Hal August

Hal August
Born
Frank T. Halleck

August 23, 1890
Oakland, California
DiedSeptember 21, 1918
Great Lakes, Illinois, USA
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupation(s)Actor, US Navy Reserve
Years active1913-1918

Hal August (1890-1918) was a silent film actor born as Frank T. Halleck[citation needed] or Frank T. Hallock[1] or Frank T. Hallack.[2] He performed mostly in westerns and dramas.

He appeared in numerous short films directed by Edwin August and produced by Edwin's production company Eaco Films. He worked also for the Bison Film Company, Balboa Amusement Producing Company and Powers Picture Plays. Contemporary references often list him and Edwin August as brothers or half-brothers.

August married Corinne M. Hooker in 1915, in a ceremony that was kept secret[1] until she sued for divorce later that year.[2]

He joined the US Navy Reserve during the Great War, but died from pneumonia on base in Great Lakes, Illinois in September 1918. He was buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[3][4][5]

Selected filmography

  • His Own Blood (1913) *short
  • An evil of the Slums (1914) *short
  • A Coincidental Bridegroom (1914) *short
  • Into the Lion's Pit (1914) *short
  • Withered Hands (1914) *short
  • My Mother's Irish Shawls (1914) *short
  • The Hand That Rules the World (1914) *short
  • Hands Invisible (1914) *short
  • The Romance of an Actor (1914) *short
  • Pitfalls (1914) *short
  • The Taint of an Alien (1914) *short
  • The Two Gun Man (1914) *short
  • The Great Secret (1914) *short
  • A Double Haul (1914) *short
  • A Strange Adventure (1914) *short
  • Beyond the Trail (1916) *short

References

  1. ^ a b "His wrecked idyl (sic) for films: Actor, Sued by Bride, Will Make Movie Picture of Woes". Fall River Evening News. August 7, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Star of the Films In Domestic Drama". The Courier-Journal. August 8, 1915. p. 40. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Who Was Who on the Screen 2nd edition c.1977 Evelyn Mack Truitt ISBN 0-8352-0914-8
  4. ^ Silent Film Necrology 2nd edition c.2001 Eugene Michael Vazzana ISBN 0-7864-1059-0
  5. ^ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3RF-DFX  : 8 March 2018), Frank Thomas Hallack, 21 Sep 1918; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,544,184.
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