Harold Entwistle Explained

Charles Harold Entwistle (September 5, 1865  - April 1, 1944) was an actor on stage and in films, a manager of theaters and touring theater companies, and director from England who migrated to the United States and worked in Hollywood during and after the silent film era. In England he performed for the king and queen.^[1]

Personal life

He married actress Bertha Jane Ross.^[1] He was known as a character actor.^[2]

He was the uncle of Peg Entwistle who died after jumping off the H in the Hollywood Sign.^[3]

He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.^[4]

Filmography

As an actor

• Salomy Jane (1914)
• The Summer Girl (1916)
• The Beggar of Cawnpore (1916)
• One of Many (1917)
• Miss Robinson Crusoe (1917)
• In the Hollow of Her Hand (1918)
• The Divorcee
• The Woman Under Oath (1919)
• The Moonstone (1934)
• Paris in Spring (1935)

As director

• Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1914 film)

Notes and References

1. Book: Zeruk, James Jr. Peg Entwistle and the Hollywood Sign Suicide: A Biography. October 18, 2013. McFarland. 9780786473137.
2. Web site: The Moving Picture World. April 5, 1916. World Photographic Publishing Company.
3. Web site: Harold Entwistle. Rotten Tomatoes.
4. Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.