Lillianne Brown Leighton(May 17, 1874 – March 19, 1956), known professionally asLillian Leighton,was an Americansilent filmactress.Leighton started her career in Chicago.[1]
Lillian Leighton | |
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 Leighton (left) withMargarita Fischerin The Thirtieth Piece of Silver,1920 | |
| Born | Lillianne Leighton Brown May 17, 1874 |
| Died | March 19, 1956(aged 81) |
| Other names | Lyllian Leighton |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1910–1940 |
Leighton was born inAuroraville, Wisconsin,on May 17, 1874. She was a performer on stage and in vaudeville before she began working in films.[2]She portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West inThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz(1910).[3]
She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940. Leighton died inWoodland Hills, Los Angeles,Californiaon March 19, 1956, at the age of 81.[4]
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Alternate 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 | Alternate title:Three Miles Out |
| 1921 | Love Never Dies | Mrs. Cavanaugh | |
| 1921 | Under the Lash | Tant Anna Vanderberg | Alternate title:The Shulamite |
| 1922 | Saturday Night | Mrs. Ferguson | |
| 1923 | The Eternal Three | Housekeeper | |
| 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 | ||
| 1925 | Go Straight | Gilda's Aunt | |
| 1926 | Torrent | Mrs. Ferguson | |
| 1926 | Be Your Age | Mrs. Schwartzkopple | |
| 1933 | The Man from Monterey | Juanita | |
| 1933 | Secret Sinners | Mrs. Simmons |
References
edit- ^Condon, Charles R. (January 23, 1915)."Selig Player Enjoys Character Work".Motography:133.
- ^Katchmer, George A. (2015).A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses.McFarland. p. 206.ISBN978-1-4766-0905-8.RetrievedApril 13,2022.
- ^Wollstein, Hans J."Lillian Leighton".AllMovie.RetrievedApril 13,2022.
- ^Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001).Silent Film Necrology.McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub. p. 309.ISBN978-0-786-41059-0.
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