Gladys Hanson Explained

Birth Name:Gladys Snook
Birth Date:5 September 1884
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1907–1939
Children:1

Gladys Hanson (born Gladys Hanson Snook; September 5, 1884 – February 23, 1973) was a stage and silent film actress.

Early years

Hanson was born Gladys Hanson Snook, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Harrison Snook.[1]

Career

Hanson began her career on the Broadway stage portraying the Duchess in The Spoiler in 1907 with the Charles Frohman Company.[2] On the stage she played in the theatrical productions Our American Cousin (1908)[3] with Edward Hugh Sothern, The Builder of Bridge (1909) with later film star Eugene O'Brien and The Governor's Lady (1912) with Emma Dunn and future film leading man Milton Sills.

She starred in The Straight Road (Famous Players), The Evangelist and The Climbers (Lubin), The Primrose Path (Universal), and The Havoc (Essanay).

Personal life and death

On April 12, 1916, in Atlanta, Hanson married Charles Emerson Cook who represented her at Charles Emerson Cook Inc., but they later divorced. They had one child, Gladys-Irene Cook.[4]

On February 23, 1973, Hanson died, aged 89.[5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1914The Straight RoadMary 'Moll' O'Hara
1915The ClimbersBlanche Sterling
The Primrose Path
1916The EvangelistChristabel Nuneham
The Havoc
1917National Red Cross PageantLibertyFinal episode
1928Walls Tell TalesShort

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Notes and References

  1. News: Southern actress weds . April 4, 2021 . The Selma Times . April 18, 1916 . Alabama, Selma . 3. Newspapers.com.
  2. Pictorial History of the American Theater by Daniel Blum c. 1953
  3. Web site: Gladys Hanson . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . April 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113185056/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/gladys-hanson-44070 . November 13, 2020.
  4. Web site: Silent Era : The silent film website. www.silentera.com. 24 August 2018.
  5. News: Gladys Hanson . April 3, 2021 . The New York Times . Associated Press . February 26, 1973 . 34. . ProQuest.