Herbert Hall Winslow (November 23, 1865 – June 1, 1930) was an American

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and

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. He acted in and directed the 1914 silent film ''

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''. Winslow was born in

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. More than 100 plays that Winslow wrote were produced, most of which were performed by stock theater companies and touring troupes. His works that were produced on Broadway included ''He Loved the Ladies'' (1927), ''Mercenary Mary'' (1925), ''What's Your Wife Doing?'' (1923), ''Broken Branches'' (1922), ''Just Around the Corner'' (1919), ''The Girl From Broadway'' (1907), ''The Spellbinder'' (1904), ''The Vinegar Buyer'' (1903), and ''The Great Northwest'' (1896). In 1893, Winslow sought a divorce from his wife, Daisey, but the Yankton, South Dakota, jury's decision went in his wife's favor, and the couple remained married. On June 1, 1930, Winslow died at

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at age 64.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1914) * ''

The Great Diamond Robbery ''The Great Diamond Robbery'' is a 1954 American comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Red Skelton, James Whitmore, Cara Williams and Reginald Owen. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot A diamond potentia ...

'' (1914) * '' The Siren's Song'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1915) * ''

The Millionaire Pirate ''The Millionaire Pirate'' is a 1919 American silent fantasy adventure film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Monroe Salisbury, Ruth Clifford and Lillian Langdon.Connelly p.386 Cast * Monroe Salisbury as Jean Lafitte * Ruth Clifford as The G ...

'' (1919) * ''

Reckless Romance ''Reckless Romance'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring T. Roy Barnes, Harry Myers, and Wanda Hawley. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Jerry Warner (Barnes) and Edith Somers (Breamer) ar ...

'' (1924)

References

Bibliography

* Paul Fryer, Olga Usova. ''Lina Cavalieri: The Life of Opera's Greatest Beauty, 1874-1944''. McFarland, 2003.

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* 1865 births 1930 deaths American dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-theat-actor-1860s-stub