Charles Brabin

Charles Brabin
Born	17 April 1882(1882-04-17) Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Died	3 November 1957(1957-11-03) (aged 75) Santa Monica, California, United States

Charles J. Brabin (April 17, 1882 in Liverpool, England - November 3, 1957 in Santa Monica, California) was an American film director and screenwriter. He was active during the silent era, then pursued a short-lived career in talkies.

Born in Liverpool, England, he was educated at St. Francis Xavier College. Brabin sailed to New York in the early 1900s and, while holding down odd jobs there, he tried his hand as a stage actor. He joined the Edison Company around 1908, first acting then writing then directing. His last film was A Wicked Woman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1934.

Brabin wed silent-film "vamp" star Theda Bara in 1921, remaining married to her until her death from abdominal cancer in April 1955 and becoming one of the rare long-lasting Hollywood marriages.

Selected filmography

• What Happened to Mary (1912, 12-episode serial)
• An Unsullied Shield (1913)
• The Man Who Disappeared (serial, 1914)
• The Raven (1915)
• Kathleen Mavourneen (1919)
• While New York Sleeps (Now I'll Tell) (1920)
• So Big (1924)
• Ben-Hur (1925, uncredited)
• Twinkletoes (1926)
• Valley of the Giants (1927)
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)
• The Ship from Shanghai (1929)
• Sporting Blood (1931)
• The Beast of the City (1932)
• The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
• Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
• Stage Mother (1933)

External links

• Charles Brabin at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Brabin, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	Film director
Date of birth	April 17, 1882
Place of birth	Liverpool, England  United Kingdom
Date of death	November 3, 1957
Place of death	Santa Monica, California  United States