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Allen J. Holubar
Holubar in 1921
Born(1888-08-03)August 3, 1888
DiedNovember 20, 1923(1923-11-20) (aged 35)
Cause of deathPneumonia
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active1913-1923
Spouse(s)Dorothy Phillips
(m.1912-1923; his death)

Allen Holubar (August 3, 1888 – November 20, 1923) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter of the silent film era. He appeared in 38 films between 1913 and 1917. He also directed 33 films between 1916 and 1923.

Marriage and death

Holubar was married to actress Dorothy Phillips for eleven years from 1912 until his death in 1923 from pneumonia at the age of 35. Dorothy, herself, would also die of pneumonia in the year 1980 at the age of 90.

Selected filmography

Holubar appeared in the following films:

Holubar wrote or contributed to the screenplay for the following films:

  • Sirens of the Sea (1917)
  • The Reed Case (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 (1921)
  • Hurricane's Gal (1922)

Holubar directed the following films:

  • Fear Not (1917)
  • Sirens of the Sea (1917)
  • The Field of Honor (1917)
  • The Reed Case (1917)
  • Treason (1917)
  • A Soul for Sale (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 (1923)