Herbert Brenon
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Herbert Brenon was an Irish-born American film director prominent in the silent era, known for adapting major literary works and staging visually ambitious productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herbert Brenon canonical | 6 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Irish emigrant to the United States
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1910s
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1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom |
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel "The Great Gatsby"
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J. M. Barrie’s play "A Kiss for Cinderella" NERFINISHED ⓘ J. M. Barrie’s play "Peter Pan" NERFINISHED ⓘ P. C. Wren’s novel "Beau Geste" NERFINISHED ⓘ Warwick Deeping’s novel "Sorrell and Son" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Ireland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1880-01-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1958-06-21 ⓘ |
| directed |
A Kiss for Cinderella (1925 film)
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Beau Geste (1926 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Pan (1924 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sorrell and Son (1927 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Case of Becky (1915 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Clemenceau Case (1915 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fall of the Nation (1916 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Gatsby (1926 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Little Minister (1921 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lone Wolf (1917 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lone Wolf Returns (1926 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spanish Dancer (1923 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Street of Forgotten Men (1925 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Orphans (1915 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Brenon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| name | Herbert Brenon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
emphasis on elaborate set design
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faithful adaptation of literary sources ⓘ use of large-scale crowd scenes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptations of literary works
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silent era filmmaking ⓘ visually ambitious film productions ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dublin, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedInGenre |
silent adventure film
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silent drama film ⓘ silent fantasy film ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Great Gatsby (1926 film)