Person
Hassard Short
Acting · 1877–1956
Biography
From Wikipedia Hubert Edward Hassard Short (1877–1956), usually known as Hassard Short, was an actor, stage director, set designer and lighting designer in musical theatre who directed over 50 Broadway and West End shows between 1920 and 1953. He has been described as "one of Broadway's greatest directors and lighting designers" by theatre historian Ken Bloom, and as a "groundbreaking director and choreographer" by John Kenrick. After 25 years acting on stage and in films, Short turned to directing and designing in 1920. He made many innovations in stage lighting and design, including the first permanent lighting bridge (Music Box Revue, 1921) and first the use of a revolving stage in a Broadway musical (The Band Wagon, 1931). He continued to direct until 1952.
Known for
The Way of a Woman
Johnnie Flinch
The Moth
A. Valentine Spencer
The Turn of the Wheel
Wally Gage
Woman's Place
Freddy Bleeker
The Stronger Vow
Bibi Leroux
Filmography
- 1921Woman's PlaceFreddy Bleeker
- 1919The Way of a WomanJohnnie Flinch
- 1919The Stronger VowBibi Leroux
- 1918The Turn of the WheelWally Gage
- 1917The MothA. Valentine Spencer
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