Harry Handworth
Harry Handworth (1878 – March 22, 1916) was a silent film actor and director from the United States. He was the manager of the Pathe Freres and then president of Excelsior Feature Film Company. Beginning in 1914, he often worked in Lake Placid, New York and shot several films there, among them The Toll of Mammon.
Harry Handworth
uncredited · Robert Grau (1914) The Theatre of Science, Broadway publishing company, New York · Public domain
- Name
- Harry Handworth
- Born
- 1878
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Died
- March 22, 1916 (aged 38)
- Occupation
- Film actor and director
- Spouse
- Octavia Handworth (m.1905 - 1916, his death) 1 child
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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He also directed the play Cranberry Corners at the Lake Placid Opera House. He continued to shoot films in the Adirondack resort in 1916. He died of tuberculosis in St. Mary's Hospital in Brooklyn in 1916.
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• Name — Harry Handworth • Born — 1878 • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York, United States • Died — March 22, 1916 (aged 38) • Place of death — Brooklyn, New York, United States • Occupation — Film actor and director • Years Active — 1914–1916 • Spouse — Octavia Handworth (m.1905 - 1916, his death) 1 child • Children — Elsie Handworth (1907-1994)
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Selected filmography
• When Fate Leads Trump (1914) • The Toll of Mammon (1914) • Anselo Lee (1915) • The Question (director, 1916) • Artie, the Millionaire Kid (producer, 1916)
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- 1.Octavia Handworth; kinotv.com
- 2.Mention. Motion Picture Classic. 25. May 1916.
- 3.Company of Artists to Arrive Saturday. The Lake Placid News. 1. May 1, 1914.
- 4.Feature Films Reviewed. The Billboard. 52. July 4, 1914.
- 5.Death of Harry Handworth. The New York Dramatic Mirror. 27. 1916-04-08.
- 6.Harry Handworth Drilling Local Talent For Play. Lake Placid News. 2. January 23, 1914.
- 7.Personal Mention. The Lake Placid News. 7. January 21, 1916.
- 8.When Fate Leads Trump. TVGuide.com.
- 9.The Toll of Mammon. TVGuide.com.
- 10.The Question. AFI Catalog.
- 11.Film Reviews. Variety. 24. 1916-04-14.
- 12.Electricity Magazine Corp. Artie, the Millionaire Kid. 997. April–June 1916.
- 13.Cooper, Oscar. Review. Motion Picture News. 2552. March–April 1916.
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