Jump to content

Stuart Holmes: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Added sentence about birth.
→top: Added paragraph about vaudeville and stage experience.
Line 20: Line 20:
'''Stuart Holmes''' (born '''Joseph Liebchen'''; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose career spanned seven decades. He appeared in almost 450 films between 1909 and 1964, sometimes credited as '''Stewart Holmes'''.
'''Stuart Holmes''' (born '''Joseph Liebchen'''; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose career spanned seven decades. He appeared in almost 450 films between 1909 and 1964, sometimes credited as '''Stewart Holmes'''.


Holmes was born Joseph Liebchen on March 10, 1884, in Chicago, Illinois.<ref name="bd">{{cite book |last1=Katchmer |first1=George A. |title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses |date=20 May 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0905-8 |pages=166-167 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA166&dq=%22Stuart+Holmes%22+actor&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjekPfbvbD3AhWMomoFHUhtATQQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Stuart%20Holmes%22%20actor&f=true |access-date=April 26, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
Holmes was born Joseph Liebchen on March 10, 1884, in Chicago, Illinois, where he was educated.<ref name="bd">{{cite book |last1=Katchmer |first1=George A. |title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses |date=20 May 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0905-8 |pages=166-167 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA166&dq=%22Stuart+Holmes%22+actor&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjekPfbvbD3AhWMomoFHUhtATQQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Stuart%20Holmes%22%20actor&f=true |access-date=April 26, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

For 20 years, Holmes performed in vaudeville and on stage, with the latter often being in Shakespeare's plays. His work in the theater included a stint in Germany.<ref name="bd" />


As a sculptor Holmes [[List of New Deal sculpture|created work]] for at least three California US post offices as part of the [[Federal Art Project]], in [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]] (1936), [[Claremont, California|Claremont]] (1937), and [[Bell, California|Bell]] (1937).<ref>American Art Annual, Geographical Dictionary Of Murals and Sculptures commissioned by Section of Fine Arts, Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency. The American Federation of Arts, 1941, pp. 624–25.</ref>
As a sculptor Holmes [[List of New Deal sculpture|created work]] for at least three California US post offices as part of the [[Federal Art Project]], in [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]] (1936), [[Claremont, California|Claremont]] (1937), and [[Bell, California|Bell]] (1937).<ref>American Art Annual, Geographical Dictionary Of Murals and Sculptures commissioned by Section of Fine Arts, Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency. The American Federation of Arts, 1941, pp. 624–25.</ref>

Revision as of 00:47, 26 April 2022

Stuart Holmes
Holmes, c. 1923
Born
Joseph Liebchen

(1884-03-10)March 10, 1884
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 29, 1971(1971-12-29) (aged 87)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other namesStewart Holmes
Occupation(s)Actor, sculptor
Years active1909–1964
Spouse(s)
Blanca Maynard
​
​
(m. 1916; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 1971)​
Stuart Holmes and Theda Bara in Her Double Life (1916)

Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose career spanned seven decades. He appeared in almost 450 films between 1909 and 1964, sometimes credited as Stewart Holmes.

Holmes was born Joseph Liebchen on March 10, 1884, in Chicago, Illinois, where he was educated.[1]

For 20 years, Holmes performed in vaudeville and on stage, with the latter often being in Shakespeare's plays. His work in the theater included a stint in Germany.[1]

As a sculptor Holmes created work for at least three California US post offices as part of the Federal Art Project, in Oceanside (1936), Claremont (1937), and Bell (1937).[2]

Motion Picture News, 1919

Holmes's wife, Blanca, was a "sometime actress".[3]

Selected filmography

Stuart Holmes, circa 1919

References

  1. ^ a b Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. pp. 166–167. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ American Art Annual, Geographical Dictionary Of Murals and Sculptures commissioned by Section of Fine Arts, Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency. The American Federation of Arts, 1941, pp. 624–25.
  3. ^ Maas, Frederica Sagor (2010). The Shocking Miss Pilgrim: A Writer in Early Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-8131-2707-1. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stuart Holmes.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Stuart_Holmes&oldid=1084689612"