Louise Rial
Louise Rial | |
|---|---|
| Born | Louise Grover 1850 |
| Died | August 9, 1940 New York City, New York (Manhattan County) |
| Resting place | Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York (Westchester County, New York) |
| Other names | Louise Briehl |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1880s-1919 |
| Spouse | James Grove Rial (aka Jay Rial)[1] |
| Children | Vira Rial (aka Vera Rial) |
Louise Rial (c.1850-1940)[2] was an American stage and film actress. Her parents were Thomas C. Grover and Caroline Grover (nee Chamberlin). She had four siblings Burr, Leonard, Lucien and Julia Grover. She started in the theatre in the Victorian era in a version of Uncle Tom's Cabin 1878 and had a long stage career before entering silent films in 1915 with the early Fox Film Corporation.
She lived until 1940 and is buried in an actor's plot at Kensico Cemetery Valhalla New York.[3] Her daughter Vira Rial(1873-1950) is buried with her in the plot.
Filmography
- Sin (1915)
- The Marble Heart (1916)
- A Wife's Sacrifice (1916)
- The Spider and the Fly (1916)
- A Daughter of the Gods (1916)
- Tangled Lives (1917)
- My Little Sister (1919)
References
- ^ Silent Film Necrology, p.442 2nd Edition c.2001 Eugene M. Vazzana ..ISBN 0-7864-1059-0
- ^ American and British Theatrical Biography c. 1979 by J. P. Wearing..ISBN 0-8108-1201-0
- ^ Louise Rial at findagrave.com
External links
- Louise Rial at IMDb.com
- Louise Rial at IBDb.com
- portrait(archived)
- Louise and Jay Rial 1881 poster for "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
- Louise Rial with Robert B. Mantell and Genevieve Hamper in Fox's "A Wife's Sacrifice" 1916 page 107
