William Surrey Hart (December 6, 1864 – June 23, 1946) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. [1] . He is remembered as a foremost Western star of the silent era who "imbued all of his characters with honor and integrity." [2] .

Dec 2, 2024 · William S. Hart (born December 6, 1864, Newburgh, New York, U.S.—died June 23, 1946, Newhall, California) was an American stage and silent film actor who was the leading hero of the early westerns. (Read Lillian Gish’s 1929 Britannica essay on silent film.)

William S. Hart. Actor: The Money Corral. A storybook hero, the original screen cowboy, ever forthright and honest, even when (as was often the case) he played a villain, William S. Hart lived for a while in the Dakota Territory, then worked as a postal clerk in New York City.

William S. Hart (1864–1946) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. [1] He is remembered as a foremost Western star of the silent era who "imbued all of his characters with honor and integrity."

William Surrey Hart (December 6, 1864 – June 23, 1946) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is remembered as a foremost Western star of the silent era who “imbued all of his characters with honor and integrity.”

William S. Hart went on to become one of the first great stars of the motion picture western. Hart was particularly interested in making realistic western films. Despite his limited range of acting roles, he directed, often produced, and even scripted, many of his features.

William S. Hart. Actor: The Money Corral. A storybook hero, the original screen cowboy, ever forthright and honest, even when (as was often the case) he played a villain, William S. Hart lived for a while in the Dakota Territory, then worked as a postal clerk in New York City.

Aug 19, 2009 · William S. Hart was a silent film actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Born in Newburgh, New York on December 6, 1864, Hart began his acting career in his twenties. A successful Shakespearian actor on Broadway, Hart appeared in the original 1899 stage production of Ben Hur.

Suddenly, at the age of forty-nine, William S. Hart found his true calling. He became a movie cowboy, a movie director, and, in his own mind, the preserver of American history and the national identity.

On June 23, 1946, William S. Hart died, leaving behind a collection of motion pictures that will live not just as Westerns, but as fine films — films which opened the door to the vast, colorful panorama of an exciting land and its exciting people in …