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Gladys Hanson (born Gladys Hanson Snook; September 5, 1884 – February 23, 1973) was a stage and silent film actress.
She starred in ''
Gladys Hanson
portrait at NY Public Library Billy Rose Collection * *
portraits
Univ. of Washington, Sayre)
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
1884 births 1973 deaths 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Atlanta American film actresses American silent film actresses American stage actresses {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub
Early years
Hanson was born Gladys Hanson Snook, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Harrison Snook.Career
Hanson began her career on the Broadway stage portraying the Duchess in ''The Spoiler'' in 1907 with the Charles Frohman Company. On the stage she played in the theatrical productions '' Our American Cousin'' (1908) withEdward Hugh Sothern
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Biography
Sothern was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of English ...
, ''The Builder of Bridge'' (1909) with later film star Eugene O'Brien and ''The Governor's Lady
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Production
After previews in Philadelphia and Washingto ...
'' (1912) with Emma Dunn and future film leading man Milton Sills.
She starred in ''The Straight Road
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'' (Famous Players), '' The Evangelist'' and '' The Climbers'' (Lubin), '' The Primrose Path'' (Universal), and ''The Havoc
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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. On February 23, 1973, Hanson died, aged 89.Filmography
References
Bibliography
*Raeburn, Eleanor, "Belasco's New Leading Woman", ''The Theatre Magazine'', v.XVI n.140, October, 1912, p. 110.External links
Gladys Hanson
portrait at NY Public Library Billy Rose Collection * *
portraits
Univ. of Washington, Sayre)
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
1884 births 1973 deaths 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Atlanta American film actresses American silent film actresses American stage actresses {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub