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James Keteltas Hackett (September 6, 1869 – November 8, 1926) was an American actor and manager. ==Life== He was the son of Clara C. and James Henry Hackett, a comedian and celebrated Falstaff. His elderly father died age 71 when Hackett was just two years old thus never living to see Hackett grow to an adult. He was born in Ontario, Canada, attended New York's Grammar School 69 and graduated with a B.A. degree from the College of the City of New York in 1891. Hackett made his professional debut in Philadelphia in 1892 as Francois in ''The Broken Seal.'' In New York later that year, he played opposite Mrs. Potter. Later in the decade, he played Romeo to Olga Nethersole's Juliet, and Mercutio to Maude Adams's Juliet. Hackett played Captain Basil Jennico in the 1900 production of The Pride of Jennico with Bertha Galland in her New York stage debut.〔A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 ..., Vol. 3 by Thomas Allston Brown 1903 pg. 612〕〔(The Pride of Jennico – IBDB )〕 In 1913, Adolph Zukor lured Hackett from the stage to star in director Edwin Porter's film ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1913), for a role which Hackett had played in the theater numerous times. Since feature films were in their infancy, Hackett was at first reluctant to take the part. Zukor tried to convince Hackett in person, and as Neal Gabler writes, "When Hackett came to visit Zukor, he was the very picture of the faded matinee idol. He wore a fur-collared coat with frayed sleeves and carried a gold-headed cane". In 1897, he married the actress Mary Mannering and in 1911 Beatrice Mary Beckley. He and Mannering had a daughter Elise(born 1904 died 1974) together.〔''Famous Actor Families'' by Montrose Moses c.1906〕〔''Great Stars of the American Stage'' by Daniel Blum c.1952 & 1954 ''Profile#8''〕 Beckley appeared with Hackett in Hackett's debut film ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' for Zukor's Famous Players company.〔''Pictorial History of the Silent Screen'' by Daniel Blum c.1953 page 37〕 Recorder John K. Hackett (1821–1879) was his half-brother. In 1914, James inherited the larger part of the estate, valued at $1,389,049.46, from his niece Minnie (Hackett) Trowbridge (1850–1914), the only child of his brother John. At age 57, Minnie had married Francis Emory Trowbridge (1845–1910), and died without issue.;〔(''HACKETT FEELS SURE OF $1,500,000 LEGACY'' ) in NYT on March 5, 1914〕〔(''MORE THAN MILLION FOR ACTOR HACKETT'' ) in NYT on June 14, 1914〕 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「James Keteltas Hackett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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