Robert Schable

Robert Schable (August 31, 1873 – July 3, 1947)

Career Born in Hamilton, Ohio to German immigrants Charles Schable and Mary Hesterberg, Schable was a stage performer with the Charles Frohman company in the 1890s, and a stage manager with John Drew Jr. in the decade following that. He began in silent films in 1919,

Following his retirement from acting in 1929, Schable was director George Fitzmaurice's business manager.

Personal life and death Schable was married to Wilda Bennett from March 20, 1912 until their divorce on August 12, 1920.

On July 3, 1947, Schable, despondent over his worsening health and residing at the Virginia Rest Home at 2120 North Vermont Avenue in Hollywood, was found by a nurse in the bathroom of his apartment, dead, having slashed his throat with a razor. He had left a note requesting that his attorney be contacted and giving instructions regarding the funeral. His estate, valued at $5,000, was divided between personal friends and an assortment of theatrical benefit organizations. Schable had no immediate relatives.

Selected filmography

The World to Live In (1919) The Marriage Price (1919) Redhead (1919) The Test of Honor (1919) The Firing Line (1919) On with the Dance (1920) Sinners (1920) The Stolen Kiss (1920) A Romantic Adventuress (1920) Blind Wives (1920) Paying the Piper (1921) Without Limit (1921) Experience (1921) Sisters (1922) Sherlock Holmes (1922) The Woman Who Fooled Herself (1922) Love's Masquerade (1922) Bella Donna (1923) Slander the Woman (1923) In Search of a Thrill (1923) The Silent Partner (1923) The Cheat (1923) The Stranger (1924) Partners Again (1926) Silken Shackles (1926) The Love of Sunya (1927) Sailors' Wives (1928) Careers (1929) The Man and the Moment (1929) The Locked Door (1929) (uncredited)