Winifred Allen
Winifred Allen | |
|---|---|
 Allen in 1921 | |
| Born | June 26, 1896 |
| Died | January 3, 1943(aged 46) Rochester, New York,U.S. |
| Other names | Winifred Sperry Tenney |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1915–1924 |
| Spouses | |
Winifred Allen(June 26, 1896 – January 3, 1943) was an American silent film actress. She appeared in several films between 1915 and 1924. She was known later asWinifred Sperry Tenney.[1]
Early years
[edit]Born in New Rochelle, Allen graduated from the public schools there and went on to study at the Art Students' League. The deaths of both parents prompted her to leave school and seek a career in films.[2]
Career
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Allen acted with the Edison and Reliance studios, as well as with other film companies.[3]She appeared in 11 films, listed by theAmerican Film Institute,between 1915 and 1924.[4]
Personal life
[edit]In 1918 she married aviation pioneerLawrence Sperry(1892-1923), andFlying magazinereported that they were "the first couple to take an aerial honeymoon" after they flew fromAmityvilletoGovernors Island.[5]After his death in an airplane crash,[6]she married Vernon E. Tenney in 1929.[7]
Selected filmography
[edit]- When We Were Twenty-One(1915)
- Seventeen(1916)
- The Long Trail(1917)
- The Haunted House(1917)
- American - That's All(1917)
- For Valour(1917)
- The Man Hater(1917)
- A Successful Failure(1917)
- The Man Who Made Good(1917)
- From Two to Six(1918)
- Second Youth(1924)
References
[edit]- ^"Winifred Allen".British Film Institute.Archived fromthe originalon February 12, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 10,2019.
- ^Dean, Daisy (May 7, 1917)."Movieland".Muncie Evening Press.Indiana, Muncie. p. 9.RetrievedApril 20,2019– viaNewspapers.
- ^"Winifred Allen".Motography.XIII.April 17, 1915.RetrievedApril 20,2019.
- ^"Winifred Allen".American Film Institute.RetrievedFebruary 10,2019.
- ^Robinson, Doug (2018)."Lawrence Sperry and early flight".The Golden Avenue: The History and People of Ocean Avenue, Amityville, NY.pp. 69–70.ISBN9780359097302.RetrievedFebruary 10,2019.
- ^"Spetty Heirs End Fight on Estate".Daily News.New York, New York City. January 20, 1931. p. 10.RetrievedApril 20,2019– viaNewspapers.
- ^New York Times
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