In 1915 Joseph Horan was a property man at the Thanhouser studio in New Rochelle.
Joseph Horan
A member of the Thanhouser Company.
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From Volume III: Biographies of Q. David Bowers’ Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, reproduced with permission and unchanged. 115 words.
The New Rochelle Pioneer carried these items: April 10, 1915: “Latest reports from the hospital has it that Joseph Horan, property man at the studio, blown up when explosives caught a spark from a battle scene staged by Jack Harvey, is making rapid progress toward final recovery. He was severely burned, but care is bringing him around all right.” May 1, 1915: “Joseph Horan, property man, who was severely burned in a pyrotechnic explosion when Their One Love was being filmed, has recovered and has left the hospital for his home in Tuckahoe, and will soon return to the studio.”
Cite as: Bowers, Q. David. Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, “HORAN, Joseph.” thanhouser.org/research/people/joseph-horan/