Hal August
Hal August | |
|---|---|
| Born | Frank T. Halleck August 23, 1890 |
| Died | September 21, 1918 |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, US Navy Reserve |
| Years active | 1913-1918 |
Hal August (1890-1918) was a silent film actor born as Frank T. Halleck. He performed mostly in westerns and dramas.
He appeared in numerous short films directed by
Powers Picture Plays
. Contemporary references often list him and Edwin August as brothers or half-brothers.
He joined the US Navy Reserve during the Great War, but died from pneumonia on base in Great Lakes, Illinois in September 1918. He was buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[1][2][3]
Selected filmography
- His Own Blood (1913) *short
- An evil of the Slums (1914) *short
- A Coincidental Bridegroom (1914) *short
- Into the Lion's Pit (1914) *short
- Withered Hands (1914) *short
- My Mother's Irish Shawls (1914) *short
- The Hand That Rules the World (1914) *short
- Hands Invisible (1914) *short
- The Romance of an Actor (1914) *short
- Pitfalls (1914) *short
- The Taint of an Alien (1914) *short
- The Two Gun Man (1914) *short
- The Great Secret (1914) *short
- A Double Haul (1914) *short
- A Strange Adventure (1914) *short
- Beyond the Trail (1916) *short
References
- ^ Who Was Who on the Screen 2nd edition c.1977 Evelyn Mack Truitt ISBN 0-8352-0914-8
- ^ Silent Film Necrology 2nd edition c.2001 Eugene Michael Vazzana ISBN 0-7864-1059-0
- ^ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3RF-DFX : 8 March 2018), Frank Thomas Hallack, 21 Sep 1918; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,544,184.
External links
- Hal August Internet Movie Database
- KinoTV Hal August
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