Harry Handworth
American film director
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Harry Handworth (1878 – March 22, 1916) was a silent film actor and director from the United States.
Born1878
Brooklyn, New York, United States
DiedMarch 22, 1916 (aged 38)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
OccupationsFilm actor and director
Yearsactive1914–1916
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| Born | 1878 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Died | March 22, 1916 (aged 38) Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Occupations | Film actor and director |
| Years active | 1914–1916 |
| Spouse | Octavia Handworth (m.1905 - 1916, his death)[1] 1 child |
| Children | Elsie Handworth (1907-1994) |
He was the manager of the Pathe Freres[2] and then president of Excelsior Feature Film Company. Beginning in 1914, he often worked in Lake Placid, New York and shot several films there, among them The Toll of Mammon.[3] The film was about a fake cure for tuberculosis (the disease he died from).[4][5] He also directed the play Cranberry Corners at the Lake Placid Opera House.[6] He continued to shoot films in the Adirondack resort in 1916.[7]
He died of tuberculosis in St. Mary's Hospital in Brooklyn in 1916.[5]
