Herbert Blaché
Herbert Blaché | |
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 Herbert Blaché | |
| Born | 5 October 1882 London, England |
| Died | 23 October 1953 (aged 71) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1912–1929 |
| Spouse |
Alice Guy (m. 1907; div. 1922) |
| Children | 2 |
Herbert Blaché (5 October 1882 – 23 October 1953), born Herbert Reginald Gaston Blaché-Bolton was a British-born American film director, producer and screenwriter, born of a French father. He directed more than 50 films between 1912 and 1929.
Biography
Blaché was born in London, England. His father was a French hatmaker originally from
To focus on writing and directing, in 1914 Alice made her husband the president of Solax. Shortly after taking the position Herbert started his own film company. For the next few years the couple maintained a personal and business partnership, working together on many projects, but with the decline of the East Coast film industry in favor of the more hospitable and cost-effective climate in Hollywood, their relationship also ended. In 1918 Herbert Blaché left his wife and children to pursue a career in Hollywood with one of his actresses.[1] By 1922 they were officially divorced, prompting Alice to auction off her film studio while claiming bankruptcy. She returned to France the same year.[1] Herbert directed his last film in 1929.
In 1951, during the mostly unfounded allegations of fears of widespread communist
Filmography
- Mireille (1906) (short) (cinematographer)
- Dublin Dan (1912) (short) (producer – uncredited)
- Hubby Does the Washing (1912) (short) (producer)
- Robin Hood (1912) (short)
- The Girl in the Arm-Chair (1912) (short) (producer)
- A Prisoner in the Harem (1913) (story)
- Kelly from the Emerald Isle (1913) (short) (writer)
- Shadows of a Great City (1913) (play)
- The Fight for Millions (1913) (producer)
- The Fortune Hunters (1913) (producer)
- The Star of India (1913) (producer)
- A Fight for Freedom; Or, Exiled to Siberia (1914) (producer)
- Fighting Death (1914)
- Hook and Hand (1914)
- The Burglar and the Lady (1914)
- The Million Dollar Robbery (1914) (supervising producer)
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1914)
- The Temptations of Satan (1914)
- The Chimes (1914)
- Barbara Frietchie (1915) (producer)
- Greater Love Hath No Man (1915)
- Her Own Way (1915)
- The Vampire (1915)
- My Madonna (1915) (producer)
- The Heart of a Painted Woman (1915) (producer)
- The Shadows of a Great City (1915) (writer)
- The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1915) (producer)
- The Song of the Wage Slave (1915) (writer, producer)
- A Woman's Fight (1916) (producer)
- The Girl with the Green Eyes (1916) (short) (producer)
- The Ocean Waif (1916) (short) (producer – uncredited)
- What Will People Say? (1916) (producer)
- A Man and the Woman (1917) (producer)
- Behind the Mask (1917) (presenter)
- The Auction of Virtue (1917) (producer)
- The Peddler (1917) (producer)
- Think It Over (1917) (writer, producer)
- The Adventurer (1917) (producer)
- A Man's World (1918) (director)
- Loaded Dice (1918) (producer)
- The Silent Woman (1918) (producer)
- Fools and Their Money (1919) (producer)
- Satan Junior (1919) (director)
- The Brat (1919) (producer)
- The Divorcee (1919) (producer)
- The Man Who Stayed at Home (1919) (producer)
- The Parisian Tigress (1919) (director)
- The Uplifters (1919) (director)
- Stronger Than Death (1920) (producer)
- Tarnished Reputations (1920) (producer)
- The Hope(1920) (producer)
- The New York Idea (1920) (producer)
- The Saphead (1920) (producer)
- The Walk-Offs (1920) (producer)
- Out of the Chorus (1921) (producer)
- The Bashful Suitor (1921) (short) (producer)
- The Beggar Maid (1921) (short) (producer)
- The Young Painter (1922) (short) (producer)
- Fools and Riches (1923) (producer)
- Nobody's Bride (1923) (producer)
- The Near Lady (1923) (producer)
- The Untameable (1923) (producer)
- The Wild Party (1923) (producer)
- High Speed (1924) (producer)
- Secrets of the Night (1924) (producer)
- Head Winds (1925) (producer)
- The Calgary Stampede (1925) (director)
- The Mystery Club (1926) (producer)
- Burning the Wind (1929) (producer)
References
- ^ a b c McMahan, Alison J, http://www.aliceguyblache.com
- ^ "The Lost Garden: The Life and Cinema of Alice Guy-Blaché – NFB – Collection". Nfb.ca. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ISBN 0-86196-653-8
- ^ "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ISBN 0-7385-4501-5
- ^ "Writer Lists 20 as Reds in Hollywood." In the Los Angeles Times, 13 April 1951, p. 1.
External links
Media related to Herbert Blaché at Wikimedia Commons- Herbert Blaché at IMDb
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