Octavia Handworth
Octavia Handworth | |
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| Born | Octavia Boas December 24, 1887 New York City, New York |
| Died | October 3, 1978 |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1910-1921 |
| Spouse(s) | Harry Handworth(m.1905-March 22, 1916;his death) 1 child ------ Gordon De Main |
| Children | 1, Elsie Handworth (b. 1907 d. 1994 Hemet Calif.)[1] |
Octavia Handworth (1887-1978)[2] was an American actress of Danish heritage during the silent film era. She was born Octavia Boas and was married to Harry Handworth(1878/or1882-1916) an actor, producer and film director who headed Excelsior Feature Film Co. and Gordon De Main(1886-1954) an actor. Most of her career was appearing in short films i.e. for Pathe, then Lubin however she made half a dozen feature films.[3]
Selected filmography
- The Girl from Arizona (1910) *short
- The Cowboy's Sweetheart and the Bandit (1910) *short;unconfirmed
- The Motor Fiend (1910)*short
- The Gambler's End (1910) *short
- The Path Forbidden (1914)
- When Fate Leads Trump (1914)
- In the Shadow (1915)
- Too Much Bull (1915) *short
- The Darkness Before Dawn (1915) *short
- The Beast (1915) *short
- The Great Ruby (1915)
- The Son (1915) *short
- The Inevitable Penalty (1915) *short
- Sweeter Than Revenge (1915) *short
- The City of Failing Light (1916)
- The Greater Wrong (1916) *short
- Puppets of Fate (1916) *short
- Sowing the Wind (1916) *short
- Persistency (1916) *short
- The Weaker Strain (1916) *short
- Trials of Souls (1916) *short
- Expiation (1916) *short
- The Lost Paradise (1916) *short
- Race Suicide (1916)
- Footlights (1921)
- Love's Redemption (1921) - final film; not the Norma Talmadge film of like name
References
- ^ Silent Film Necrology p.225 c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana
- ^ Octavia Handworth, findagrave.com Retrieved November 6, 2017
- ^ Octavia Handworth allmovie biography, by Hans J. Wollstein...retrieved November 6, 2017
