Ethel Grandin
Ethel Grandin | |
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Grandin, c. 1916 | |
| Born | March 3, 1894 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, 1988 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1911–1922 |
Ethel Grandin (March 3, 1894 – September 28, 1988) was an American silent film actress.[1]
Grandin was born in New York City and started as a child actress for Chauncey Olcott's touring company. She appeared on stage with Joseph Jefferson in a 1900 adaptation of Rip Van Winkle. She made her film debut in 1910 working for Carl Laemmle at his Independent Motion Picture Company (IMP) and in 1911 started to work with Thomas Ince, becoming his first leading lady. She moved with Ince to Los Angeles. She returned to working for Laemmle and IMP in Traffic in Souls (1913), which was a big success.[2]
She was married to film director Ray C. Smallwood from 1912 until his death on February 23, 1964. In 1914, they created their own film company.[2] She made her last film appearance in 1922.[2] She had a son with Smallwood named Arthur. She died in Woodland Hills, California, of natural causes at age 94.[3]
Partial filmography
- Behind the Times (1911)
- War on the Plains (1912)
- The Deserter (1912)
- The Invaders (1912)
- When Lincoln Paid (1913)
- Traffic in Souls (1913)
- The Crimson Stain Mystery (1916)
- Garments of Truth (1921)
- The Hunch (1921)
- A Tailor-Made Man (1922)
References
- ^ "Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines". 1916.
- ^ a b c "Obituaries". Variety. October 12, 1988. p. 192.
- ^ John A. Willis (1989). Screen World. Crown Publishers. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-517-57332-7.
External links
- Ethel Grandin at IMDb
- Ethel Grandin Archived September 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine at Women Film Pioneers Project