Gladys Hanson

• Birth Name — Gladys Snook • Born — 5 September 1884 • Birthplace — Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. • Died — 23 February 1973 • Place of death — Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1907–1939 • Children — 1

Hanson was born Gladys Hanson Snook, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Harrison Snook.

Hanson began her career on the Broadway stage portraying the Duchess in The Spoiler in 1907 with the Charles Frohman Company. On the stage she played in the theatrical productions Our American Cousin (1908) 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. • Illustration — Hanson in 1916 She starred in The Straight Road (Famous Players), The Evangelist and The Climbers (Lubin), The Primrose Path (Universal), and The Havoc (Essanay).

On April 12, 1916, in Atlanta, Hanson married Charles Emerson Cook who represented her at Charles Emerson Cook Inc., but they later divorced. They had one child, Gladys-Irene Cook. On February 23, 1973, Hanson died, aged 89.

• 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