(17 April 1883, Liverpool, England,
UK - 3 November 1957, Santa Monica, California)
Brabin
sailed to New York in the early 1900s and, while holding down odd
jobs there, he tried his hand as a stage actor. He joined the Edison
Company around 1908, first acting then directing. His last film was
A Wicked Woman in 1934.
Brabin wed silent-film star Theda Bara in 1921. It was regarded as
one of Hollywood's most successful director-star marriages. It ended
in the mid-1950s when she succumbed to cancer. He passed away less
than three years later.
Brabin
sailed to New York in the early 1900s and, while holding down odd
jobs there, he tried his hand as a stage actor. He joined the Edison
Company around 1908, first acting then directing. His last film was
A Wicked Woman in 1934.