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Gertrude Thanhouser

Gertrude Thanhouser
Born
Gertrude Homan

(1882-04-23)April 23, 1882
DiedMay 29, 1951(1951-05-29) (aged 69)
Years active1910–1915
SpouseEdwin Thanhouser

Gertrude Homan Thanhouser (April 23, 1882 – May 29, 1951), wife of co-founder Edwin Thanhouser, worked at the Thanhouser Company film studio as actress, scenario writer, film editor, and studio executive. Her efforts made the studio one of the key independent US film studios in the nickelodeon and transitional era, praised for its erudite adaptations of Shakespeare and other "classical" stage dramas to the screen.[1]

  1. ^ David Shepherd (March 31, 2016). The Silents of Jesus in the Cinema (1897–1927). Routledge. p. 111. ISBN 9781317806738.

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