful Thing1921
The Sign on the Door1921adaptation
The Stronger Passion1921
Passion Flower1921adaptation
The Mysterious Princess1920
The Passing of the Third Floor Back1918scenario by
The Eternal Sin1917adaptation
War Brides1916scenario
A Daughter of the Gods1916screenplay / story
The Marble Heart1916scenario
The Ruling Passion1916scenario
The Soul of Broadway1915story and scenario
Sin1915scenario / story "Jewels of the Madonna"
The Two Orphans1915scenario
The Clemenceau Case1915scenario
Kreutzer Sonata1915scenario
Peg o' the Wilds1914Short scenario
The Tenth Commandment1914Short scenario
The Old Rag Doll1914Short scenario
Across the Atlantic1914Short scenario
Absinthe1914scenario
Watch Dog of the Deep1914Short scenario
Love or a Throne1913Short scenario
Time Is Money1913Short scenario
Ivanhoe1913/I
The Last of the Madisons1913Short scenario
The Angel of Death1913Short story
Kathleen Mavourneen1913/IShort scenario
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1913/IShort scenario
In a Woman's Power1913Short scenario
Rags and Riches1913Short scenario
The New Magdalen1912Short scenario
The Old Folks' Christmas1912Short scenario
The Long Strike1912Short scenario
Lass o' the Light1912Short scenario
No Greater Love1912Short scenario
Leah, the Forsaken1912Short scenario
The Fugitives1912Short scenario
The Blind Musician1912Short
The Padrone's Daughter1912Short scenario
Reunited by the Sea1912Short scenario
The Heart of a Gypsy1912Short scenario
Betty, the Coxswain1912Short story
The Dividing Line1912Short scenario
Camille1912Short screenplay
The Clown's Triumph1912Short story
Lady Audley's Secret1912Short scenario
All for Her1912Short
The Lure of the Picture1912Short story
The Loan Shark1912/IIShort story
Shamus O'Brien1912Short scenario
Over the Hills1911Short scenario
The Aggressor1911Short scenario
The Brothers1911Short
The Piece of String1911Short scenario
For Her Brother's Sake1911/IShort
The Scarlet Letter1911Short
The Dream1911Short scenario - uncredited

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Missing Witness1916Short
The Two Orphans1915Pierre
The Heart of Maryland1915Lloyd Calvert
Circle 171914ShortCapt. Rawdon, U.S.A.
Across the Atlantic1914ShortOyama
Love and a Lottery Ticket1914Short
Temper vs. Temper1914Short
Neptune's Daughter1914Roador the Wolf
Time Is Money1913ShortHerbert
Ivanhoe1913/IIsaac of York
The Angel of Death1913ShortThe Angel of Death
Blood Will Tell1913ShortThe Younger Brother
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1913/IShortUndetermined Role (unconfirmed)
The Long Strike1912ShortJohn Reilly
The Blind Musician1912ShortThe Unwelcome Suitor
The Traitor's Fate1912ShortHerb (unconfirmed)
Betty, the Coxswain1912ShortWilliam
The Dividing Line1912ShortFred Little
The Clown's Triumph1912ShortRavelle aka Punchinello
All for Her1912ShortHarold Preston
Shamus O'Brien1912ShortTim Mooney

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Transgression1931producer
Beau Ideal1931producer
Laugh, Clown, Laugh1928producer
The Telephone Girl1927producer
Peter Pan1924producer
The Side Show of Life1924producer
The Spanish Dancer1923producer
Empty Pockets1918producer
The Fall of the Romanoffs1917producer
The Lone Wolf1917producer
Absinthe1914producer
Traffic in Souls1913executive producer - uncredited

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Marble Heart1916supervisor
The Ruling Passion1916supervisor

Production Manager

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Oliver Twist1933production supervisor

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Round the Film Studios1937TV SeriesHimself - Director
John Miljan: Vitaphone Trailer Announcement - 'The Jazz Singer'1927Documentary shortHimself
The Great Universal Mystery1914Short documentaryHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1927Medal of HonorPhotoplay AwardsBeau Geste (1926)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1929OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Director, Dramatic PictureSorrell and Son (1927)

Known for movies

Director

Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
as Director

Director

Beau Geste (1926)
as Director

Director

Peter Pan (1924)
as Director

Director

A Daughter of the Gods (1916)
as Director

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IMDB Wikipedia

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