Herbert Brenon
Irish film director and screenwriter (1880-1958) · Ireland · On the map · Directors · Died at 78
Herbert Brenon was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through 1940. Brenon was among the early filmmakers who, before the rise of corporate film production, was a genuine "auteur", controlling virtually all creative and technical components in crafting his pictures.
Herbert Brenon is read about 25 times a day, in 28 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 140 days, one point a day.
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1958Died21 June 19581953
The OscarsSeries1940
The Flying SquadFilm, Director1938
HousemasterFilm, Director1936
Living DangerouslyFilm, Director1933
Wine, Women and SongFilm, Director1931
Beau IdealFilm, Director, Producer1929
The RescueFilm, Director1927
Sorrell and SonFilm, Director, Writer1926
Beau GesteFilm, Director, Writer1924
Peter PanFilm, Director, Producer1922
Any WifeFilm, Director1920
The Mysterious PrincessFilm, Director, Writer1919
BeatriceFilm, Director1915
Kreutzer SonataFilm, Director, Writer1913
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm, Director, Writer1880Born13 January 1880
The OscarsSeries1940The Flying SquadFilm, Director1938HousemasterFilm, Director1936Living DangerouslyFilm, Director1933Wine, Women and SongFilm, Director1931Beau IdealFilm, Director, Producer1929The RescueFilm, Director1927Sorrell and SonFilm, Director, Writer1926Beau GesteFilm, Director, Writer1924Peter PanFilm, Director, Producer1922Any WifeFilm, Director1920The Mysterious PrincessFilm, Director, Writer1919BeatriceFilm, Director1915Kreutzer SonataFilm, Director, Writer1913Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm, Director, Writer1880Born13 January 1880People around Herbert
Close ties
Theda Bara Herbert directed Sin and The Kreutzer Sonata
Carl Laemmle Produced Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Ivanhoe
Mary Brian Herbert directed Beau Geste (1926)
King Baggot Herbert directed Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913)
Alice Joyce Herbert directed Sorrell and Son and Beau Geste
Marie Doro Herbert directed 12.10 (1919)
Neil Hamilton Herbert directed The Great Gatsby and Beau Geste
Paul McAllister Herbert directed Sorrell and Son and Beau Geste
Bernard Siegel Herbert directed Beau Geste (1926)
Norman Pritchard Herbert directed Sorrell and Son and Beau Geste
Betty Compson Herbert directed The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)
Leah Baird Herbert directed Ivanhoe and Absinthe
Sandro Salvini Herbert directed Beatrice and Little Sister
James Carew Herbert directed 12.10 and Victory and Peace
William Robert Daly Herbert directed Lady Audley's Secret (1912)
Pola Negri Herbert produced The Spanish Dancer (1923)
Warner Baxter Herbert directed The Great Gatsby (1926)
Adolphe Menjou Herbert produced The Spanish Dancer (1923)
Esther Ralston Herbert directed Peter Pan (1924)
Hobart Henley Directed Temper vs. Temper (1914)
Bert Lytell Herbert directed The Lone Wolf and Empty Pockets
Ernest Torrence Herbert directed Peter Pan (1924)
Lucille Young Herbert wrote The Scarlet Letter (1911)
Marie Lohr Herbert directed Victory and Peace (1918)
Filmography 40
110 credits on file
Television 1
Media & music
About this person
The quality of Brenon's artistic output rivaled that of film pioneer D. W. Griffith.
Country
Ireland
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1880 to 1958 · aged 78
