Howard Close Hickman 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.
Hickman in 1916
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.
Bessie Barriscale was an American actress who gained fame on the stage and in silent films.
Barriscale in 1918
Barriscale and her husband Howard Hickman, 1915
Barriscale in 1916
Wooden Shoes ad in Motion Picture News, 1917