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American actress This article is about the American actress. For the American librarian, see Gladys Hansen. For the British actress, see Gladys Henson.

Gladys Hanson
Featured in The Theatre Magazine, 1912
BornGladys Snook
(1884-09-05)September 5, 1884
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 1973(1973-02-23) (aged 88)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1907–1939
Spouse Charles Emerson Cook ​ ​(m. 1916, divorced)
Children1

Gladys Hanson (born Gladys Hanson Snook; September 5, 1884 – February 23, 1973) was a stage and silent film actress.

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) with Edward Hugh Sothern, The Builder of Bridge (1909) with later film star Eugene O'Brien and The Governor's Lady (1912) with Emma Dunn and future film leading man Milton Sills.

Hanson in 1916

She starred in The Straight Road (Famous Players), The Evangelist and The Climbers (Lubin), The Primrose Path (Universal), and The Havoc (Essanay).

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

Year Title Role Notes
1914 The Straight Road Mary 'Moll' O'Hara
1915 The Climbers Blanche Sterling
The Primrose Path
1916 The Evangelist Christabel Nuneham
The Havoc
1917 National Red Cross Pageant Liberty Final episode
1928 Walls Tell Tales Short

References

  1. ^ "Southern actress weds". The Selma Times. Alabama, Selma. April 18, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved April 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Gladys Hanson". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 26, 1973. p. 34. ProQuest 119674563. Retrieved April 3, 2021 – via ProQuest.
  3. Pictorial History of the American Theater by Daniel Blum c. 1953
  4. "Gladys Hanson". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  5. "Silent Era : The silent film website". www.silentera.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.

Bibliography

  • Raeburn, Eleanor, "Belasco's New Leading Woman", The Theatre Magazine, v.XVI n.140, October, 1912, p. 110.

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