Octavia Handworth

Octavia Handworth
Born Octavia Boas
December 24, 1887
New York City, New York
Died October 3, 1978
Hemet, California
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Occupation actress
Years active 1910-1921
Spouse(s) Harry Handworth(m.1905-March 22, 1916;his death) 1 child
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Gordon De Main
Children 1, Elsie Handworth (b. 1907 d. 1994 Hemet Calif.)[1]

Octavia Handworth (1887-1978)[2] was an American actress of Danish heritage during the silent film era. She was born Octavia Boas and was married to Harry Handworth(1878/or1882-1916) an actor, producer and film director who headed Excelsior Feature Film Co. and Gordon De Main(1886-1954) an actor. Most of her career was appearing in short films i.e. for Pathe, then Lubin however she made half a dozen feature films.[3]

Selected filmography

  • The Girl from Arizona (1910) *short
  • The Cowboy's Sweetheart and the Bandit (1910) *short;unconfirmed
  • The Motor Fiend (1910)*short
  • The Gambler's End (1910) *short
  • The Path Forbidden (1914)
  • When Fate Leads Trump (1914)
  • In the Shadow (1915)
  • Too Much Bull (1915) *short
  • The Darkness Before Dawn (1915) *short
  • The Beast (1915) *short
  • The Great Ruby (1915)
  • The Son (1915) *short
  • The Inevitable Penalty (1915) *short
  • Sweeter Than Revenge (1915) *short
  • The City of Failing Light (1916)
  • The Greater Wrong (1916) *short
  • Puppets of Fate (1916) *short
  • Sowing the Wind (1916) *short
  • Persistency (1916) *short
  • The Weaker Strain (1916) *short
  • Trials of Souls (1916) *short
  • Expiation (1916) *short
  • The Lost Paradise (1916) *short
  • Race Suicide (1916)
  • Footlights (1921)
  • Love's Redemption (1921) - final film; not the Norma Talmadge film of like name

References

  1. ↑ Silent Film Necrology p.225 c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana
  2. ↑ Octavia Handworth, findagrave.com Retrieved November 6, 2017
  3. ↑ Octavia Handworth allmovie biography, by Hans J. Wollstein...retrieved November 6, 2017
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