Betty was born in Omaha[3] to an Italian father, Attilio, and a French mother (who seems to have died when Betty was young). She later graduated from a convent before deciding to pursue a career in show business. Early on, she was a Ziegfeld showgirl. Her father owned a number of Italian restaurants, and he managed to secure his daughter a meeting with D.W. Griffith through some of his customers.[1][4]
Griffith took a liking to her and christened her "The Third Orphan of the Storm" (the other two being Dorothy and Lillian Gish).[1] Soon she was tapped to feature in films like The Silent Command and The New Commandment; she'd later win star status in Westerns like The Mysterious Rider and Arizona Bound. She reportedly spent a year learning to ride horses at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California, to prepare for roles in these Westerns.[5]
She married Max Schlesinger in 1927; the pair eventually divorced, at which point she seems to have retired from the business.[6] She later married Frank Elfred. She was also briefly linked to British actor Ronald Colman.[2]
betty, jewel, born, julia, baroni, american, actress, active, 1920s, still, from, orphans, storm, 1921, bornjulia, baroniapril, 1899omaha, nebraska, usadiedoctober, 1963, aged, alton, illinois, usaoccupationactressspouse, schlesinger, frank, elfred, contents, . Betty Jewel born Julia Baroni was an American actress active in the 1920s 1 2 Betty JewelStill from Orphans of the Storm 1921 BornJulia BaroniApril 29 1899Omaha Nebraska USADiedOctober 20 1963 aged 64 Alton Illinois USAOccupationActressSpouse s Max Schlesinger div Frank Elfred Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditBetty was born in Omaha 3 to an Italian father Attilio and a French mother who seems to have died when Betty was young She later graduated from a convent before deciding to pursue a career in show business Early on she was a Ziegfeld showgirl Her father owned a number of Italian restaurants and he managed to secure his daughter a meeting with D W Griffith through some of his customers 1 4 Griffith took a liking to her and christened her The Third Orphan of the Storm the other two being Dorothy and Lillian Gish 1 Soon she was tapped to feature in films like The Silent Command and The New Commandment she d later win star status in Westerns like The Mysterious Rider and Arizona Bound She reportedly spent a year learning to ride horses at Griffith Park in Los Angeles California to prepare for roles in these Westerns 5 She married Max Schlesinger in 1927 the pair eventually divorced at which point she seems to have retired from the business 6 She later married Frank Elfred She was also briefly linked to British actor Ronald Colman 2 Filmography EditOrphans of the Storm 1921 The Silent Command 1923 Mile a Minute Romeo 1923 The Necessary Evil 1925 The New Commandment 1925 Partners Again 1926 The Mysterious Rider 1927 Arizona Bound 1927 The Last Outlaw 1927 References Edit a b c The Worm 30 Dec 1923 A Worm s Eye View of the Movies The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Retrieved 2019 09 04 a b Thirer Irene 1 Jun 1927 Colman Jewel Betrothal Report The New York Daily News Retrieved 2019 09 04 The Necessary Evil coming to Dom Evening Vanguard California Venice November 12 1925 p 2 Retrieved June 20 2022 via Newspapers com Kingsley Grace February 5 1927 New Paramount Director Los Angeles Times p 6 Retrieved June 20 2022 via Newspapers com Skill in the Saddle Won Role in Picture The Philadelphia Inquirer 13 Mar 1927 Retrieved 2019 09 04 Cowan Joseph 14 Sep 1928 Film King Calls Girl s 250 000 Suit a Joke The New York Daily News Retrieved 2019 09 04 Biography portalExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Betty Jewel Betty Jewel at IMDb This article about an American actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Betty Jewel amp oldid 1093978562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
