Joseph Hazelton
Joseph Hazelton | |
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| Born | Joseph H. Hazelton c. 1853 |
| Died | October 6, 1936 (aged 82–83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
Joseph H. Hazelton (c. 1853 – October 6, 1936), aka Joseph Hazleton, was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1912 and 1922. As a boy program giver at Ford's Theatre, he witnessed the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.
Life and career[]
Hazelton debuted on stage as a child when a production at Grover's Theater in Washington, D.C. needed a boy to play a young prince in King John. Thereafter, he continued to stay around the theater, doing odd jobs and handing out programs. In 1910, he was a member of the Columbia Players in Washington, D.C.[1]
When the Pasadena Community Playhouse presented Our American Cousin in 1930, Hazelton spoke during intermission of each performance, relating what he witnessed as he observed the assassination.[2] In 1933, Hazelton gave a lecture at May Company Exposition Hall in Los Angeles and talked about watching Booth shoot Lincoln.[3] An article in Good Housekeeping in its February 1927 edition, titled "This Man Saw Lincoln Shot," was the basis for a leaflet that Hazleton released to raise funds later in his life.[4]
On Broadway, Hazelton performed in Skipper & Co., Wall Street (1903).[5]
Hazelton died in Los Angeles, California on October 6, 1936.
Selected filmography[]
- The Heart of Maryland (1915)
- The Blood of His Fathers (1917)
- Please Get Married (1919)
- A White Man's Chance (1919)
- Nurse Marjorie (1920)
- Homer Comes Home (1920)
- The Jailbird (1920)
- Pinto (1920)
- False Kisses (1921)
- The Little Minister (1921)(*Betty Compson version)
- In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922)
- Oliver Twist (1922)
- He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
See also[]
- Samuel J. Seymour, last living witness of Lincoln's assassination
References[]
- ^ "Joseph Hazelton recalls". The Washington Herald. July 3, 1910. p. 19. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hazelton will tell story of great tragedy". The Pasadena Post. March 17, 1930. p. 17. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Listen to a Rare Recording of an Eyewitness Account of Lincoln's Assassination". Hyperallergic Media. May 3, 2017.
- ^ Joseph H. Hazelton. "The assassination of President Lincoln / - The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection". www.lincolncollection.org.
- ^ "Joseph Hazelton". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
External links[]
- Joseph Hazelton at IMDb
- Joseph Hazelton at the Internet Broadway Database
- Joseph Hazelton at Find a Grave
- Joseph Hazleton recalls witnessing Lincoln assassination as a boy
- audio recording of Hazelton recalling the Lincoln assassination
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