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Joseph Henabery (January 15, 1888 – February 18, 1976) was an American film actor, screenplay writer, and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in D.W. Griffith's controversial 1915 silent historical epic The Birth of a Nation.
Joseph Henabery was born on 15 January 1888 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916) and His Majesty, the American (1919). He was married to Lillian Nolan and Maceal Nolan.
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- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Feb 20, 1976 · Joseph E. Henabery, veteran motion picture director and silent‐film actor, who played the role of Abraham Lincoln in D. W. Griffith's “The Birth of a Nation.” died Wednesday at...
Henabery, Joseph, 1887-1976, Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography. Publisher. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. xii, 354 p., [16] p. of plates : 23 cm. Filmography: p. [315]-323.
Joseph Henabery was born on January 15, 1888 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916) and The Man from Painted Post (1917).
- January 15, 1888
- February 18, 1976
In 1914, a young midwesterner quit his railroad job to break into the Hollywood motion picture boom. Starting as a crowd extra, Joseph Henabery landed the coveted role of Lincoln in D. W....
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Joseph Henabery (January 15, 1888 – February 18, 1976) was an American actor, screenwriter, and director. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Henabery was best known for his role of Abraham Lincoln in D.W. Griffith's controversial 1915 silent movie The Birth of a Nation. Henabery died on February 18, 1976, aged 88, in Los Angeles, California.
