HOBART BOSWORTH

 

From Stars of the Photoplay (1924)

HOBART BOSWORTH, producer, actor and playwright, has had a varied experience. One of the first big theatrical men to see possibilities in the film industry, he became one of the chief directors with the Selig Company. He was born in Marietta, Ohio, and began his stage career in 1885 with the Daly Stock Company. He has played leads with such actresses as Mrs. Fiske, Julia Marlowe and Henrietta Crosman. May 8, 1909, he made his camera debut, appearing in "In the Power of the Sultan," the first picture to be made in Los Angeles. He is six feet tall, weighs 200 pounds, has grey hair and blue eyes.

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