American actor and director (1890–1923)
Allen Holubar (August 3, 1890 – 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.
Career.
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.
Marriage and death.
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.
Selected filmography.
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Holubar wrote or contributed to the screenplay for the following films:
Holubar directed the following films:
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