Howard Gaye

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Gaye in Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924).

Howard Gaye (23 May 1878 – 26 December 1955) was a British actor who worked mainly in the United States.[1] He acted in 27 silent films, including D. W. Griffith's epics The Birth of a Nation (1915) as Robert E. Lee and Intolerance (1916) as Jesus Christ.

Gaye also directed films for Mena.[2]

In the early 1920s, Gaye taught acting at the Howard Gaye Studio of Screen Acting Technique. He said that even experienced stage actors needed to learn certain techniques if they wanted to adapt to acting in films.[3]

Gaye was charged with violating the Mann Act in May 1923. A federal complaint charged that he took "Fanchon Duncan, said to be a movie-struck girl" to England, brought her back to the United States, and then deserted her. He was released under $2,500 bond.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | GAYE, Howard". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Gaye Returns to American Screen". Daily News. 19 December 1923. p. 15. Retrieved 2 June 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Screen art now taught by expert". Los Angeles Evening Express. 29 October 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 2 June 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mann Act charge faced by actor". The Fresno Bee. 16 May 1923. p. 1. Retrieved 2 June 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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