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    Hamilton MacFadden

    1901-04-26 (123 years old) in Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Hamilton MacFadden (April 26, 1901 – January 1, 1977) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director. MacFadden's parents were Rev. Robert A. MacFadden and Edith Hamilton MacFadden. His father died in 1909, leaving his mother to support herself and four children. In 1928, she became the first woman to file papers to run for governor of Massachusetts. MacFadden was a 1925 graduate of Harvard University. Soon after graduating, he became producer of the American Theatre Company, which presented plays for 10 weeks in the Boston area. The project was backed by Michael Strange, a writer who made her professional stage debut in the productions. He also served as director of the Community Arts Association in Santa Barbara, California, and the Theatre Guild School of Acting in New York. Plays that MacFadden produced on Broadway included Gods of the Lightning and La Gringa. After starting out on Broadway in the 1920s, he moved into filmmaking in Hollywood. During the early 1930s he was a contract director at Fox. McFadden made a number of films for them including several early entries in the Charlie Chan series such as Charlie Chan Carries On (1931). He was released from his Fox contract following the 1934 merger with Twentieth Century Pictures. Thereafter he mixed occasional directing jobs with a number of small supporting appearances in films. Later in his career, MacFadden was associate chief of the United States Department of State's international motion picture division.

    Movies

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    Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
    88 %|May 31, 2004
    Animation, Family, Comedy
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    Young America
    0 %|Feb 6, 1942
    Adventure, Drama
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    Charlie Chan in Rio
    62 %|Sep 5, 1941
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    Dressed to Kill
    63.86 %|Aug 8, 1941
    Mystery, Thriller
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    The Reluctant Dragon
    66 %|Jun 19, 1941
    Family, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
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    Sleepers West
    63 %|Mar 14, 1941
    Crime, Mystery
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    Michael Shayne: Private Detective
    65 %|Dec 19, 1940
    Comedy, Mystery
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    The Lady in Question
    66.25 %|Aug 7, 1940
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
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    Shooting High
    80 %|Apr 25, 1940
    Music, Action, Comedy, Western
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    Chicken Wagon Family
    0 %|Aug 10, 1939
    Comedy
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    Charlie Chan in Reno
    62 %|Jun 16, 1939
    Mystery, Thriller
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    The Jones Family in Hollywood
    0 %|Jun 2, 1939
    Adventure, Comedy, Romance
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    While New York Sleeps
    0 %|Dec 16, 1938
    Crime, Drama
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    Sharpshooters
    0 %|Nov 18, 1938
    Adventure
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    Tarnished Angel
    53 %|Oct 28, 1938
    Adventure, Drama, Romance
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    The Black Camel
    60 %|Jun 21, 1931
    Crime, Mystery

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