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Hal Reid (born James Halleck Reid; April 14, 1863 – May 22, 1920) was an American playwright and stage and screen actor.

Hal Reid
From a 1922 magazine
Born	James Halleck Reid (1863-04-14)April 14, 1863 Cedarville, Ohio, U.S.
Died	May 22, 1920(1920-05-22) (aged 57) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Playwright, Actor
Years active	1880s–1920
Spouse(s)	Marylee Withers Cole(m.1879) Bertha Belle Westbrook(m.1889) Marcella Frances Russell Timer(m.1916)
Children	Wallace Reid

Biography

Born in 1863, Reid entered the film business in 1910 as an actor, director, and writer, bringing along his teen son Wallace Reid, who had aspirations to be a director or cameraman. Many of his plays saw Broadway openings.[1] In 1912, Reid was appointed Censor to the Universal Film Corporation.[2]

Reid was at one time said to be actually Harry Preston and that he had served a prison sentence for an unspecified crime.[3]

His parents were Hugh McMillan Reid and America Elizabeth Reid. Hal was married three times with each woman bearing him a child. His first wife was Marylee Withers, m. 1879, who at 16 produced a daughter, Hazel Withers Reid in 1882. Hazel died in 1921 a year after her father. Wife two was Bertha Westbrook, m. 1889, who produced son Wallace in 1891. Wife three was the much younger Marcella, m. 1916, who also produced a son, James Hillock Reid.^{[citation needed]}

His son Wallace Reid became an actor who starred in many films of Hollywood's silent era.^{[citation needed]}

Selected plays

Filmography

as actor only

References

External links

• James Halleck Reid at the Internet Broadway Database
• Hal Reid at IMDb
• James Halleck Reid; North American Theatre Online
• trade advert. announcing Reid working as a director for Reliance Pictures

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