Ethelind Terry
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Ethelind Terry | |
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| Born | August 14, 1899 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | March 17, 1984 (aged 84) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1920-1937 |
| Spouse(s) | Benedict Bogeaus (1928-1931, divorced) Dick Purcell (1942-1942, divorced) |
Ethelind Terry (14 August 1899 – 17 March 1984) was an American stage and film actress.
Career
Terry starred in one of the most famous Broadway shows of the 1920s, the musical Rio Rita produced by Florenz Ziegfeld.[1] She also starred in the film Lord Byron of Broadway.[2]
Marriages
Terry married Benedict Bogeaus in 1928. They divorced in 1931 and continued a strained relationship for 11 years.
Terry eloped to Las Vegas with the actor Dick Purcell. The two married on March 3, 1942, only to divorce on August 26, 1942.[3][4]
Theatrical appearances
- Honeydew (Broadway, premiered September 6, 1920)
- Kid Boots (Broadway, premiered December 31, 1923)
- Rio Rita (Broadway, premiered February 2, 1927)
- Nina Rosa (Broadway, premiered September 20, 1930)
Filmography
- Music Box Revue (1923), Pathé film of C. B. Cochran's London production including Terry performing with Renie Riano
- Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
- Nertsery Rhymes (1933), The Woman in the Shoe Scene from Lord Byron of Broadway
- Arizona Days (1937)
References
- ^ Stanley Green (2011). Broadway Musicals: Show by Show. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-55783-784-4.
- ^ Edwin M. Bradley (1 January 2004). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. McFarland. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-7864-2029-2.
- ^ The Final Curtain: Marriages. The Billboard. 21 March 1942. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ The Final Curtain. The Billboard. 22 April 1944. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510.
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