Allen Holubar (August 3, 1890 – November 20, 1923) was an American actor,

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, and

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of the

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era. He appeared in 38 films between 1913 and 1917. He also directed 33 films between 1916 and 1923.

Career

Allen Holubar started out as an actor on the stage where he met his wife

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in the Chicago production of ''Every Woman''. While she turned to the screen and continued to act he became a director and even produced. Encouraged by these successes, together they formed the Allen Holubar Production Company in 1920. His 1918 film ''

The Heart of Humanity ''The Heart of Humanity'' is a 1918 American silent war propaganda film produced by Universal Pictures and directed by Allen Holubar. The film stars Dorothy Phillips, William Stowell, and Erich von Stroheim. Overview The film "follows the gen ...

'' was exhibited at

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in 2014.

Marriage and death

Holubar was married to actress

for eleven years from 1912 until his death in 1923 from pneumonia, following surgery, at the age of 33. Dorothy herself would die of pneumonia in 1980, at age 90.

Selected filmography

* ''Into the North'' (1913) * ''Courtmartialed'' (1915) * ''The White Terror'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1916) * ''

The Field of Honor ''The Field of Honor'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Allen Holubar and starring Holubar, Frank MacQuarrie and Louise Lovely.Connelly p.346 Cast * Allen Holubar as Wade Clayton * Frank MacQuarrie as Amos Tolliver * S ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Reed Case ''The Reed Case'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Allen Holubar and starring Holubar, Louise Lovely and Fred MontagueConnelly p.401 Cast * Allen Holubar as Jerry Brennon * Louise Lovely as Helen Reed * Alfred Allen as Bull Renf ...

'' (1917) * '' Heart Strings'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * '' The Talk of the Town'' (1918) * ''

'' (1918–19) * '' Broken Chains'' (1922) Holubar wrote or contributed to the screenplay for the following films: * ''

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'' (1917) * ''

'' (1917) * ''The Heart of Humanity'' (1918) * ''The Mortgaged Wife'' (1918) * ''The Talk of the Town'' (1918) * ''Paid in Advance'' (1919) * ''The Right to Happiness'' (1919) * '' Once to Every Woman'' (1920) * ''

Man, Woman & Marriage ''Man, Woman & Marriage'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and directed by Allen Holubar and starring Dorothy Phillips. It was released through Associated First National Pictures. It is also known under the title ''Man-Woman-Marriag ...

'' (1921) * ''Hurricane's Gal'' (1922) Holubar directed the following films: * ''

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'' (1917) * ''Sirens of the Sea'' (1917) * ''

'' (1917) * ''

A Soul for Sale ''A Soul for Sale'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Allen Holubar and starring Dorothy Phillips, Katherine Kirkwood and Alan Roscoe.Hirschhorn p.30 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * Dorot ...

'' (1918) * ''The Heart of Humanity'' (1918) * ''The Mortgaged Wife'' (1918) * ''The Talk of the Town'' (1918) * ''Paid in Advance'' (1919) * ''The Right to Happiness'' (1919) * ''Once to Every Woman'' (1920) * ''Man-Woman-Marriage'' (1921) * ''Broken Chains'' (1922) * ''Hurricane's Gal'' (1922) * ''

Slander the Woman ''Slander the Woman'' is a 1923 American drama film directed by Allen Holubar and written by Violet Clark. The film stars Dorothy Phillips, Lewis Dayton, Robert Anderson, Mayme Kelso, George Siegmann, and Ynez Seabury. The film was released on ...

'' (1923)

References

External links

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Allen Holubar - French Film Site

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