Lillianne Brown Leighton (May 17, 1874 – March 19, 1956), known professionally as Lillian Leighton, was an American silent film actress. Leighton started her career in Chicago.[1]
Lillian Leighton | |
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_-_Leighton_%26_Fischer.jpg) Leighton (left) with Margarita Fischer in The Thirtieth Piece of Silver, 1920 | |
| Born | Lillianne Leighton Brown May 17, 1874 Auroraville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 1956 (aged 81) |
| Other names | Lyllian Leighton |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1910–1940 |
Leighton was born in Auroraville, Wisconsin, on May 17, 1874. She was a performer on stage and in vaudeville before she began working in films.[2] She portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910).[3]
She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940. Leighton died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California on March 19, 1956, at the age of 81.[4]
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Union Enforcer | Undetermined |
| 1911 | Brown of Harvard | Mrs. Kenyon | |
| 1913 | Truth in the Wilderness | ||
| 1916 | The Grasp of Greed | ||
| 1917 | Joan the Woman | Isambeau | |
| 1917 | Castles for Two | Brian's Sister | |
| 1917 | The Little American | Angela's Great Aunt | Uncredited |
| 1917 | The Devil-Stone | ||
| 1918 | Old Wives for New | Maid | |
| 1918 | The Married Virgin | Anne Mullins, the Maid | Alternate title: Frivolous Wives |
| 1918 | Till I Come Back to You | Margot | |
| 1919 | Poor Relations | Ma Perkins | |
| 1919 | A Girl Named Mary | Hannah | |
| 1920 | The Dancin' Fool | Ma Budd | |
| 1920 | Thou Art the Man | Cook | |
| 1920 | The Week-End | Mrs. James Corbin | |
| 1920 | The Jack-Knife Man | Widow Potter | |
| 1920 | Held by the Enemy | Clarissa | |
| 1921 | Midsummer Madness | Caretaker's Wife | |
| 1921 | Peck's Bad Boy | Mrs. George W. Peck - Henry's Ma | |
| 1921 | Crazy to Marry | Sarah De Morgan | Alternate title: Three Miles Out |
| 1921 | Love Never Dies | Mrs. Cavanaugh | |
| 1921 | Under the Lash | Tant Anna Vanderberg | Alternate title: The Shulamite |
| 1922 | Saturday Night | Mrs. Ferguson | |
| 1923 | The Eternal Three | Housekeeper | |
| 1923 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Ma Pettengil | |
| 1923 | The Call of the Canyon | Mrs. Hutter | |
| 1924 | Code of the Sea | Mrs. McDow | |
| 1924 | The Mine with the Iron Door | ||
| 1925 | Go Straight | Gilda's Aunt | |
| 1926 | Torrent | Mrs. Ferguson | |
| 1926 | Be Your Age | Mrs. Schwartzkopple | |
| 1933 | The Man from Monterey | Juanita | |
| 1933 | Secret Sinners | Mrs. Simmons |
References
edit- ^ Condon, Charles R. (January 23, 1915). "Selig Player Enjoys Character Work". Motography: 133.
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Lillian Leighton". AllMovie. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-786-41059-0.
External links
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