Lillian Leighton
Lillian Leighton | |
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_-_Leighton_%26_Fischer.jpg) Lillian Leighton (left) and Margarita Fischer in The Thirtieth Piece of Silver (1920) | |
| Born | Lillianne Leighton Brown May 17, 1874 Auroraville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 1956 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1910–1940 |
Lillianne Brown Leighton (May 17, 1874 – March 19, 1956), known professionally as Lillian Leighton, was an American silent film actress. Leighton started her career in Chicago.[1] She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940. Leighton died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles on March 19, 1956 at the age of 81.[2]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1910 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Union Enforcer | Undetermined |
| 1911 | Brown of Harvard | Mrs. Kenyon | |
| 1913 | Truth in the Wilderness | ||
| 1916 | The Grasp of Greed | ||
| 1917 | Joan the Woman | Isambeau | |
| 1917 | Castles for Two | Brian's Sister | |
| 1917 | The Little American | Angela's Great Aunt | Uncredited |
| 1917 | The Devil-Stone | ||
| 1918 | Old Wives for New | Maid | |
| 1918 | The Married Virgin | Anne Mullins, the Maid | Alternative title: Frivolous Wives |
| 1918 | Till I Come Back to You | Margot | |
| 1919 | Poor Relations | Ma Perkins | |
| 1919 | A Girl Named Mary | Hannah | |
| 1920 | The Dancin' Fool | Ma Budd | |
| 1920 | Thou Art the Man | Cook | |
| 1920 | The Week-End | Mrs. James Corbin | |
| 1920 | The Jack-Knife Man | Widow Potter | |
| 1920 | Held by the Enemy | Clarissa | |
| 1921 | Midsummer Madness | Caretaker's Wife | |
| 1921 | Peck's Bad Boy | Mrs. George W. Peck - Henry's Ma | |
| 1921 | Crazy to Marry | Sarah De Morgan | Alternative title: Three Miles Out |
| 1921 | Love Never Dies | Mrs. Cavanaugh | |
| 1921 | Under the Lash | Tant Anna Vanderberg | Alternative title: The Shulamite |
| 1922 | Saturday Night | Mrs. Ferguson | |
| 1923 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Ma Pettengil | |
| 1923 | The Call of the Canyon | Mrs. Hutter | |
| 1924 | Code of the Sea | Mrs. McDow | |
| 1924 | The Mine with the Iron Door | ||
| 1926 | Torrent | Mrs. Ferguson | |
| 1926 | Be Your Age | Mrs. Schwartzkopple | |
| 1933 | The Man from Monterey | Juanita |
References
- ^ Charles R. Condon, "Selig Player Enjoys Character Work" Motography (January 23, 1915): 133.
- ^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub. p. 309. ISBN 0-786-41059-0.
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