Allen Holubar (August 3, 1890 â€" November 20, 1923) was an American
actor, film director, and screenwriter of the silent film era. He
appeared in 38 films between 1913 and 1917. He also directed 33 films
between 1916 and 1923.Allen Holubar started out as an actor on the
stage where he met his wife Dorothy Phillips in the Chicago production
of Every Woman. While she turned to the screen and continued to act he
became a director and even produced. Encouraged by these successes,
together they formed the Allen Holubar Production Company in 1920. His
1918 film The Heart of Humanity was exhibited at The Museum of Modern
Art in 2014.Holubar was married to actress Dorothy Phillips for eleven
years from 1912 until his death in 1923 from pneumonia, following
surgery, at the age of 33. Dorothy herself would die of pneumonia in
1980, at age 90.
actor, film director, and screenwriter of the silent film era. He
appeared in 38 films between 1913 and 1917. He also directed 33 films
between 1916 and 1923.Allen Holubar started out as an actor on the
stage where he met his wife Dorothy Phillips in the Chicago production
of Every Woman. While she turned to the screen and continued to act he
became a director and even produced. Encouraged by these successes,
together they formed the Allen Holubar Production Company in 1920. His
1918 film The Heart of Humanity was exhibited at The Museum of Modern
Art in 2014.Holubar was married to actress Dorothy Phillips for eleven
years from 1912 until his death in 1923 from pneumonia, following
surgery, at the age of 33. Dorothy herself would die of pneumonia in
1980, at age 90.
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