Alice Fleming
Alice Fleming | |
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 Alice Fleming as The Duchess and 'Bobby Blake as Little Beaver in the Republic Pictures Red Ryder western feature-film series. | |
| Born | Alice Fleming August 9, 1882 |
| Died | December 6, 1952 (aged 70) |
| Years active | 1920s-1962 |
| Spouse | William Day |
Alice Fleming, born August 9, 1882 in Brooklyn, New York,[1] was a character actress in many films who also enjoyed considerable success on Broadway.[2] She is best remembered as the Duchess, Wild Bill Elliott’s aunt in the Republic Pictures' acclaimed Red Ryder Western features.[3] Incredibly popular at the time, especially with children, the Red Ryder films arguably constituted the studio's best-produced non-singing cowboy series,[4] in no small measure due to a charming supporting cast that also included Bobby Blake (Robert Blake) as Elliott’s Indian sidekick, Little Beaver. When Fleming left the series in 1946, she was replaced by Martha Wentworth.[5]
Decades earlier, Fleming appeared in several silent films, usually playing young society matrons. In the 1921 film His Greatest Sacrifice, she played William Farnum's wife.[6]
Alice Fleming was married to William Day. She died on December 6, 1952 in New York City, New York.[7]
Filmography
- 1946 – Queen of Burlesque as Annie Morris
- 1946 – The Dark Horse as Mrs. Garfield
- 1946 – Sun Valley Cyclone as The Duchess
- 1946 – The Dark Corner in Minor Role
- 1946 – The Dark Corner
- 1946 – Mantrap
- 1946 – Sheriff of Redwood Valley as The Duchess
- 1946 – California Gold Rush as The Duchess
- 1945 – Wagon Wheels Westward as The Duchess
- 1945 – Saratoga Trunk as Woman on Piazza
- 1945 – Colorado Pioneers as The Duchess
- 1945 – Marshal of Laredo as The Duchess
- 1945 – Phantom of the Plains as The Duchess, Red's Aunt
- 1945 – State Fair as Food Judge
- 1945 – Lone Texas Ranger as The Duchess, Red's Aunt
- 1945 – A Medal for Benny as Dowager
- 1945 – The Affairs of Susan as Dowager
- 1945 – It's a Pleasure as Carrie
- 1945 – Great Stagecoach Robbery as The Duchess
- 1945 – Youth for the Kingdom as Mrs. Webber
- 1944 – Sheriff of Las Vegas as The Duchess
- 1944 – Sunday Dinner for a Soldier in Minor Role
- 1944 – Three Is a Family as Grandmother
- 1944 – Vigilantes of Dodge City as The Duchess
- 1944 – Storm Over Lisbon as Agatha Sanford-Richards
- 1944 – Cheyenne Wildcat as The Duchess
- 1944 – In Society as Dowager
- 1944 – The San Antonio Kid as The Duchess
- 1944 – Reckless Age as Irish Woman
- 1944 – Marshal of Reno as The Duchess
- 1944 – Tucson Raiders as The Duchess
- 1944 – Her Primitive Man as Wealthy Lady
- 1944 – Phantom Lady as Apple Annie
- 1943 – Moonlight in Vermont as Mrs. Finchley
- 1943 – Mystery Broadcast as Mida Kent
- 1943 – Overland Mail Robbery as Mrs. Patterson
- 1943 – Fired Wife in Minor Role
- 1943 – Headin' for God's Country in Minor Role
- 1943 – The Mantrap as Miss Mason
- 1943 – Sherlock Holmes in Washington as Mrs. Jellison
- 1943 – Keep 'Em Slugging as Matron
- 1942 – Who Done It? as Mrs. Laffingwell Telephoning Moscow
- 1941 – Playmates as Mrs. Penelope Pennypacker
- 1937 – Dick Tracy (serial) as Orphanage Matron
- 1922 – Silas Marner as Dolly Winthrop
- 1921 – The Conquest of Canaan as Claudine
- 1921 – His Greatest Sacrifice as Alice Hall
- 1921 – Women Men Love
- 1919 – The Pleasant Devil as Mrs. Thorndyke-Brook
- 1919 – The Beloved Cheater as Brook
See also
References
- ^ Alice Fleming, Movies & TV, New York Times[1]
- ^ Magers, Boyd and Fitzgerald, Michael G., Westerns Women: Interviews with 50 Leading Ladies of Movie and Television, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina and London, p.225. ISBN 978-0-7864-2028-5
- ^ The Character Actresses, Alice Fleming, The Old Coral
- ^ Lahue, Kalton C., Riders of the Range, A. S. Barnes, Inc., New York, 1973, pp. 93-102, ISBN 978-0498079313.
- ^ Miller, Don, Hollywood Corral, Red Ryder Series, Popular Library, New York, 1976, pp. ASIN: B0006CQOWK.
- ^ Alice Fleming Biography, Fandango
- ^ Alice Fleming Bio, IMDb
External links
- Alice Fleming at IMDb
- The Character Actresses, Alice Fleming, The Old Coral
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