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Hal Reid (1863-1920) born James Halleck Reid was a playwright and stage and screen actor. Many of his plays saw Broadway openings.〔(Hal Reid at Internet Broadway Database (IBDb.com) )〕 He entered the film business in 1910 as an actor, director and writer bringing along his teen son Wallace who had aspirations to be a director or cameraman. In 1912 Hal was appointed Censor to the Universal Film Corporation.〔''Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-76'' volume 4 Q-Z page 2,008 compiled from editions originally published annually by John Parker; this 1976 and final version by Gale Research Company〕 Reid was at one time said to be actually Harry Preston and that he had served a prison sentence for an unspecified crime.〔''The Oxford Companion to the American Theatre'', 2nd edition p.570 by Gerald Bordman c.1992〕 His parents were Hugh McMillan Reid(1836-1911) and America Elizabeth Reid(1840-1903). Hal was married three times with each woman bearing him a child. His first wife Marylee Withers(1866-1943)m.1879 who at 16 produced a daughter Hazel Withers Reid in 1882. Hazel died in 1921 a year after her father. Wife two was Bertha Westbrook(1867-1939)m.1889 who produced son Wallace in 1891. Wife three was the much younger Marcella(1899-1993)m.1916 who also produced a son James Halleck Reid(1918-1969).〔(Hal Reid at findagrave.com )〕 ==Selected plays== (''written by Hal Reid'') *''At Cripple Creek'' *''A Mother's Love'' *''A Child Wife'' *''Custer's Last Fight'' (1905) *''For Love of a Woman'' *''Human Hearts'' *''In Convict Stripes'' *''Knobs o'Tennessee'' (1899) *''A Working Girl's Wrong'' *''A Wife for a Day'' *''A Wife's Secret''(1903) *''For a Human Life'' (1906) *''A Millionaire's Revenge''(1906) *''The Prince of the World'' *''The Avenger'' (1907) *''The Gipsy Girl''(1905) *''The Shoemaker'' (1907) *''Sweet Molly O!'' (1907) *''The Cow Puncher'' (1906) *''Roanoak'' *''The Peddler'' (1902) *''The German Immigrants'' *''The Heart of Virginia'' *''The Singing Girl from Killarney'' (1907) *''The Pride of Newspaper Row'' *''From Broadway to Bowery'' (1907) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hal Reid (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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