Hamilton MacFadden (April 26, 1901 â€" January 1, 1977) was an
American actor, screenwriter and film director.MacFadden's parents
were Rev. Robert A. MacFadden and Edith Hamilton MacFadden. His father
died in 1909, leaving his mother to support herself and four children.
In 1928, she became the first woman to file papers to run for governor
of Massachusetts.MacFadden was a 1925 graduate of Harvard University.
Soon after graduating, he became producer of the American Theatre
Company, which presented plays for 10 weeks in the Boston area. The
project was backed by Michael Strange, a writer who made her
professional stage debut in the productions. He also served as
director of the Community Arts Association in Santa Barbara,
California, and the Theatre Guild School of Acting in New York.After
starting out on Broadway in the 1920s, he moved into filmmaking in
Hollywood. During the early 1930s he was a contract director at Fox.
McFadden made a number of films for them including several early
entries in the Charlie Chan series such as Charlie Chan Carries On
(1931). He was released from his Fox contract following the 1934
merger with Twentieth Century Pictures. Thereafter he mixed occasional
directing jobs with a number of small supporting appearances in films.
American actor, screenwriter and film director.MacFadden's parents
were Rev. Robert A. MacFadden and Edith Hamilton MacFadden. His father
died in 1909, leaving his mother to support herself and four children.
In 1928, she became the first woman to file papers to run for governor
of Massachusetts.MacFadden was a 1925 graduate of Harvard University.
Soon after graduating, he became producer of the American Theatre
Company, which presented plays for 10 weeks in the Boston area. The
project was backed by Michael Strange, a writer who made her
professional stage debut in the productions. He also served as
director of the Community Arts Association in Santa Barbara,
California, and the Theatre Guild School of Acting in New York.After
starting out on Broadway in the 1920s, he moved into filmmaking in
Hollywood. During the early 1930s he was a contract director at Fox.
McFadden made a number of films for them including several early
entries in the Charlie Chan series such as Charlie Chan Carries On
(1931). He was released from his Fox contract following the 1934
merger with Twentieth Century Pictures. Thereafter he mixed occasional
directing jobs with a number of small supporting appearances in films.
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