Gladys Hanson
American actress (1884–1973)
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Gladys Hanson (born Gladys Hanson Snook; September 5, 1884[citation needed] – February 23, 1973) was a stage and silent film actress.
Early years
Hanson was born Gladys Hanson Snook, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Harrison Snook.[1]
Career
Hanson began her career on the Broadway stage portraying the Duchess in The Spoiler[2] in 1907 with the Charles Frohman Company.[3] On the stage she played in the theatrical productions Our American Cousin (1908)[4] with Edward Hugh Sothern, The Builder of Bridge (1909) with later film star Eugene O'Brien and The Governor's Lady (1912) with Emma Dunn and future film leading man Milton Sills.
She starred in The Straight Road (Famous Players), The Evangelist and The Climbers (Lubin), The Primrose Path (Universal), and The Havoc (Essanay).
Personal life and death
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | The Straight Road | Mary 'Moll' O'Hara | |
| 1915 | The Climbers | Blanche Sterling | |
| The Primrose Path | |||
| 1916 | The Evangelist | Christabel Nuneham | |
| The Havoc | |||
| 1917 | National Red Cross Pageant | Liberty | Final episode |
| 1928 | Walls Tell Tales | Short |
