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Gypsy O'Brien
Gypsy O'Brien (1889–1975) was a theater and film actress. Her theater performances included a role in ''Cheating Cheaters (play), Cheating Cheaters''. She also appeared in ''Bunny'' at the Hudson Theatre. Her performance as the persecuted heroine was described as pretty and spirited. According to marketing materials she had titian hair. Her film debut was in ''The Soul Market'' in 1916. She portrayed an investigative reporter in ''Nothing But Lies (1920 film), Nothing But Lies''. Filmography *''The Scarlet Runner'' (1916), a serial starring with Earle Williams *''The Soul Market'' (1916) *''Wanted: A Husband'' (1919) *''Nothing but lies (1920), Nothing but Lies'' (1920) directed by Lawrence C. Windom *''The Master Mind (1920 film), The Master Mind'' (1920) with Lionel Barrymore *''Salvation Nell (1921 film), Salvation Nell'' (1921) *''The Young Diana'' (1922) *''The Broken Silence'' (1922) * ''Sinner or Saint (film), Sinner or Saint'' (1923) *''Little Old New York (1923 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gypsy O'Brien - May 1922 Photoplay
The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with significant concentrations in the Americas. In the English language, the Romani people are widely known by the exonym Gypsies (or Gipsies), which is considered pejorative by many Romani people due to its connotations of illegality and irregularity as well as its historical use as a racial slur. For versions (some of which are cognates) of the word in many other languages (e.g., , , it, zingaro, , and ) this perception is either very small or non-existent. At the first World Romani Congress in 1971, its attendees unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Romani people, including ''Gypsy'', due to their aforementioned negative and stereotypical connotations. Linguistic and genetic evidence suggests that the Roma originated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
