caption death_date death_place birth_place birth_date yearsactive image article_title name occupation
herbert brenon , 1916 21 june 1958 los angeles , california dublin , ireland 13 january 1880 1913 & ndash ; 1940 herbertbrenon.jpg herbert brenon
 herbert brenon film director
herbert brenon

herbert brenon -lrb- 13 january 1880 -- 21 june 1958 -rrb- was an irish film director , actor and screenwriter during the era of silent movies through the 1930s .
he was born in dublin and was educated at st paul 's school and at king 's college london .
before becoming a director , he performed in vaudeville acts with his wife , helen oberg .
some of his more noteworthy films were the first movie adaptations of `` peter pan '' -lrb- 1924 -rrb- and `` beau geste '' -lrb- 1926 -rrb- , `` sorrell and son '' -lrb- 1927 -rrb- for which he was nominated for the academy award for best director in the 1st academy awards , `` laugh , clown , laugh '' -lrb- 1928 -rrb- with lon chaney , and `` the flying squad '' -lrb- 1940 -rrb- , his last .
he died in los angeles , california and was interred in a private mausoleum at woodlawn cemetery , bronx , ny .
