Addie McPhail
Addie McPhail | |
|---|---|
 From a 1927 magazine | |
| Born | July 15, 1905 |
| Died | April 14, 2003(aged 97) |
| Years active | 1927–1941 |
| Spouse(s) | Lindsay McPhail |
| Children | 1 |
Addie McPhail(July 15, 1905 – April 14, 2003) was an American film actress.
Early years
[edit]McPhail was born Addie Dukes inWhite Plains, Kentucky,on July 15, 1905.[1]Her parents were Van and Cordelia Dukes, and she attended schools inMadisonvilleandProvidence, Kentucky.[2]Her father worked in insurance, and the family often moved. They went to Chicago in 1911 and "settled for a long period".[1]While there, she won several contests on stage.[2]They went to Hollywood in 1925, a move that McPhail considered to be fate because she wanted to be an actress.[1]
Career
[edit]McPhail began her work in films with Stern Brothers, a studio that produced short comedies that Universal distributed.[1]She appeared in more than 60 films between 1927 and 1941.[citation needed]The physical demands of comedy gradually diminished McPhail's interest in acting, and she later said, "May I was never the actress I wanted to be."[1]Her film career ended withNorthwest Passage(1940).[1]
Personal life and death
[edit]McPhail's first husband was Lindsay McPhail, a pianist and songwriter with whom she had a daughter.[1]She was the third and last wife ofRoscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.After she retired from acting, she served for 17 years as a volunteer nurse at theMotion Picture & Television Country House and HospitalinWoodland Hills,California.[3]
McPhail died of undisclosed causes inCanoga Park, Los Angeles,California, on April 14, 2003.[1]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Anybody Here Seen Kelly?(1928) - Mrs. Hickson
- Double Whoopee(1929) - Woman applying make-up (uncredited)
- The Three Sisters(1930) - Antonia
- Night Work(1930) - Trixie
- Midnight Daddies(1930) - Trixie - Charlie's Sweetheart
- Won by a Neck(1930)
- Extravagance(1930) - Helen - Fred's Secretary (uncredited)
- Up a Tree(1930) - Addie
- Marriage Rows(1931) - Winnie
- Girls Demand Excitement(1931) - Sue Street (uncredited)
- Ex-Plumber(1931) - Addie - The Wife
- Aloha(1931) - Rosalie
- Beach Pajamas(1931)
- Corsair(1931) - Jean Phillips
- Smart Work(1931) - Billy's Wife
- Keep Laughing(1932)
- Hollywood Luck(1932)
- Merry Wives of Reno(1934) - Mrs. Dillingworth (uncredited)
- By Your Leave(1934) - Gloria Dawn (uncredited)
- Bordertown(1935) - Carter's Girl (uncredited)
- Diamond Jim(1935) - (uncredited)
- It's in the Air(1935) - (uncredited)
- Women of Glamour(1937) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Northwest Passage(1940) - Jane Browne (uncredited)
- The Cowboy and the Blonde(1941) - Cafe Hostess (uncredited)
References
[edit]- ^abcdefghMcLellan, Dennis (May 5, 2003)."Addie McPhail, 97; Actress, Last Wife of 'Fatty' Arbuckle".Los Angeles Times.p. B 9. Archived fromthe originalon May 17, 2024.RetrievedMay 17,2024– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^ab"... actress and queen".The Messenger.Kentucky, Madisonville. September 6, 1996. p. 19. Archived fromthe originalon May 17, 2024.RetrievedMay 17,2024– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Mewse, Austin M. (July 21, 2000)."How Fatty fell for me".The Guardian.RetrievedSeptember 2,2018.
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