Gladys Hanson (born Gladys Hanson Snook; September 5, 1884 – February 23, 1973) was a stage and silent film actress.
Early years Hanson was born Gladys Hanson Snook, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Harrison Snook.
Career Hanson began her career on the Broadway stage portraying the Duchess in The Spoiler in 1907 with the Charles Frohman Company.Pictorial History of the American Theater by Daniel Blum c. 1953 On the stage she played in the theatrical productions Our American Cousin (1908) with Edward Hugh Sothern, The Builder of Bridge (1909) with later film star Eugene O'Brien and The Governor's Lady (1912) with Emma Dunn and future film leading man Milton Sills.
She starred in The Straight Road (Famous Players), The Evangelist and The Climbers (Lubin), The Primrose Path (Universal), and The Havoc (Essanay).
Personal life and death On April 12, 1916, in Atlanta, Hanson married Charles Emerson Cook who represented her at Charles Emerson Cook Inc., but they later divorced. They had one child, Gladys-Irene Cook.
On February 23, 1973, Hanson died, aged 89.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1914 The Straight Road Mary 'Moll' O'Hara1915 The Climbers Blanche Sterling The Primrose Path1916 The Evangelist Christabel Nuneham The Havoc 1917 National Red Cross Pageant Liberty Final episode 1928 Walls Tell Tales Short
References
Bibliography Raeburn, Eleanor, "Belasco's New Leading Woman", The Theatre Magazine, v.XVI n.140, October, 1912, p. 110.
External links
Gladys Hanson portrait at NY Public Library Billy Rose Collection
portraits(Univ. of Washington, Sayre) Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library