Alvan Cordell "Hap" Hadley (March 16, 1895 – August 4, 1976) was an American artist specializing in

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representations of popular subjects. He created posters for various films, including Buster Keaton's '' The General'' (1926) and Charlie Chaplin's '' The Circus'' (1928), as well as promotional posters for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and billboards for

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. A movie poster of ''The General'' was sold by

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on December 5, 1994, for $46,000. He was also an actor, performing in the 1920–21 Broadway revue ''The Greenwich Village Follies of 1920'' at the Shubert Theatre in New York City and the 1924 film ''Floodgates''.

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"Hap Hadley Posters"
at WorthPoint.com, including a fairly detailed biography
"Alvan Hadley - Movie Poster Artist"
at vintagemovieposters.com.au American artists Film poster artists American male stage actors 1895 births 1976 deaths {{US-artist-stub