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Lois Wilson (actress)

January 27, 2023

Lois Wilson (June 28, 1894 – March 3, 1988) was an American actress who worked during the silent film era. She also directed two short films and was a scenario writer.[1]

Lois Wilson
Wilson in 1920
Born(1894-06-28)June 28, 1894
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 1988(1988-03-03) (aged 93)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
OccupationActress
Years active1915–1952

Early life

Born to Andrew Kenley Wilson and Constance (née Coolidge) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[2] Wilson's family moved to Alabama when she was still very young. She earned a degree from Alabama Normal College (now the University of West Alabama), and became a school teacher for young children, soon leaving to pursue a film career.

In 1915, Wilson moved to California after winning a beauty contest put on by Universal Studios and the Birmingham News.[3] This pageant was the predecessor to the Miss Alabama/Miss America pageant system, and Wilson is considered the first Miss Alabama. Upon arriving in Hollywood, she auditioned and was hired by the Victor Film Company for several small film roles.[citation needed]

In 1916, she visited Chicago, where she met pioneer female film director Lois Weber, who gave her a small part in her film The Dumb Girl of Portici,[4] which starred famed ballerina Anna Pavlova. Weber then took her to Los Angeles, where she was groomed for stardom and began playing leads opposite actors such as J. Warren Kerrigan and Frank Keenan.[5][6]

Career

After appearing in several films at various studios, Wilson settled in at Paramount Pictures in 1919, where she remained until 1927.[7] She was a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1922, and appeared in 150 movies. Her most recognized screen portrayals are Molly Wingate in The Covered Wagon (1923), in which she was well reviewed,[8] and Daisy Buchanan in the silent film version of The Great Gatsby (1926).[9] She acted opposite male stars such as Rudolph Valentino and John Gilbert.[10]

 
Wilson, Picture-Play Magazine, 1923

Wilson played both romantic leads and character parts. Despite making a successful transition to sound, Wilson was dissatisfied with the roles she received in the 1930s, and she soon retired in 1941, making only three films after 1939. Lois ventured to Broadway and television following her final role in The Girl from Jones Beach (1949) with Ronald Reagan. Wilson played in the network soap operas The Guiding Light in 1951, The Secret Storm and The Edge of Night. She portrayed featured character roles.[11]

Wilson was also the model of the official poster for "America Welcomes the World", the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Celebration, in 1926.[12]

In 1934, her performance in No Greater Glory inspired a Birmingham, Alabama sculptor to create a monument for the city's celebration of World Peace Day.[13]

Personal life

 
Wilson, 1922

She was once described as having a screen image of "the soft, marrying kind of woman"; in real life, however, she never married. She was chosen by Paramount Pictures to represent the motion picture industry at the British Empire Exposition of 1924.[14] She was described as "a typical example of the American girl in character, culture and beauty".

Death

Lois Wilson died of pneumonia at the Riverside Hospital for Skilled Care in Reno, Nevada at age 93. Her funeral service was conducted at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, California. She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in nearby Glendale.[1]

Filmography

The following is a list of films that Lois Wilson either directed, acted in, wrote or produced:

Silent films

Sound films

References

  1. ^ a b "Lois Wilson, Actress of Stage, Television and Silent-Film Era". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 10, 1988. Retrieved August 31, 2012. Lois Wilson, an actress who appeared in more than 100 early films including the 1923 Western epic The Covered Wagon, died of pneumonia on March 3 at Riverside Hospital for Skilled Care. She was 93 years old.
  2. ^ Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8.
  3. ^ "Lois Wilson". The Moving Picture World. Vol. 27, no. 8. February 26, 1916. p. 1303. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Fox, Charles Donald; Silver, Milton L., eds. (1920). Who's Who on the Screen. New York: Ross Publishing. p. 316.
  5. ^ "Lois Wilson". GoldenSilents.com. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  6. ^ "Several Bluebirds to Make a Summer". The Moving Picture World: 75. July 1, 1916."The Silent Battle (Bluebird)". July 18, 2016: 271. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)"The Silent Battle". July 22, 1916. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "Screen Beauties of "Paramount" Importance". Theatre Magazine: 36. August 1926. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  8. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (December 8, 1924). "THE SCREEN; Texas Cattlemen". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (November 22, 1926). "Gold and Cocktails". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Slide, Anthony (September 27, 2002). Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2249-6.
  11. ^ Irvin, Richard (February 23, 2018). The Early Shows: A Reference Guide to Network and Syndicated PrimeTime Television Series from 1944 to 1949. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-6293-3241-3.
  12. ^ Ristine, James D. (2009). Philadelphia's 1926 Sesqui-Centennial International Exhibition. Charleston SC: Arcadia Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-7385-6544-6.
  13. ^ "Lois Wilson sculpture 1934". The Birmingham News. May 4, 1934. p. 28. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  14. ^ "Questions and Answers". Photoplay. 26 (1): 93–100. June 1924.

External links

 
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Lois Wilson June 28 1894 March 3 1988 was an American actress who worked during the silent film era She also directed two short films and was a scenario writer 1 Lois WilsonWilson in 1920Born 1894 06 28 June 28 1894Pittsburgh Pennsylvania U S DiedMarch 3 1988 1988 03 03 aged 93 Reno Nevada U S Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale OccupationActressYears active1915 1952 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Filmography 5 1 Silent films 5 2 Sound films 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditBorn to Andrew Kenley Wilson and Constance nee Coolidge in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 2 Wilson s family moved to Alabama when she was still very young She earned a degree from Alabama Normal College now the University of West Alabama and became a school teacher for young children soon leaving to pursue a film career In 1915 Wilson moved to California after winning a beauty contest put on by Universal Studios and the Birmingham News 3 This pageant was the predecessor to the Miss Alabama Miss America pageant system and Wilson is considered the first Miss Alabama Upon arriving in Hollywood she auditioned and was hired by the Victor Film Company for several small film roles citation needed In 1916 she visited Chicago where she met pioneer female film director Lois Weber who gave her a small part in her film The Dumb Girl of Portici 4 which starred famed ballerina Anna Pavlova Weber then took her to Los Angeles where she was groomed for stardom and began playing leads opposite actors such as J Warren Kerrigan and Frank Keenan 5 6 Career EditAfter appearing in several films at various studios Wilson settled in at Paramount Pictures in 1919 where she remained until 1927 7 She was a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1922 and appeared in 150 movies Her most recognized screen portrayals are Molly Wingate in The Covered Wagon 1923 in which she was well reviewed 8 and Daisy Buchanan in the silent film version of The Great Gatsby 1926 9 She acted opposite male stars such as Rudolph Valentino and John Gilbert 10 Wilson Picture Play Magazine 1923 Wilson played both romantic leads and character parts Despite making a successful transition to sound Wilson was dissatisfied with the roles she received in the 1930s and she soon retired in 1941 making only three films after 1939 Lois ventured to Broadway and television following her final role in The Girl from Jones Beach 1949 with Ronald Reagan Wilson played in the network soap operas The Guiding Light in 1951 The Secret Storm and The Edge of Night She portrayed featured character roles 11 Wilson was also the model of the official poster for America Welcomes the World the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1926 12 In 1934 her performance in No Greater Glory inspired a Birmingham Alabama sculptor to create a monument for the city s celebration of World Peace Day 13 Personal life Edit Wilson 1922 She was once described as having a screen image of the soft marrying kind of woman in real life however she never married She was chosen by Paramount Pictures to represent the motion picture industry at the British Empire Exposition of 1924 14 She was described as a typical example of the American girl in character culture and beauty Death EditLois Wilson died of pneumonia at the Riverside Hospital for Skilled Care in Reno Nevada at age 93 Her funeral service was conducted at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills California She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in nearby Glendale 1 Filmography EditThe following is a list of films that Lois Wilson either directed acted in wrote or produced Silent films Edit The Palace of Dust 1915 Short as Beatrix The New Adventures of Terence O Rourke 1915 as Beatrix When a Queen Loved O Rourke 1915 Short as Beatrix The Road to Paradise 1915 Short as Beatrix The Hypocrite 1915 Extant Langdon s Legacy 1916 as Pepita The Dumb Girl of Portici 1916 Extant Married on the Wing 1916 Short as Grace Darling The Pool of Flame 1916 as Princess Beatrix The Gay Lord Waring 1916 as Helen Von Gerold Hulda the Silent 1916 Short as Hulda Anderson A Son of the Immortals 1916 as Joan Cameron The Decoy 1916 Mutual film The Silent Battle 1916 as Jane Loring He Wrote a Book 1916 Short as Jennie The Beckoning Trail 1916 as Mary Helton Arthur s Desperate Resolve 1916 Short as Sibly Grey The White Man s Law 1916 A Soul at Stake 1916 Short as Clementina Fairwood The Decoy 1916 Short Universal film as Felese Her Chance 1916 Short as Frances Martin The Morals of Hilda 1916 as Marion Green Eyes 1916 Short as Julia Alone in the World 1917 Lost Short wrote directed The Whispered Name 1917 Short as Madeline Evers Black Evidence 1917 Short as Mary Won by Grit 1917 Short as Teresa Flames of Treachery 1917 Short as Ruth Chalmers Treason 1917 as Floria Natarre Parentage 1917 as Mrs Melton Alimony 1917 as Marjorie Lansing His Robe of Honor 1918 as Laura Nelson The Turn of a Card 1918 as Cynthia Burdette One Dollar Bid 1918 as Virginia Dare Maid o the Storm 1918 as Elaine Shackleford A Burglar for a Night 1918 as Janet Leslie The Bells 1918 as Annette Prisoners of the Pines 1918 as Rosalie Dufresne Three X Gordon 1918 as Dorrie Webster A Man s Man 1918 as Dolores Ruey The Drifters 1919 Lost as The Girl Come Again Smith 1919 Lost as Lucy Stevens The End of the Game 1919 Extant as Mary Miller Gates of Brass 1919 Lost as Margaret Blake The Best Man 1919 Lost as Celia Hathaway A Man s Fight 1919 Lost as Mary Tompkins Love Insurance 1919 Lost as Cynthia Meyrick Why Smith Left Home 1919 Incomplete Library of Congress as Marian The Price Woman Pays 1919 Lost as Louise It Pays to Advertise 1919 Lost as Mary Grayson Too Much Johnson 1919 Lost as Mrs Billings Who s Your Servant 1920 Lost as Madeline Bancroft Thou Art the Man 1920 Lost as Joan Farrant The City of Masks 1920 Lost as Miss Emsdale What s Your Hurry 1920 Extant Gosfilmofond as Virginia MacMurran A Full House 1920 Lost as Ottilie Howell Burglar Proof 1920 Lost as Laura Lowell Midsummer Madness 1920 Extant Library of Congress as Margaret Meredith What Every Woman Knows 1921 Lost as Maggie Wylie The City of Silent Men 1921 Lost as Molly Bryant The Lost Romance 1921 Incomplete Library of Congress as Sylvia Hayes The Hell Diggers 1921 Lost as Dora Wade Miss Lulu Bett 1921 Extant Library of Congress as Lulu Bett The World s Champion 1922 Incomplete Library of Congress as Lady Elizabeth Is Matrimony a Failure 1922 Lost as Mabel Hoyt Our Leading Citizen 1922 Lost as Katherine Fendle his fiancee Manslaughter 1922 Extant Library of Congress George Eastman House as Evans Lydia s Maid Without Compromise 1922 Lost as Jean Ainsworth Broad Daylight 1922 Lost as Nora Fay The Covered Wagon 1923 Extant Paramount Pictures as Molly Wingate Bella Donna 1923 Extant Gosfilmofond as Patricia Only 38 1923 Lost as Mrs Stanley A Man s Man 1923 Lost as Lois Wilson To the Last Man 1923 Extant Gosfilmofond as Ellen Jorth Ruggles of Red Gap 1923 Lost as Kate Kenner The Call of the Canyon 1923 Extant Gosfilmofond 2010 as Carley Burch Pied Piper Malone 1924 Extant Gosfilmofond as Patty Thomas Icebound 1924 Lost as Jane Crosby Another Scandal 1924 Lost as Beatrice Vanderdyke The Man Who Fights Alone 1924 as Marion Monsieur Beaucaire 1924 Extant Library of Congress as Queen Marie of France North of 36 1924 Extant Library of Congress as Taisie Lockheart Contraband 1925 Lost as Carmel Lee The Thundering Herd 1925 Lost as Milly Fayre Welcome Home 1925 Extant Library of Congress as Nettie Prouty Marry Me 1925 Lost uncredited Rugged Water 1925 Lost as Norma Bartlett The Vanishing American 1925 Extant Library of Congress as Marion Warner The King on Main Street 1925 Extant as Hotel guest in lobby cameo appearance uncredited Irish Luck 1925 Extant as Lady Gwendolyn Bluebeard s Seven Wives 1925 Lost as Mary Kelly Let s Get Married 1926 Extant Library of Congress as Mary Corbin Fascinating Youth 1926 as Lois Wilson The Show Off 1926 Extant Library of Congress as Amy Fisher The Great Gatsby 1926 Lost as Daisy Buchanan New York 1927 Lost as Marjorie Church Broadway Nights 1927 Lost as Fanny Franchette The Gingham Girl 1927 as Mary Thompson Alias the Lone Wolf 1927 Extant UCLA Film amp TV per IMDb as Eve de Montalais French Dressing 1927 Lost as Cynthia Grey Coney Island 1928 as Joan Wellman Miss Information 1928 Short as The Public Stenographer Ransom 1928 Lost as Lois Brewster Sally s Shoulders 1928 as Sally Sound films Edit On Trial 1928 Lost as May Strickland Object Alimony 1928 Columbia Lost as Ruth Rutledge Conquest 1928 Lost as Diane Holden A Bird in the Hand 1929 Short Incomplete reel 2 as The Wife Kid Gloves 1929 Lost IMDb as Ruth The Gamblers 1929 Lost as Catherine Darwin Her Husband s Women 1929 Short as The Painter s Jealous Wife The Show of Shows 1929 Extant as Performer in Bicycle Built for Two Number Wedding Rings 1929 Lost as Cornelia Quinn For Love or Money 1930 Short Extant UCLA unpreserved nitrate The Furies 1930 Lost as Fifi Sands Lovin the Ladies 1930 Extant Library of Congress as Joan Bently Temptation 1930 Extant Library of Congress as Julie Once a Gentleman 1930 Lost as Mrs Mallin Seed 1931 as Peggy Carter The Age for Love 1931 Lost as Sylvia Pearson The Expert 1932 Extant Library of Congress as Nettie Minick The Rider of Death Valley 1932 Extant as Helen Joyce Drifting Souls 1932 Extant as Linda Lawrence Divorce in the Family 1932 Extant as Mrs Shumaker The Crash 1932 Extant as Marcia Peterson The Devil Is Driving 1932 Extant as Nancy Evans The Secrets of Wu Sin 1932 Extant as Nona Gould Law and Order 1932 Extant Obey the Law 1933 Extant Library of Congress as Grace Chester Laughing at Life 1933 as Mrs McHale Deluge 1933 Extant as Helen Webster In the Money 1933 as Mary Lambie Higginbottom Female 1933 Extant as Harriet The Show Off 1934 Extant as Clara Harling No Greater Glory 1934 as Nemeecsek s Mother School for Girls 1934 as Miss Cartwright There s Always Tomorrow 1934 as Sophie White Ticket to a Crime 1934 as Elaine Purdy Bright Eyes 1934 as Mary Blake Life Returns 1935 as Dr Louise Stone Public Opinion 1935 as Mona Trevor Anne Trevor Society Fever 1935 as Portia Prouty Born to Gamble 1935 as Paula Mathews Cappy Ricks Returns 1935 as Florry Peasley Your Uncle Dudley 1935 as Christine Saunders The Return of Jimmy Valentine 1936 as Mary Davis Wedding Present 1936 as Laura Dodacker Laughing at Trouble 1936 as Alice Mathews Bad Little Angel 1939 as Mrs Ellen Creighton Nobody s Children 1940 as Miss Jamieson For Beauty s Sake 1941 as Mrs Lloyd Kennar The Girl from Jones Beach 1949 as Mrs WilsonReferences Edit a b Lois Wilson Actress of Stage Television and Silent Film Era The New York Times Associated Press March 10 1988 Retrieved August 31 2012 Lois Wilson an actress who appeared in more than 100 early films including the 1923 Western epic The Covered Wagon died of pneumonia on March 3 at Riverside Hospital for Skilled Care She was 93 years old Katchmer George A May 20 2015 A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses McFarland ISBN 978 1 4766 0905 8 Lois Wilson The Moving Picture World Vol 27 no 8 February 26 1916 p 1303 Retrieved December 27 2021 Fox Charles Donald Silver Milton L eds 1920 Who s Who on the Screen New York Ross Publishing p 316 Lois Wilson GoldenSilents com Retrieved July 31 2015 Several Bluebirds to Make a Summer The Moving Picture World 75 July 1 1916 The Silent Battle Bluebird July 18 2016 271 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help The Silent Battle July 22 1916 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Screen Beauties of Paramount Importance Theatre Magazine 36 August 1926 Retrieved December 27 2021 Hall Mordaunt December 8 1924 THE SCREEN Texas Cattlemen The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved March 11 2020 Hall Mordaunt November 22 1926 Gold and Cocktails The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved March 11 2020 Slide Anthony September 27 2002 Silent Players A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses University Press of Kentucky ISBN 978 0 8131 2249 6 Irvin Richard February 23 2018 The Early Shows A Reference Guide to Network and Syndicated PrimeTime Television Series from 1944 to 1949 BearManor Media ISBN 978 1 6293 3241 3 Ristine James D 2009 Philadelphia s 1926 Sesqui Centennial International Exhibition Charleston SC Arcadia Press p 2 ISBN 978 0 7385 6544 6 Lois Wilson sculpture 1934 The Birmingham News May 4 1934 p 28 Retrieved March 11 2020 Questions and Answers Photoplay 26 1 93 100 June 1924 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lois Wilson actress Lois Wilson at IMDb Lois Wilson at the Internet Broadway Database Biodata allmovie com Lois Wilson at Find a Grave Photographs and literature on Lois Wilson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lois Wilson actress amp oldid 1102129556, 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