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{{short description|American film director and screenwriter}}
{{short description|British-American film director (1882–1957)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Charles Brabin
| name = Charles Brabin
| image = Film director Charles Brabin (SAYRE 10365).jpg
| image = Film director Charles Brabin (SAYRE 10365).jpg
| caption = Griffith in 1923
| caption = Brabin in 1923
| birth_name = Charles Joseph Brabin
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1882|04|17|mf=y}}<ref name="Parish Pitts 1974 pp. 42–43"/>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1882|04|17|mf=y}}<ref name="Parish Pitts 1974 pp. 42–43"/>
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], England<ref name="Parish Pitts 1974 pp. 42–43"/>
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], England<ref name="Parish Pitts 1974 pp. 42–43"/>
| death_date = {{death date and age|1957|11|3|1882|4|17|mf=y}}<ref name="Parish Pitts 1974 pp. 42–43"/>
| death_date = {{death date and age|1957|11|3|1882|4|17|mf=y}}<ref name="Parish Pitts 1974 pp. 42–43"/>
| death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]], [[Glendale, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Director|screenwriter}}
| occupation = Film director
| years_active = 1909–1934
| years_active = 1909–1934
| spouse = {{Plainlist|* {{marriage|Susan Jane Mosher|1913|1920|end=div}}
| spouse = {{Plainlist|* {{marriage|Suzan Jeanette Mosher|1913|1920|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Theda Bara]]|1921|1955|end=died}} }}
* {{marriage|[[Theda Bara]]|1921|1955|end=died}} }}
| signature =
| relatives = Lori Bara (sister-in-law)
| education = [[St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool]]
}}
}}
'''Charles Joseph Brabin''' (April 17, 1882 – November 3, 1957) was a British-American [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]].
'''Charles Brabin''' (April 17, 1882 – November 3, 1957) was a British-American film director.


==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929) 1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lili Damita]], Charles Brabin, and [[Merritt B. Gerstad]] on the set of ''[[The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929 film)|The Bridge of San Luis Rey]]'' (1929) Note the [[cleavage (breasts)|cleavage]] of the French actress, which later would not be allowed, under the [[Motion Picture Production Code]]]]
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Born in [[Liverpool]], England, he was educated at [[St. Francis Xavier's College (Liverpool)|St. Francis Xavier College]]. Brabin sailed to [[New York City]] in the early 1900s and, while holding down odd jobs there, he tried his hand as a stage actor. He joined the [[Edison Manufacturing Company]] around 1908, first acting, later writing and directing. He was active during the [[Silent film|silent era]], then pursued a short-lived career in [[Sound film|talkies]]. His last film was ''[[A Wicked Woman]]'' for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] in 1934.<ref name="Langman 2000 p. 128">{{cite book |last=Langman |first=Larry |chapter=Bragin, Charls J. (1883-1957), b. England, director |title=Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking |publisher=McFarland |publication-place=Jefferson, NC |year=2000 |isbn=9780786406814 |oclc=1193398184 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/destinationholly0000lang/page/128/mode/1up |chapter-url-access=registration |via=Internet Archive |page=128}}</ref>


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Born in [[Liverpool]], England, he was educated at [[St. Francis Xavier's College (Liverpool)|St. Francis Xavier College]]. Brabin sailed to New York City in the early 1900s and, while holding down odd jobs there, he tried his hand as a stage actor. He joined the [[Edison Manufacturing Company]] around 1908, first acting, later writing and directing. He was active during the [[Silent film|silent era]], then pursued a short-lived career in [[Sound film|talkies]]. His last film was ''[[A Wicked Woman]]'' for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] in 1934.<ref name="Langman 2000 p. 128">{{cite book |last=Langman |first=Larry |chapter=Bragin, Charls J. (1883-1957), b. England, director |title=Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking |publisher=McFarland |publication-place=Jefferson, NC |year=2000 |isbn=9780786406814 |oclc=1193398184 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/destinationholly0000lang/page/128/mode/1up |chapter-url-access=registration |via=Internet Archive |page=128}}</ref>
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Brabin married his first wife socialite Susan "Susette" Jane Mosher, a silent movie actress and daughter of Edwin Howard Mosher and Jenny Slater Mosher of New York City. They wed December 14, 1913, at Bedford Congregational Church in the Bronx, shortly after Brabin returned from a trip to England and Europe. Brabin's best friend, screen actor Marc MacDermott, served as best man.<ref name="Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association 1913">{{cite journal |title=BRABIN—MOSHER |publisher=Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association |journal=The Moving Picture World |date=December 27, 1913 |oclc=1717051 |url=https://archive.org/details/movingpicturewor18newy/page/1528/mode/1up?view=theater |via=Internet Archive |page=1528 |volume=18 |number=13}}</ref> Charles and Susan Brabin remained married for seven years.


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Brabin married, firstly, to socialite Suzan Jeanette Mosher, daughter of Edwin Howard Mosher and Jennie Slater Mosher, of New York City. They married on December 14, 1913, at Bedford Congregational Church in [[the Bronx, New York]], shortly after Brabin returned from a trip to England and Europe. Brabin's best friend, screen actor Marc MacDermott, served as best man.<ref name="Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association 1913">{{cite journal |title=BRABIN—MOSHER |publisher=Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association |journal=The Moving Picture World |date=December 27, 1913 |oclc=1717051 |url=https://archive.org/details/movingpicturewor18newy/page/1528/mode/1up?view=theater |via=Internet Archive |page=1528 |volume=18 |number=13}}</ref> Charles and Suzan Brabin remained married for seven years.<ref>"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," names and record appear in database with images, National Archives and Records Administration.</ref>

[[File:Theda Bara & Charles Brabin 1922.jpg|thumb|right|[[Theda Bara]] and Charles Brabin (1922) ]]
Brabin later wed silent-film "[[Femme fatale|vamp]]" star [[Theda Bara]] July 2, 1921, remaining married to her until her death from abdominal [[cancer]] on April 7, 1955.
Brabin later wed silent-film "[[Femme fatale|vamp]]" star [[Theda Bara]] July 2, 1921, remaining married to her until her death from abdominal [[cancer]] on April 7, 1955.


== Partial filmography ==
== Partial filmography ==

The following are some of Brabin's films.<ref name="Parish Pitts 1974 pp. 42–43">{{cite book |last=Parish |first=James |author-link=James Robert Parish |last2=Pitts |first2=Michael R. |chapter=BRABIN, CHARLES J., b. April 17, 1883, Liverpool, Eng.; d. Nov. 3, 1957 |title=Film Directors: A Guide to their American Films |publisher=Scarecrow Press |publication-place=Metuchen, NJ |year=1974 |isbn=9780810807525 |oclc=573547659 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/filmdirectorsgui00pari/page/42/mode/2up |chapter-url-access=registration |via=Internet Archive |pages=42–43}}
The following are some of Brabin's films.<ref name="Parish Pitts 1974 pp. 42–43">{{cite book |last=Parish |first=James |author-link=James Robert Parish |last2=Pitts |first2=Michael R. |chapter=BRABIN, CHARLES J., b. April 17, 1883, Liverpool, Eng.; d. Nov. 3, 1957 |title=Film Directors: A Guide to their American Films |publisher=Scarecrow Press |publication-place=Metuchen, NJ |year=1974 |isbn=9780810807525 |oclc=573547659 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/filmdirectorsgui00pari/page/42/mode/2up |chapter-url-access=registration |via=Internet Archive |pages=42–43}}
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* ''An Unsullied Shield'' (1913)
* ''An Unsullied Shield'' (1913)
* ''[[The Man Who Disappeared (film serial)|The Man Who Disappeared]]'' (serial, 1914)
* ''[[The Man Who Disappeared (film serial)|The Man Who Disappeared]]'' (serial, 1914)
* ''{{ill|The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (film)|it|The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere}}'' (1914)
* ''[[The Raven (1915 film)|The Raven]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Raven (1915 film)|The Raven]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Price of Fame (1916 film)|The Price of Fame]]'' (1916)
* ''[[The Price of Fame (1916 film)|The Price of Fame]]'' (1916)
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==Archive==
==Archive==
Outtakes from Brabin's 1925 version of ''Stella Maris'' survive and were preserved by the [[Academy Film Archive]] in 2016.<ref name="Preserved Projects">{{cite web |title=STELLA MARIS [ -- OUTS] |website=Preserved Projects &#124; Oscars.org &#124; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url=https://www.oscars.org/academy-film-archive/preserved-projects?title=&filmmaker=brabin&category=All&collection=All |access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref>
Outtakes from Brabin's 1925 version of ''Stella Maris'' survive and were preserved by the [[Academy Film Archive]] in 2016.<ref name="Preserved Projects">{{cite web |title=STELLA MARIS [ -- OUTS] |website=Preserved Projects &#124; Oscars.org &#124; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url=https://www.oscars.org/academy-film-archive/preserved-projects?title=&filmmaker=brabin&category=All&collection=All |access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Charles Brabin
Brabin in 1923
Born(1882-04-17)April 17, 1882[1]
Liverpool, England[1]
DiedNovember 3, 1957(1957-11-03) (aged 75)[1]
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park
EducationSt Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool
OccupationFilm director
Years active1909–1934
Spouses
Suzan Jeanette Mosher
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(m. 1913; div. 1920)​
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(m. 1921; died 1955)​
RelativesLori Bara (sister-in-law)

Charles Brabin (April 17, 1882 – November 3, 1957) was a British-American film director.

Biography

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Lili Damita, Charles Brabin, and Merritt B. Gerstad on the set of The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929) Note the cleavage of the French actress, which later would not be allowed, under the Motion Picture Production Code

Born in Liverpool, England, he was educated at St. Francis Xavier College. Brabin sailed to New York City in the early 1900s and, while holding down odd jobs there, he tried his hand as a stage actor. He joined the Edison Manufacturing Company around 1908, first acting, later writing and directing. He was active during the silent era, then pursued a short-lived career in talkies. His last film was A Wicked Woman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1934.[2]

Brabin married, firstly, to socialite Suzan Jeanette Mosher, daughter of Edwin Howard Mosher and Jennie Slater Mosher, of New York City. They married on December 14, 1913, at Bedford Congregational Church in the Bronx, New York, shortly after Brabin returned from a trip to England and Europe. Brabin's best friend, screen actor Marc MacDermott, served as best man.[3] Charles and Suzan Brabin remained married for seven years.[4]

Theda Bara and Charles Brabin (1922)

Brabin later wed silent-film "vamp" star Theda Bara July 2, 1921, remaining married to her until her death from abdominal cancer on April 7, 1955.

Partial filmography

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The following are some of Brabin's films.[1]

Archive

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Outtakes from Brabin's 1925 version of Stella Maris survive and were preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Parish, James; Pitts, Michael R. (1974). "BRABIN, CHARLES J., b. April 17, 1883, Liverpool, Eng.; d. Nov. 3, 1957". Film Directors: A Guide to their American Films. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. pp. 42–43. ISBN 9780810807525. OCLC 573547659 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Langman, Larry (2000). "Bragin, Charls J. (1883-1957), b. England, director". Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 128. ISBN 9780786406814. OCLC 1193398184 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "BRABIN—MOSHER". The Moving Picture World. 18 (13). Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association: 1528. December 27, 1913. OCLC 1717051 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," names and record appear in database with images, National Archives and Records Administration.
  5. ^ "STELLA MARIS [ -- OUTS]". Preserved Projects | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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