Herbert Brenon | |
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![]() Herbert Brenon, 1916 | |
Born | Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon 13 January 1880 Kingstown, Ireland |
Died | 21 June 1958 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 78)
Alma mater | King's College London |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1911–1940 |
Spouse | Helen Oberg (m. 1904-1955; her death) |
Children | 1 |
Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) 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.[1] The quality of Brenon's artistic output rivaled that of film pioneer D. W. Griffith.[2][3]
Brenon was among the first directors to achieve celebrity status among moviegoers for his often spectacular cinematic inventions.[4] Among his most notable films are Neptune's Daughter (1914), Peter Pan (1925), A Kiss for Cinderella (1925), and the original film version of Beau Geste (1926).