Hobart Henley
Hobart Henley (born Hess Manassah Henle; November 23, 1887 – May 22, 1964) was an American silent film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He was involved in over 60 films either as an actor or director or both in his twenty-year career, between 1914 and 1934 when he retired from filmmaking.

Early life
Henley was born Hess Manassah Henle in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Samuel Henle, a retailer, and Clementine Hess. 

His father moved the family to Cincinnati, Ohio.

Career
Henley directed films such as the film Bad Sister (1931) with Humphrey Bogart. He is noted for beginning the film careers of Bette Davis and Will Rogers. He began with his own studio and later worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Brothers, and Paramount Pictures. He directed top stars, including Claudette Colbert, Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, and Maurice Chevalier. His remains are buried in Chapel of the Pines Crematory, Los Angeles

Personal life
He married Louisiana native Dorothy March.  This later marriage produced two sons, David, and Hobart Jr. (deceased age 14).  He died in Beverly Hills, California, aged 76.

Partial filmography

 Graft (1915)
 All Woman (1918)
 Laughing Bill Hyde (1918)
 The Glorious Adventure (1918)
 The Woman on the Index (1919)
 One Week of Life (1919)
 The Peace of Roaring River (1919)
 The Sin That Was His (1920)
 Cheated Hearts (1921)
 Her Night of Nights (1922)
 The Flame of Life (1923)
 The Flirt (1922)
 The Thrill Chaser (1923)
 The Abysmal Brute (1923)
 A Lady of Quality (1924)
 Sinners in Silk (1924)
 The Turmoil (1924)
 So This Is Marriage? (1924)
 His Secretary (1925)
 The Denial (1925)
 The Auction Block (1925)
 A Slave of Fashion (1925)
 Tillie the Toiler (1927)
 Wickedness Preferred (1928)
 A Certain Young Man (1928)
 His Tiger Lady (1928)
 Roadhouse Nights (1930)
 The Big Pond (1930)
 Free Love (1930)
 Captain Applejack (1930)
 Bad Sister (1931)
 Expensive Women (1931)
 Night World (1932)

External links

 https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/94039/Hobart-Henley/biography