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Holbrook Blinn
Born	January 23, 1872(1872-01-23) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	June 24, 1928 (aged 56) Croton-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1897–1927

Holbrook Blinn (January 23, 1872 – June 24, 1928) was an American actor, born in San Francisco. He appeared on the legitimate stage as a child, and played throughout the United States and in London. He appeared in silent films, and was the director of popular one-act plays at New York's Princess Theatre.

His successes include The Duchess of Dantzic (1903, as Napoleon), Within the Law (1912), Molière (1919), A Woman of No Importance (1916), The Lady of the Camellias (1917), and Getting Together (1918). Some of his finest screen accomplishments are in The Bad Man (1920-23), Rosita, Yolanda, and Janice Meredith.

Death

Blinn died from a fall off his horse not far from his Croton-on-Hudson, New York home and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York.

This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.

External links

• Holbrook Blinn at the Internet Movie Database
• Holbrook Blinn at the Internet Broadway Database
• Holbrook Blinn at Allmovie