Hal August (1890-1918) was a

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actor born as Frank T. Halleck or Frank T. Hallock or Frank T. Hallack. He performed mostly in

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and dramas. He appeared in numerous short films directed by

Edwin August Edwin August Phillip von der Butz (November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, film director, director, and screenwriter of the silent film, silent era. August was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Christian Br ...

and produced by Edwin's production company Eaco Films. He worked also for the

Bison Film Company Bison Film Company, also known as 101 Bison Film Company, was an American film studio established in 1909 and disestablished in 1917. It partnered with Miller Brothers 101 Ranch to lease 20,000 acres to build a Western town set and an Indian vil ...

Balboa Amusement Producing Company The Balboa Amusement Producing Company (also known as Balboa Studios, and Balboa Feature Film Company) was a film production company in Long Beach, California, from 1913 to 1918 that produced more than 1000 films, around 90% of which have been ...

and Powers Picture Plays. Contemporary references often list him and Edwin August as brothers or half-brothers. August married Corinne M. Hooker in 1915, in a ceremony that was kept secret until she sued for divorce later that year. He joined the US Navy Reserve during the Great War, but died from pneumonia on base in Great Lakes, Illinois in September 1918. He was buried at the

Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood Forever Cemetery is a full-service cemetery, funeral home, crematorium, crematory, and cultural events center which regularly hosts community events such as live music and summer movie screenings. It is one of the oldest cemeteries ...

."Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3RF-DFX : 8 March 2018), Frank Thomas Hallack, 21 Sep 1918; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,544,184.

Selected filmography

*''His Own Blood'' (1913) *short *''An evil of the Slums'' (1914) *short *''A Coincidental Bridegroom'' (1914) *short *''Into the Lion's Pit'' (1914) *short *''Withered Hands'' (1914) *short *''My Mother's Irish Shawls'' (1914) *short *''The Hand That Rules the World'' (1914) *short *''Hands Invisible'' (1914) *short *''The Romance of an Actor'' (1914) *short *''Pitfalls'' (1914) *short *''The Taint of an Alien'' (1914) *short *''The Two Gun Man'' (1914) *short *''The Great Secret'' (1914) *short *''A Double Haul'' (1914) *short *''A Strange Adventure'' (1914) *short *''Beyond the Trail'' (1916) *short

References

External links

Hal August
Internet Movie Database
KinoTV
Hal August 1890 births 1918 deaths Male actors from Oakland, California {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery