Anne Cornwall (January 17, 1897 – March 2, 1980) was an American actress best known for her roles in ''

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'' (1927) and ''The Roughneck'' (1924).

Biography

Born in Brooklyn in 1897, Cornwall performed for forty years in many

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productions starting in 1918, and later in talkies, until 1959. She was first married to writer/director

Charles Maigne Charles Maigne (November 11, 1879 – November 28, 1929) was an American screenwriter and film director of the silent era. He wrote for 32 films between 1916 and 1928. He also directed 18 films between 1918 and 1923. He was born in Rich ...

, then later to Los Angeles engineer Ellis Wing Taylor, who fathered her only child, Peter Taylor. In 1925 she was one of the

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. Cornwall passed away in 1980 at the age of 83.

Partial filmography

*''The Knife'' (1918) *''

In the Hollow of Her Hand contemporary advert ''In the Hollow of Her Hand'' is a lost 1918 American silent mystery drama film directed by Charles Maigne and starring Alice Brady. It was produced and distributed by the Select Pictures Corporation. Cast * Alice Brady as ...

'' (1918) - (uncredited) *'' The Indestructible Wife'' (1919) - Toots Brooks *''The World to Live In'' (1919) - Bride *''

The Firing Line ''The Firing Line'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne and starring Irene Castle. It was based on the 1908 novel by Robert W. Chambers and produced by Famous Players-Lasky. Paramount Pictures distributed the f ...

'' (1919) - Cecile Cardross *'' The Copperhead'' (1920) - Madeline *''

The Path She Chose ''The Path She Chose'' is a 1920 American silent drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Anne Cornwall, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Claire Anderson, and was released on May 24, 1920. Cast list * Anne Cornwall as Virginia * J. Farrell MacD ...

'' (1920) - Virginia *''Everything but the Truth'' (1920) - Annabelle Elton * ''

The Girl in the Rain ''The Girl in the Rain'' is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Anne Cornwall, Lloyd Bacon and Jessalyn Van Trump.Wlaschin p.95 Cast * Anne Cornwall Anne Cornwall (January 17, 1897 – March 2 ...

'' (1920) - Judith *''La La Lucille'' (1920) - Lucille Smith *''

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'' (1922) - Betty Alden *''

Her Gilded Cage ''Her Gilded Cage'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson. The film was based on the play ''The Love Dreams'' by Elmer Harris and Anne Nichols. Plot As described in a film magazine review, in or ...

'' (1922) - Jacqueline Ornoff *'' To Have and to Hold'' (1922) - Lady Jane Carr *''

Only 38 ''Only 38'' is a lost 1923 American drama silent film directed by William C. deMille and written by Clara Beranger, Walter Prichard Eaton and A.E. Thomas. The film stars May McAvoy, Lois Wilson, Elliott Dexter, George Fawcett, Robert Agnew and ...

'' (1923) - Mary Hedley *'' Dulcy'' (1923) - Angela Forbes *'' The Gold Diggers'' (1923) - Violet Dayne *''

Arizona Express ''Arizona Express'' is a 1924 American silent crime drama film directed by Tom Buckingham and starring Pauline Starke and Evelyn Brent. Plot As described in a film magazine review, David Keith, although engaged to a young woman of the town, ...

'' (1924) - Florence Brown *'' 40-Horse Hawkins'' (1924) - Mary Darling *''

The Roughneck ''The Roughneck'' is a 1924 American silent romantic adventure film directed by Jack Conway and written by Charles Kenyon. It is based on the 1923 novel ''The Roughneck'' by Robert W. Service. The film stars George O'Brien, Billie Dove, Ha ...

'' (1924) - Zelle *''

Introduce Me ''Introduce Me'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by George J. Crone and produced by and starring Douglas MacLean. It was released through Associated Exhibitors.

'' (1925) - Betty Perry *''

The Rainbow Trail ''The Rainbow Trail'', also known as ''The Desert Crucible'', is Western author Zane Grey's sequel to ''Riders of the Purple Sage''. Originally published under the title ''The Rainbow Trail'' in 1915, it was re-edited and re-released in recent ...

'' (1925) - Fay Larkin * ''

The Wrongdoers ''The Wrongdoers'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Dierker and starring Lionel Barrymore, Anne Cornwall, and Henry Hull Henry Watterson Hull (October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor perhaps be ...

'' (1925) - Helen Warren *'' Keep Smiling'' (1925) - Rose Ryan *''

The Splendid Crime ''The Splendid Crime'' is a 1926 American crime drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Bebe Daniels. Famous Players–Lasky produced and Paramount Pictures distributed. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jenny, a young ...

'' (1925) - Beth Van Dyke *'' Under Western Skies'' (1926) - Ella Parkhurst *''

The Flaming Frontier ''The Flaming Frontier'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, General Custer, who i ...

'' (1926) - Betty Stanwood * '' Racing Blood'' (1926) - Muriel Sterlinng *''

Eyes of the Totem ''Eyes of The Totem'' is a 1927 silent film directed by W.S. Van Dyke. It was one of three films produced by H.C. Weaver Studios in Tacoma, Washington between 1924-1928. Long considered lost, ''Eyes of the Totem'' is the only known survivin ...

'' (1927) - Betty Hardy * ''

The Heart of the Yukon ''The Heart of the Yukon'' is a 1927 American silent adventure film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring John Bowers, Anne Cornwall and Edward Hearn.Munden p.332 Cast * John Bowers as Jim Winston * Anne Cornwall as Anita Wayne * Edwa ...

'' (1927) - Anita Wayne *''

'' (1927) - The Girl *''

Men O' War ''Men O' War'' is the third sound film starring Laurel and Hardy, released on June 29, 1929. Plot Stan and Ollie are two sailors on leave who happen upon two attractive girls strolling through a park. The sailors invite the ladies for a soda, b ...

'' (1929, Short) - Brunette *''

The Widow from Chicago ''The Widow from Chicago'' is a 1930 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Alice White, Edward G. Robinson, Neil Hamilton (actor), Neil Hamilton, and Frank McHugh. It was released by First National Pictures, ...

'' (1930) - Mazie (uncredited) *''

True Confession ''True Confession'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, and John Barrymore. It was based on the 1934 play ''Mon Crime'', written by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil. In ...

'' (1937) - Alternate Juror (uncredited) *'' You Can't Take It with You'' (1938) - Miss Jones - Blakely's Secretary (uncredited) *'' Mr. Smith Goes To Washington'' (1939) - Senate Reporter (uncredited) *''

Triple Justice ''Triple Justice'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Virginia Vale and Peggy Shannon. The supporting cast includes Paul Fix and Glenn Strange. Plot Cast * George O'Brien as Brad Henderson ...

'' (1940) - Wedding Guest (uncredited) *''

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'' (1944) - Minor Role (uncredited) *'' The Southerner'' (1945) - Townswoman (uncredited) *''

Don't Gamble with Strangers ''Don't Gamble with Strangers'' is a 1946 film about two card sharks, pretending to be brother and sister, who clean out a small-town banker, then take over a crooked gambling joint. Cast *Kane Richmond as Mike Sarno *Bernadene Hayes as Fay Be ...

'' (1946) - Servant (uncredited) *'' Below the Deadline'' (1946) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

They Won't Believe Me ''They Won't Believe Me'' is a 1947 black-and-white film noir directed by Irving Pichel and starring Robert Young, Susan Hayward and Jane Greer. It was produced by Alfred Hitchcock's longtime assistant and collaborator, Joan Harrison. Plot Af ...

'' (1947) - Screaming Woman in Courtroom (uncredited) *''

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'' (1948) - Townswoman (uncredited) *''

Knock on Any Door ''Knock on Any Door'' is a 1949 American courtroom trial film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart. The picture gave actor John Derek his breakthrough role, and was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by Willard Motley. ...

'' (1949) - Woman (uncredited) *''

The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima ''The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima'' is a Warner Color feature film made in 1952. It was promoted as a fact-based treatment of the events surrounding the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima, in Portugal, in 1917. It stars Susan Whitney as Lú ...

'' (1952) - Lucia (uncredited) *'' Destry'' (1954) - Townswoman (uncredited) *'' Untamed'' (1955) - Pioneer Woman (uncredited) *''

The Search for Bridey Murphy ''The Search for Bridey Murphy'' is a 1956 American drama film directed by Noel Langley and starring Teresa Wright, Louis Hayward and Nancy Gates, based on the best-selling book by Morey Bernstein.Indick p.172 It is inspired by the story of Ameri ...

'' (1956) - Mother (uncredited) *''

The Buster Keaton Story ''The Buster Keaton Story'' is a 1957 American biographical drama film directed by Sidney Sheldon and written by Sidney Sheldon and Robert Smith, following the life of Buster Keaton. The film stars Donald O'Connor, Ann Blyth, Rhonda Fleming, Pet ...

'' (1957) - Mrs. Jennings (uncredited) *''

The Wild and the Innocent ''The Wild and the Innocent'' is a 1959 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Jack Sher and starring Audie Murphy and Sandra Dee as two inexperienced young people who get into trouble when they visit a town for the very first time. The ...

'' (1959) - Bit Role (uncredited) (final film role)

References

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