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{{short description|American actress}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Lillian Leighton
| name = Lillian Leighton
| image =
| image = The Thirtieth Piece of Silver (1920) - Leighton & Fischer.jpg
| imagesize =
| imagesize = 240px
| caption =
| caption = Leighton (''left'') with [[Margarita Fischer]] in<br>''The Thirtieth Piece of Silver'', 1920
| birth_name = Lillian Brown Leighton
| birth_name = Lillianne Leighton Brown
| birth_date = {{birth date|1874|05|17|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1874|05|17|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Auroraville]], [[Wisconsin]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Auroraville, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1956|03|19|1874|05|17|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1956|03|19|1874|05|17|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| othername =
| othername = Lyllian Leighton
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1910&ndash;1940
| yearsactive = 1910&ndash;1940

}}
}}
[[File:Lillian Leighton - Dec 1915 MP.jpg|thumb|170px|Leighton in December 1915]]
'''Lillianne Brown Leighton''' (May 17, 1874 &ndash; March 19, 1956), known professionally as '''Lillian Leighton''', was an American [[silent film]] [[actress]]. Leighton started her career in Chicago.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Charles R.|last=Condon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JnhJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA410|title=Selig Player Enjoys Character Work|journal=Motography|date=January 23, 1915|page=133}}</ref>


Leighton was born in [[Auroraville, Wisconsin]], on May 17, 1874. She was a performer on stage and in vaudeville before she began working in films.<ref name="bd">{{cite book |last1=Katchmer |first1=George A. |title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses |date=2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0905-8 |page=206 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lillian+Leighton%22+actress&pg=PA206 |access-date=April 13, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> She portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film)|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' (1910).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wollstein |first1=Hans J. |title=Lillian Leighton |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/lillian-leighton-p41691 |website=AllMovie |access-date=April 13, 2022}}</ref>
'''Lillian Brown Leighton''' (May 17, 1874 &ndash; March 19, 1956) was an [[United States|American]] [[silent film]] [[actress]]. She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940.

She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940. Leighton died in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]], [[California]] on March 19, 1956, at the age of 81.<ref>{{cite book|last=Vazzana|first=Eugene Michael|title=Silent Film Necrology|date=2001|publisher=McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub|isbn=978-0-786-41059-0|page=309}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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|1910
|1910
|''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film)|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''
|''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film)|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''
|Union Enforcer
|Union Enforcer
|Undetermined
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|1911
|1911
|''[[Brown of Harvard]]''
|''[[Brown of Harvard (1911 film)|Brown of Harvard]]''
|Mrs. Kenyon
|Mrs. Kenyon
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|1917
|1917
|''[[Joan the Woman]]''
|''[[Joan the Woman]]''
|Isambeau
|Isambeau
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|''[[Castles for Two]]''
|''[[Castles for Two]]''
|Brian's Sister
|Brian's Sister
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|'''Extant'''; Library of Congress
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|1917
|1917
|''[[The Little American]]''
|''[[The Little American]]''
|Angela's Great Aunt
|Angela's Great Aunt
|Uncredited
|Uncredited
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|1918
|1918
|''[[Old Wives for New]]''
|''[[Old Wives for New]]''
|Maid
|Maid
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|-
|1918
|1918
|''[[The Married Virgin]]''
|''[[The Married Virgin]]''
|Anne Mullins, the Maid
|Anne Mullins, the Maid
|Alternative title: ''Frivolous Wives''
|Alternate title: ''Frivolous Wives''
|-
|-
|1918
|1918
|''[[Till I Come Back to You]]''
|''[[Till I Come Back to You]]''
|Margot
|Margot
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|1919
|1919
|''[[Poor Relations]]''
|''[[Poor Relations]]''
|Ma Perkins
|Ma Perkins
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|''[[Thou Art the Man (1920 film)|Thou Art the Man]]''
|''[[Thou Art the Man (1920 film)|Thou Art the Man]]''
|Cook
|Cook
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|1920
|''[[The Week-End]]''
|Mrs. James Corbin
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|-
|1920
|1920
|''[[The Jack-Knife Man]]''
|''[[The Jack-Knife Man]]''
|Widow Potter
|Widow Potter
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|1920
|''[[Held by the Enemy (film)|Held by the Enemy]]''
|Clarissa
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|''[[Midsummer Madness (1921 film)|Midsummer Madness]]''
|''[[Midsummer Madness (1921 film)|Midsummer Madness]]''
|Caretaker's Wife
|Caretaker's Wife
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|-
|1921
|''[[Peck's Bad Boy (1921 film)|Peck's Bad Boy]]''
|Mrs. George W. Peck - Henry's Ma
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|1921
|1921
|''[[Crazy to Marry]]''
|''[[Crazy to Marry]]''
|Sarah De Morgan
|Sarah De Morgan
|Alternative title: ''Three Miles Out''
|Alternate title: ''Three Miles Out''
|-
|-
|1921
|1921
|''[[Love Never Dies (1921 film)|Love Never Dies]]''
|''[[Love Never Dies (1921 film)|Love Never Dies]]''
|Mrs. Cavanaugh
|Mrs. Cavanaugh
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|-
|1921
|1921
|''[[Under the Lash]]''
|''[[Under the Lash]]''
|Tant Anna Vanderberg
|Tant Anna Vanderberg
|Alternative title: ''The Shulamite''
|Alternate title: ''The Shulamite''
|-
|-
|1922
|1922
|''[[Saturday Night (1922 film)|Saturday Night]]''
|''[[Saturday Night (1922 film)|Saturday Night]]''
|Mrs. Ferguson
|Mrs. Ferguson
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|1923
|''[[The Eternal Three]]''
| Housekeeper
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|1923
|''[[Ruggles of Red Gap (1923 film)|Ruggles of Red Gap]]''
| Ma Pettengil
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|1923
|1923
|''[[The Call of the Canyon]]''
|''[[The Call of the Canyon]]''
|Mrs. Hutter
|Mrs. Hutter
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|1924
|1924
|''[[The Mine with the Iron Door]]''
|''[[The Mine with the Iron Door (1924 film)|The Mine with the Iron Door]]''
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| 1925
| ''[[Go Straight (1925 film)|Go Straight]]''
| Gilda's Aunt
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|1926
|1926
|''[[Be Your Age]]''
|''[[Be Your Age]]''
|Mrs. Schwartzkopple
|Mrs. Schwartzkopple
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|1933
|1933
|''[[The Man from Monterey]]''
|''[[The Man from Monterey]]''
|Juanita
|Juanita
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| 1933
| ''[[Secret Sinners (1933 film)|Secret Sinners]]''
| Mrs. Simmons
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|}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0500361}}
* {{IMDb name|0500361}}
*[http://www.lordheath.com/index.php?p=1_937_Lillian-Leighton brief article Lillian Leighton as a Laurel & Hardy player]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140223052531/http://www.lordheath.com/index.php?p=1_937_Lillian-Leighton Picture Leighton]


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Revision as of 20:26, 24 April 2023

Lillian Leighton
Leighton (left) with Margarita Fischer in
The Thirtieth Piece of Silver, 1920
Born
Lillianne Leighton Brown

(1874-05-17)May 17, 1874
Auroraville, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMarch 19, 1956(1956-03-19) (aged 81)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesLyllian Leighton
OccupationActress
Years active1910–1940
Leighton in December 1915

Lillianne Brown Leighton (May 17, 1874 – March 19, 1956), known professionally as Lillian Leighton, was an American silent film actress. Leighton started her career in Chicago.[1]

Leighton was born in Auroraville, Wisconsin, on May 17, 1874. She was a performer on stage and in vaudeville before she began working in films.[2] She portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910).[3]

She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940. Leighton died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California on March 19, 1956, at the age of 81.[4]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1910 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Union Enforcer Undetermined
1911 Brown of Harvard Mrs. Kenyon
1913 Truth in the Wilderness
1916 The Grasp of Greed
1917 Joan the Woman Isambeau
1917 Castles for Two Brian's Sister
1917 The Little American Angela's Great Aunt Uncredited
1917 The Devil-Stone
1918 Old Wives for New Maid
1918 The Married Virgin Anne Mullins, the Maid Alternate title: Frivolous Wives
1918 Till I Come Back to You Margot
1919 Poor Relations Ma Perkins
1919 A Girl Named Mary Hannah
1920 The Dancin' Fool Ma Budd
1920 Thou Art the Man Cook
1920 The Week-End Mrs. James Corbin
1920 The Jack-Knife Man Widow Potter
1920 Held by the Enemy Clarissa
1921 Midsummer Madness Caretaker's Wife
1921 Peck's Bad Boy Mrs. George W. Peck - Henry's Ma
1921 Crazy to Marry Sarah De Morgan Alternate title: Three Miles Out
1921 Love Never Dies Mrs. Cavanaugh
1921 Under the Lash Tant Anna Vanderberg Alternate title: The Shulamite
1922 Saturday Night Mrs. Ferguson
1923 The Eternal Three Housekeeper
1923 Ruggles of Red Gap Ma Pettengil
1923 The Call of the Canyon Mrs. Hutter
1924 Code of the Sea Mrs. McDow
1924 The Mine with the Iron Door
1925 Go Straight Gilda's Aunt
1926 Torrent Mrs. Ferguson
1926 Be Your Age Mrs. Schwartzkopple
1933 The Man from Monterey Juanita
1933 Secret Sinners Mrs. Simmons

References

  1. ^ Condon, Charles R. (January 23, 1915). "Selig Player Enjoys Character Work". Motography: 133.
  2. ^ Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Lillian Leighton". AllMovie. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-786-41059-0.
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