Herbert Hall Winslow

Herbert Hall Winslow
1893 drawing of Winslow
BornNovember 23, 1863
Keokuk, Iowa, United States
DiedJune 1, 1930 (aged 66)
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
United States
Occupation(s)Writer, Actor
Years active1914–1924 (film)
Spouse(s)Daisy Edna Rowel (married 1890, divorced 1894)
Anna Grace Lippincott (married 1894)
Children2

Herbert Hall Winslow (November 23, 1863 – June 1, 1930)[1] was an American stage actor and playwright. He acted in and directed the 1914 silent film Manon Lescaut.[2]

Winslow was born in Keokuk, Iowa.[1]

More than 100 plays that Winslow wrote were produced, most of which were performed by stock theater companies and touring troupes.[3] His works that were produced on Broadway included He Loved the Ladies (1927), Mercenary Mary (1925), What's Your Wife Doing? (1923), Broken Branches (1922), Just Around the Corner (1919), The Girl From Broadway (1907), The Spellbinder (1904), The Vinegar Buyer (1903), and The Great Northwest (1896).[1]

A scene from "The Vinegar Buyer, 1903"

Winslow's divorce from his first wife, Daisy Edna Rowel, became a source of national attention in 1893.[4][5][6] He sought a divorce claiming abandonment, stating that Rowel had a violent temper which had led her to attack him with a pair of scissors at least once.[5] She denied the allegations, tearfully taking the stand. Their two-year-old son, Herbert Hall Winslow, Jr was present for the proceedings.[7] The court ruled in Rowel's favor, denying the divorce.[8] 18 months later, Judge E.G. Smith set aside the verdict and granted an "absolute divorce"[9] in July 1894. Daisy later married veterinarian Dr. Harry Stillwell Field in 1907.[10]

Five months after his divorce was granted, Winslow married internationally performing soprano opera singer Anna "Annie" Grace Lippincott[11] in December 1894.[12] Lippincott was the daughter of international writer, abolitionist, and women's suffragist Sara Jane Lippincott, better known as "Grace Greenwood." Greenwood came to live with them in 1900 when she retired as a political correspondent for the New York Times.

Anna and Winslow remained married the rest of his life. They had one son together, Cpl Herbert Lippincott Devotion Winslow, who died serving in World War I in 1918.

On June 1, 1930, Winslow died at Hastings-on-Hudson, New York at age 64.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Herbert Hall Winslow". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ Fryer & Usova p.179
  3. ^ Fisher, James; Londré, Felicia Hardison (2017). Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Modernism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 714. ISBN 9781538107867. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Herbert Hall Winslow - details of marriage, son, and divorce from first wife". The World. 1893-01-25. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  5. ^ a b "Details on His divorce proceedings - duplicate". The Champaign Daily Gazette. 1893-05-18. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  6. ^ "herbert Hall winslow divorce". The Times and News. 1893-03-23. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  7. ^ "Winslow 1st wife defense - Daisy Edna Winslow". The New York Times. 1893-03-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  8. ^ "Winslow divorce denied, but mentions it may be set aside". The Kansas City Times. 1893-03-23. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  9. ^ "Winslow divorce granted!". The Glendive Independent. 1894-07-28. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  10. ^ "Winslow's first wife remarries". Times Union. 1907-03-02. p. 22. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  11. ^ "Annie Grace Lippincott opera singer positive review". Evening star. 1883-05-26. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  12. ^ "Annie Grace Lippincott and Herbert Hall Winslow wed". The Evansville Journal. 1894-12-07. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-07-16.