Howard Hickman

Howard Close Hickman (February 9, 1880 – December 31, 1949) was an American actor, director and writer.

He was an accomplished stage leading man, who entered films through the auspices of producer Thomas H. Ince.

In 1900, Hickman debuted on stage as an extra in a production in San Francisco.

He went on to act in repertory theater with the Alcazar Theatre,[2] Morosco, and Melborne MacDowell companies, among others.

[3] In 1918, Hickman debuted as a director, with The Rainbow (for Paralta studios) as his first film.

Howard Hickman in Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
Original caption: "Howard Hickman, husband and director of Bessie Barriscale, shows leading man Jack Holt how to make love to Mrs. Hickman." This appears to be a production still from Kitty Kelly, M.D. (1919). If so, the cameraman behind the Bell & Howell model 2709 is Eugene Gaudio .