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Herbert Brenon(1880-1958)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Herbert Brenon in The Clown's Triumph (1912)
Herbert Brenon was born on 13 January 1880 in Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]. He was a director and writer, known for Beau Geste (1926), Ivanhoe (1913) and Sorrell and Son (1927). He was married to Helen Brenon. He died on 21 June 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 13, 1880
DiedJune 21, 1958(78)
BornJanuary 13, 1880
DiedJune 21, 1958(78)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Noah Beery, Ronald Colman, and Ralph Forbes in Beau Geste (1926)
Beau Geste
7.0
  • Director
  • 1926
King Baggot and Walter Craven in Ivanhoe (1913)
Ivanhoe
5.5
  • Director
  • 1913
Mickey McBan and H.B. Warner in Sorrell and Son (1927)
Sorrell and Son
5.9
  • Director
  • 1927
Herbert Brenon in The Clown's Triumph (1912)
The Clown's Triumph
Short
  • Director
  • 1912

Credits

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Director

  • The Flying Squad (1940)
    The Flying Squad
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Otto Kruger and Mary Maguire in Black Eyes (1939)
    Black Eyes
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Wilfrid Lawson and Marie Tempest in Yellow Sands (1938)
    Yellow Sands
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Diana Churchill and Phillips Holmes in Housemaster (1938)
    Housemaster
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1938
  • The Live Wire
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Spring Handicap (1937)
    Spring Handicap
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Diana Churchill and Phillips Holmes in The Dominant Sex (1937)
    The Dominant Sex
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Someone at the Door (1936)
    Someone at the Door
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Leonora Corbett and Otto Kruger in Living Dangerously (1936)
    Living Dangerously
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Honours Easy (1935)
    Honours Easy
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Royal Cavalcade
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Lew Cody and Lilyan Tashman in Wine, Women and Song (1933)
    Wine, Women and Song
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Dolores Del Río and Leo Carrillo in Girl of the Rio (1932)
    Girl of the Rio
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Ricardo Cortez, Paul Cavanagh, and Kay Francis in Transgression (1931)
    Transgression
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Ralph Forbes in Beau Ideal (1930)
    Beau Ideal
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1930

Writer

  • Mickey McBan and H.B. Warner in Sorrell and Son (1927)
    Sorrell and Son
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Noah Beery, Ronald Colman, and Ralph Forbes in Beau Geste (1926)
    Beau Geste
    7.0
    • adaptation
    • 1926
  • William Farnum, Holmes Herbert, and Sadie Mullen in Moonshine Valley (1922)
    Moonshine Valley
    • scenario
    • 1922
  • Norma Talmadge in The Wonderful Thing (1921)
    The Wonderful Thing
    6.2
    • scenario
    • 1921
  • Le signe sur la porte (1921)
    Le signe sur la porte
    5.5
    • adaptation
    • 1921
  • Harrison Ford, Alice May, and Norma Talmadge in Dolorès (1921)
    Dolorès
    6.7
    • adaptation
    • 1921
  • Principessa Misteriosa
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • Beatrice
    8.3
    • Writer
    • 1919
  • Johnston Forbes-Robertson in The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1918)
    The Passing of the Third Floor Back
    6.1
    • scenario by
    • 1918
  • Florence Reed in The Eternal Sin (1917)
    The Eternal Sin
    • adaptation
    • 1917
  • Alla Nazimova in War Brides (1916)
    War Brides
    6.0
    • scenario
    • 1916
  • Annette Kellerman in La Fille des Dieux (1916)
    La Fille des Dieux
    6.8
    • scenario
    • story
    • 1916
  • The Marble Heart (1916)
    The Marble Heart
    • scenario
    • 1916
  • The Ruling Passion (1916)
    The Ruling Passion
    • scenario
    • 1916
  • Jane Lee and Valeska Suratt in The Soul of Broadway (1915)
    The Soul of Broadway
    6.2
    • story and scenario
    • 1915

Actor

  • The Missing Witness
    Short
    • 1916
  • Theda Bara and Jean Sothern in The Two Orphans (1915)
    The Two Orphans
    4.4
    • Pierre
    • 1915
  • Mrs. Leslie Carter in The Heart of Maryland (1915)
    The Heart of Maryland
    • Lloyd Calvert
    • 1915
  • Herbert Brenon and Ann Little in Circle 17 (1914)
    Circle 17
    Short
    • Capt. Rawdon, U.S.A.
    • 1914
  • King Baggot, Herbert Brenon, and Claude Grahame White in Across the Atlantic (1914)
    Across the Atlantic
    Short
    • Oyama
    • 1914
  • Love and a Lottery Ticket
    Short
    • 1914
  • Temper vs. Temper
    Short
    • 1914
  • Annette Kellerman in Neptune's Daughter (1914)
    Neptune's Daughter
    5.5
    • Roador the Wolf
    • 1914
  • Time Is Money (1913)
    Time Is Money
    Short
    • Herbert
    • 1913
  • King Baggot and Walter Craven in Ivanhoe (1913)
    Ivanhoe
    5.5
    • Isaac of York
    • 1913
  • The Angel of Death
    Short
    • The Angel of Death
    • 1913
  • Blood Will Tell
    Short
    • The Younger Brother
    • 1913
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913)
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    5.1
    Short
    • Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
    • 1913
  • Vivian Prescott and William E. Shay in The Long Strike (1912)
    The Long Strike
    Short
    • John Reilly
    • 1912
  • The Blind Musician
    Short
    • The Unwelcome Suitor
    • 1912

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.73 m
  • Born
    • January 13, 1880
    • Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]
  • Died
    • June 21, 1958
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Helen BrenonFebruary 18, 1904 - November 19, 1955 (her death, 1 child)
  • Parents
      Edward St. John Brenon
  • Relatives
      Chandos St. John Brenon(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage, vaudeville actor, film director, film producer, and screenwriter.
  • Publicity listings
    • 53 Articles

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    Occasionally acted in his films. He was injured during filming of Neptune's Daughter (1914), when a water tank exploded.

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