- Hobart Henley
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name =Hobart Henley
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birthdate =November 23 1886
location =Louisville, Kentucky USA
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deathdate =May 22 1964
deathplace =Beverley Hills ,California
birthname = Hess Henle
spouse = Corrinne Riley Barker and Dorothy Bertha March
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academyawards =Hobart Henley (
November 23 1887 ,Louisville, Kentucky -May 22 1964 ,Beverley Hills ,California ) was an Americansilent film actor , director andscreenwriter . He was involved in well over 60 films either as an actor or director or both in his twenty year career, between 1914 and 1934 when he retired from film making. He was born Hess Manassah Henle, the son of Samuel Henle, a German immigrant, and Clementine Hess. Reference source see the 1900 census of Ohio when Horbart was 14 years old.Hobart married actress Corrinne Barker (divorced) and then Louisiana native Dorothy March. This later union produce two sons, David and Hobart March Henley.He directed films such as the 1931
Humphrey Bogart film "The Bad Sister ". He is noted for beginning the film careers of Bette Davis and Will Rogers. Mr Henley, a produce-director, began with his own studio and later worker for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Brothers, and Paramount. He directed top stars, including Claudette Colbert, Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer and Maurice Shevalier.elected filmography
* "Night World" (1932)
* "The Bad Sister " (1931)
* "The Big Pond " (1930)
* "A Slave of Fashion " (1925)
* "The Thrill Chaser " (1923)
* "The Flame of Life " (1923)
* "Cheated Hearts" (1921)
* "Graft" (1915)External links
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NAME= Henley, Hobart
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor ,film director
DATE OF BIRTH=November 23 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH=Louisville, Kentucky USA
DATE OF DEATH=May 22 1964
PLACE OF DEATH=Beverley Hills ,California
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