Henry Lehrman

Henry Lehrman
Lehrman in 1914
Born(1881-03-30)March 30, 1881
DiedNovember 7, 1946(1946-11-07) (aged 65)
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
Other names"Pathe" Lehrman
Occupation(s)Actor, director, screenwriter
Years active1909–1931
Spouse
(m. 1922; div. 1924)
PartnerVirginia Rappe (1919–1921)

Henry Lehrman (March 30, 1881[1][2] – November 7, 1946) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. Lehrman was a very prominent figure of Hollywood's silent film era, working with such cinematic pioneers as D. W. Griffith and Mack Sennett. He directed, as well as co-starred in, Charlie Chaplin's first film, Making a Living.

Lehrman was notoriously careless of the safety of the actors who worked for him. He was the fiance of the actress Virginia Rappe, for whose death Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (whom Lehrman had directed in about a dozen films in the early 1920s), in a highly publicized series of trials, was accused, and later acquitted, of manslaughter.

  1. ^ Merritt, Greg (September 2013). Bio data. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781613747957.
  2. ^ Mr. Suicide: Henry “Pathé” Lehrman and The Birth of Silent Comedy, Biography book. First pages viewable through amazon (23 June 2017). Bio data. BearManor Media.