Julia Swayne Gordon

Julia Swayne Gordon
Publicity photo from Stars of the Photoplay (1915)
Born	(1878-10-29)October 29, 1878 Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died	May 28, 1933(1933-05-28) (aged 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	1903-1933

Julia Swayne Gordon (October 29, 1878 – May 28, 1933), was an American actress. She appeared in 228 films between 1908 and 1933.

Biography

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Gordon starred in the first film version of the Lady Godiva legend in 1911. A veteran of numerous silent film appearances, she may be best remembered today as Richard Arlen's mother in Wings (1927) where she gives a tearful and emotional goodbye to Arlen as he leaves for combat flight training in France, packing him off with his favorite childhood toy.

Gordon died in Los Angeles, California.

Partial filmography

• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909)
• A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
• Lady Godiva (1911)
• Captain Jenks' Dilemma (1912)
• Beau Brummel (1913)
• The Battle Cry of Peace (1915)
• The Suspect (1916)
• Her Right to Live (1917)
• The Maelstrom (1917)
• Love Watches (1918)
• Greater Than Fame (1920)
• A Child for Sale (1920)
• The Silver Lining (1921)
• The Passionate Pilgrim (1921)
• What's Wrong With the Women? (1922)
• Women Men Marry (1922)
• Scaramouche (1923)
• Dark Secrets (1923)
• The Far Cry (1926)
• Bride of the Storm (1926)
• Diplomacy (1926)
• Wings (1927)
• Children of Divorce (1927)
• The Smart Set (1928)
• Three Weekends (1928)
• Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
• Is Everybody Happy? (1929)
• The Common Law (1931)
• Misbehaving Ladies (1931)
• Secrets of the French Police (1932)

External links

• Julia Swayne Gordon at IMDb