Helen Lindroth
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Helen Lindroth | |
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 Lindroth (left) inThe Innocent Lie(1916) | |
| Born | December 3, 1874 |
| Died | October 5, 1956(aged 81) |
| Occupation | Actress |
Helen Lindroth(December 3, 1874 – October 5, 1956) was a Swedish-born American screen and stage actress.
Biography
[edit]Lindroth acted on stage with the Boston Museum Stock Company[1]and in New York City before entering motion pictures with theKalem CompanyandFamous Players.[2]Her Broadway credits includeThe Nest Egg(1910),The Call of the Cricket(1910), andSpringtime(1909).[3]
In 1911, Lindroth made a one-reel film for Kalem.[4]She performed in the film adaptation ofThe Swan(1925) and inThe Song and Dance Man(1926), produced byGeorge M. Cohan.[2]
Lindroth has 96 screen credits beginning with a role in theBattle of Pottsburg Bridgein 1912. Some other films in which she performed areA Battle of Wits(1912),The Menace of Fate(1914),The Black Crook(1916),Shadows of Suspicion(1919),The Way of a Maid(1921),Unguarded Women(1924), andThe Song and Dance Man(1926).
Lindroth teamed withEmma Dunnin an act that headlinedvaudevilleshows on theOrpheum Circuit.[4]
Retirement from acting and death
[edit]Lindroth gave up acting around 1936 and became associated with theChristian ScienceBenevolent Association inChestnut Hill, Massachusetts.She retired from this philanthropic work in 1953.[2]
On October 5, 1956, Lindroth died inBoston, Massachusettsat age 82.[2]
Partial filmography
[edit]- Battle of Pottsburg Bridge(1912)
- The Drummer Girl of Vicksburg(1912)
- From the Manger to the Cross(1912)
- The Kerry Gow(1912)
- The Poacher's Pardon(1912)
- The Wives of Jamestown(1913)
- A Sawmill Hazard(1913)
- A Desperate Chance(1913)
- The Lady Peggy's Escape(1913)
- The Octoroon(1913)
- Audrey(1916)
- The Innocent Lie(1916)
- Seventeen(1916)
- The Hungry Heart(1917)
- Little Miss Nobody(1917)
- Woman and Wife(1918)
- Kildare of Storm(1918)
- The House of Gold(1918)
- Shadows of Suspicion(1919)
- The Great Romance(1919)
- The Point of View(1920)
- Peggy Puts It Over(1921)
- The Passionate Pilgrim(1921)
- The Right Way(1921)
- The Way of a Maid(1921)
- Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby(1921)
- The Fighter(1921)
- Java Head(1923)
- Unseeing Eyes(1923)
- The Humming Bird(1924)
- Unguarded Women(1924)
- Unrestrained Youth(1925)
- The Swan(1925)
- The Song and Dance Man(1926)
References
[edit]- ^"Florida Girl Has Captured Success in Pictures and Made Hit in the World of Films".The Sacramento Bee.November 7, 1914. p. 25.RetrievedNovember 21,2020– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^abcd"Helen Lindroth".The New York Times.October 12, 1956. p. 29.ProQuest113717759.RetrievedNovember 21,2020– viaProQuest.
- ^"Helen Lindroth".Internet Broadway Database.The Broadway League. Archived fromthe originalon November 21, 2020.RetrievedNovember 21,2020.
- ^ab"She'll play swan".The Rock Island Argus.Illinois, Rock Island. October 18, 1924. p. 11.RetrievedNovember 21,2020– viaNewspapers.com.
- "Motion Picture News". Frederick Maryland Post. January 13, 1914. p. 12.
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