Jean Hathaway (née Lillie Bishop;[1] 1876–1938) was a Hungarian-born Belgian and American stage and silent film actress, singer, and claimed to be a Belgian Marquise though marriage.[2][3][4] Her career began on the vaudeville circuit; and by 1908 she was an early star of Allan Dwan's American Film Manufacturing Company.[2] After her marriage in 1894, she also went by the names Marquise Lillie de Fiennes and Jane Hathaway.
Jean Hathaway | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lillie Bishop June 15, 1876 Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Hungary) |
| Died | August 23, 1938 (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Burial place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Other names | Marquise Lillie de Fiennes, Jane Hathaway |
| Occupation(s) | Belgian marquess, singer, actress, screenplay writer |
| Years active | 1902–1925 |
| Spouse | Rhody Hathaway (m. 1894–1938; death) |
| Children | 4, including Henry Hathaway |
Early life and family
editShe was born as Lillie Bishop on June 15, 1876, in Budapest during the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Hungary). She immigrated to the United States around 1882.
She was married to San Francisco actor Rhody Hathaway (1868–1944; né Rudolph Henry de Fiennes) in 1894 and they had four children, including film director Henry Hathaway.[1][5][6][4]
Career
editHathaway's career began on the vaudeville circuit and in theaters in Sacramento, California and in the San Francisco Bay Area.[7][8] She was known for his contralto singing.[9][10]
By 1909 she was an early star of Allan Dwan's American Film Manufacturing Company, starring as a heroine in films often alongside her husband Rhody and sometimes with their young son Henry Hathaway.[2] From 1911 until 1914, the Hathaway family worked for Thomas Ince's Inceville Studios.[1] At the age of 35 in 1911, she appeared in the short comedy film, The Eastern Cowboy, produced by the American Film Manufacturing Company, directed by Alan Dwan, and starring J. Warren Kerrigan.
She wrote the screenplay for the short film Following Father's Footsteps (1915), directed by Alfred Ernest Christie (of the Christie brothers).[11][12] In the 1920s, Rhody abandoned his family, leaving Jean as a single parent.[1]
Death
editHathaway died on August 23, 1938 in the Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles, at the age of 62 after experiencing a brain hemorrhage.[2] She is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
Filmography
edit- The Eastern Cowboy (1911), short film directed by Allan Dwan
- The Bugle Call (1912), short film directed by Thomas H. Ince[13]
- For the Cause (1912), short film directed by Thomas H. Ince and Francis Ford[14]
- Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery (1914), directed by Francis Ford
- The Master Key (1914 serial), directed by Robert Z. Leonard; as Jean Darnell[15]
- The Jackals of a Great City (1916), directed by Edward LeSaint[16]
- Bobbie of the Ballet (1916), directed by Joe De Grasse; as Mrs. Stimson[17]
- The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring (1916), by Francis Ford and Jacques Jaccard; as Mrs. Lund[18]
- The Scrapper (1917), directed by John Ford
- The Tornado (1917), directed by John Ford; as Jack's mother[19]
- Come Through (1917), directed by Jack Conway; as Mrs. Sylvester Van Deek[20]
- The Divorcee (1917), directed by William Wolbert; as Mrs. Pelham-Wilson[21]
- The Craving (1918), directed by Francis Ford and John Ford[22]
- The Finger of Justice (1918), directed by Louis Chaudet[23]
- The Wishing Ring Man (1919), directed by David Smith; as Mrs. Hewitt
- Short Skirts (1921), directed by Harry B. Harris; as Mrs. Shirley Smith
- Boy Crazy (1922), directed by William A. Seiter; as Mrs. Cameron[24]
- Plain Clothes (1925), directed by Harry Edwards; Mrs O'Grady
References
edit- ^ a b c d Pomainville, Harold N. (2016-06-10). Henry Hathaway: The Lives of a Hollywood Director. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 6, 9, 14. ISBN 978-1-4422-6978-1.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary for Jean Hathaway". The Los Angeles Times. 1938-08-25. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-02-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Jean Hathaway; Film Star In Early Days Of Hollywood Dies At Age Of 62". The New York Times. August 25, 1938. p. 19. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ a b "Henry Hathaway, un marquis devenu roi du western à Hollywood" [Henry Hathaway, a marquis who became king of the western in Hollywood]. L'Echo (in French). August 7, 2013.
- ^ Schneider, Steven Jay (2007). 501 Movie Directors. ABC Books. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-7333-2052-1.
- ^ "Deaths and Funerals: Rhody Hathaway obituary". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 1944-02-22. p. 14. Retrieved 2024-02-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Local Brevities". The Sacramento Bee. 1902-12-08. p. 10. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2024-02-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Novelty Theater". The Sacramento Bee. 1902-12-12. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-02-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Opera House". Tonopah Bonanza. 1903-05-30. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-02-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "First Night Habit Already Developing Among the Park's Patrons". Alameda Daily Argus. 1904-07-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-02-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1914. p. 283.
- ^ Braff, Richard E. (1999). The Universal Silents: A Filmography of the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company, 1912-1929. McFarland. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-7864-0287-8.
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (1991). Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known. McFarland. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-89950-494-0.
- ^ Rainey, Buck (2004). The Strong, Silent Type: Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903-1930. McFarland. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-7864-1286-0.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Master Key". Silent Era.
- ^ Rainey, Buck (2004). The Strong, Silent Type: Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903-1930. McFarland. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7864-1286-0.
- ^ "Bobbie of the Ballet". Silent Era.
- ^ "The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring". Silent Era.
- ^ Levy, Bill (1998-11-30). John Ford: A Bio-Bibliography. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-313-27514-2.
- ^ Parish, James Robert; Pitts, Michael R. (1974). Film Directors: A Guide to Their American Films. Scarecrow Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-8108-0752-5.
- ^ Weaver, John T. (1971). Twenty Years of Silents, 1908-1928. Scarecrow Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-8108-0401-2.
- ^ "The Craving". Silent Era. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Synopses of Current Publications: The Finger of Justice". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (4). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 53. July 20, 1918.
- ^ "Reviews: Boy Crazy". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (13). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 60. March 25, 1922.