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Howl Broke into the Moviess by Hal C Herman
Hollywood memoir recounts Hal C. Herman rising from lumber camp to film work with Griffith DeMille and Pickford. He details early acting roles, shifts to stunt heavy parts, and mentorship by Ethel Clayton and Mae Murray, ending with a Lincoln-admiring, private Pettigrew girl success.
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Hal C. Herman
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Goldilocks
Griffiths
Hollywood
Villians
Miss Pickford
Tom Meighan
M’liss
Johanna Enlists
Cecil B. DeMille
Mr. DeMille
Blue
Ethel Clayton
Pettigrew
Famous Players
New York
Mae Murray
D'Anton
Mr. Griffith
Porto Rico
South Seas
Abraham Lincoln
Hal OC
Herman