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Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (August 11, 1867 – December 30, 1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer. Bosworth began his career in theater, eventually transitioning to the emerging film industry.
Learn about the life and career of Hobart Bosworth, a versatile and influential figure in early cinema. From his stage debut in San Francisco to his film roles in The Birth of a Nation and The Big Parade, he faced challenges and opportunities in his personal and professional journey.
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- Marietta, Ohio, USA
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- Glendale, California, USA
Aug 19, 2017 · “ Hobart Bosworth — pioneering movie director, writer, producer and actor — was born Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth 1867, in Marietta, OH. He was a direct descendant of Miles Standish and John and Priscilla Alden on his father’s side and of New York’s Van Zandt family, the first Dutch settlers to land in the New World, on his mother’s side.
Jun 27, 2012 · In June 1998, at the Beverly Hills Library, the Beverly Hills Historical Society's archivist, Marc Wanamaker, presented a History of Film Making in Los Angeles slide show as seen thru the life and...
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Hobart Bosworth is known as an Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Scenario Writer, and Set Designer. Some of his work includes The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Big Parade, Behind the Door, Captain January, The Sea Lion, Lady for a Day, Joan the Woman, and Below the Surface.
In 1913, he started his own company, Hobart Bosworth Productions Company, to produce a series of Jack London melodramas. He produced and directed the company...
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Making his sound film debut in the Vitaphone short subject A Man of Peace in 1928, Hobart Bosworth went on to enjoy a long career as a character actor in B-Westerns and serials, usually playing the kind, fatherly type but once in a while cast against type as a dyed-in-the-wool Boss Villain.
