Arthur Berthelet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Arthur Berthelet

film director

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1879

Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 16-Sep-1949

Profession: film director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Arthur Berthelet

  • Arthur Berthelet (1879–1949) was an American film director who went from directing stage plays (several on Broadway) to directing silent movies. Berthelet is remembered particularly for having directed William Gillette – noted as the definitive early Sherlock Holmes – in his only filmed performance as the great detective (1916), and controversial feminist Mary MacLane in her silent movie Men Who Have Made Love to Me (1918), the first serious cinematic work to break the fourth wall and the first to unite writer, narrator, subject, and star.

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