Edythe Elliott
Edythe Elliott | |
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.jpg) Elliott in That Brennan Girl (1947) | |
| Born | Edythe Fletcher July 14, 1886 |
| Died | April 9, 1978 (aged 91) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Charles "Royal" Elliott |
Edythe Elliott (born Edythe Fletcher; July 14, 1886 – April 9, 1978) was an American character actress active primarily during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Edythe Elliott was born in San Francisco, California where her parents were involved in Vaudeville.[3]
In 1917, Elliott became the leading lady of the stock company at the Wigwam Theatre in San Francisco.[4] On Broadway, she portrayed Pansy Horner in Salt Water (1929), Florence Blandy in After Tomorrow (1931), and Mrs. Thomas Carter in Mother Lode (1934).[5] She developed a prominent career on the stage before moving to the screen. She married fellow actor Charles "Royal" Elliott in Oregon in 1906 in a ceremony performed before a large audience.[3]
Elliott debuted in films in 1935.[6]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Show Them No Mercy! (1935) - Mrs. Hansen
- I Married a Doctor (1936) - Mrs. Clark
- The Girl on the Front Page (1936) - Mrs. Stokes (uncredited)
- Stella Dallas (1937) - Department Store Clerk (uncredited)
- Crashing Hollywood (1938) - Barbara's Landlady (uncredited)
- Double Danger (1938) - Mrs. Edith Theron
- Condemned Women (1938) - Dr. Barnes (uncredited)
- Fixer Dugan (1939) - Mrs. Fletcher
- The Rookie Cop (1939) - Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
- Bachelor Mother (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Dancing Co-Ed (1939) - Housemother Listening to Beethoven (uncredited)
- Beware Spooks! (1939) - Woman Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- Gone with the Wind (1939) - General's Wife (uncredited)
- Nobody's Children (1940) - Mrs. King (uncredited)
- Blondie in Society (1941) - Angry Neighbor Who Had a Birthday Cake (uncredited)
- The Medico of Painted Springs (1941) - Maw Blaine
- The Richest Man in Town (1941) - Elderly Woman (uncredited)
- The Iron Claw (1941, Serial) - Milly Leach
- Father Takes a Wife (1941) - Mrs. Plant, at Wedding (uncredited)
- Harmon of Michigan (1941) - Mrs. Davis (uncredited)
- The Stork Pays Off (1941) - Mrs. Gadsby (uncredited)
- The Power of God (1942) - Mrs. Gilder
- The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) - Mrs. Turner (uncredited)
- Bullets for Bandits (1942) - Queen Katey
- Flight Lieutenant (1942) - Mrs. Edythe Rhodes (uncredited)
- Blondie for Victory (1942) - Housewife of America (uncredited)
- Stand By All Networks (1942) - Mrs. Elliott (uncredited)
- Valley of Hunted Men (1942) - Elisabeth Schiller
- Lucky Jordan (1942) - 2nd Secretary (uncredited)
- Junior Army (1942) - Mrs. Pamela Ferguson (uncredited)
- Redhead from Manhattan (1943) - Nurse (uncredited)
- The Seventh Victim (1943) - Mrs. Swift (uncredited)
- Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) - Mary's Mother (uncredited)
- The Song of Bernadette (1943) - Townswoman (uncredited)
- Cowboy Canteen (1944) - Mrs. Bradley (uncredited)
- Casanova in Burlesque (1944) - Audience Member (uncredited)
- Stars on Parade (1944) - Mrs. Dean
- One Mysterious Night (1944) - Mother (uncredited)
- End of the Road (1944) - Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited)
- The Great Mike (1944) - Mrs. Dolan
- Let's Go Steady (1945) - Mrs. Pugg (uncredited)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) - Nurse (uncredited)
- The Power of the Whistler (1945) - Mrs. Crawford (uncredited)
- The Phantom of 42nd Street (1945) - Janis Buchanan
- Scotland Yard Investigator (1945) - Mrs. Brent (uncredited)
- Girls of the Big House (1945) - Postmistress (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy (1945) - Mrs. Caraway (uncredited)
- Life with Blondie (1945) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Madonna's Secret (1946) - Landlady (uncredited)
- The Undercover Woman (1946) - Mrs. Grey
- Freddie Steps Out (1946) - Mrs. Rogers
- Personality Kid (1946) - Mrs. Howard
- High School Hero (1946) - Mrs. Rogers
- Santa Fe Uprising (1946) - Mrs. Dibble
- Ginger (1946) - Mom Sullivan
- That Brennan Girl (1946) - Miss Unity, Jane's Sister
- Vacation Days (1947) - Mrs. Rogers
- Homesteaders of Paradise Valley (1947) - Mrs. Hume
- Web of Danger (1947) - Mrs. Mason - Red Cross Worker (uncredited)
- The Son of Rusty (1947) - Mrs. Hebble (uncredited)
- Messenger of Peace (1947) - Hilda Torgel
- The Fabulous Texan (1947) - Texas Woman (uncredited)
- Her Husband's Affairs (1947) - Nurse (uncredited)
- The Bishop's Wife (1947) - Saleslady (uncredited)
- The Lady from Shanghai (1947) - Old Lady (uncredited)
- House by the River (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Kill the Umpire (1950) - Elderly Woman (uncredited)
- The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) - Nurse (uncredited)
- Hit Parade of 1951 (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Belle Le Grand (1951) - Miner's Wife (uncredited)
- All That I Have (1951) - Juror Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
- Rose of Cimarron (1952) - Townswoman (uncredited)
- Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952) - Mrs. Gilmore (uncredited)
References
[edit]- ^ Blottner, Gene (2011-09-30). Wild Bill Elliott: A Complete Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9780786469031.
- ^ "Red Bluff Daily News 12 January 1916 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ^ a b Russell, Kathlyn (19 Sep 1966). "Vet of 60 Years in Theatre Has Forgotten to Grow Old". The Times-Advocate. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ^ "Edythe Elliott for Wigwam; New Company Organized". The San Francisco Examiner. April 3, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Edythe Elliott". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "Edythe Elliott". AllMovie. Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
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