Alice Davenport (née Shepphard; February 29, 1864 – June 24, 1936) was an American film actress. She appeared in 140 films between 1911 and 1930. She was born Alice Shepphard in New York City, and died in

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. She made her stage debut at age five. Davenport married

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, director, and talkie character actor

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. They divorced in 1896. Actress

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was their daughter. She married, secondly, to Edwin H. Morse.

Selected filmography

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That Ragtime Band ''That Ragtime Band'' is a 1913 American short comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and featuring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Ford Sterling as Prof. Smelts * Mabel Normand as Mabel * Nick Cogley as Rival musician * Alice Davenport * Roscoe 'Fatt ...

'' (1913) * ''

Passions, He Had Three ''Passions, He Had Three'' is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Beatrice Van * Nick Cogley * Alice Davenport * Dot Farley * Mabel Normand * Betty Schade * Al St. Joh ...

'' (1913) * '' The Telltale Light'' (1913) * ''

The Riot ''The Riot'' is a 1913 American short comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Phyllis Allen * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Alice Davenport * Hank Mann * Charles Murray * Mabel Normand * Ford Sterling * Al St. Joh ...

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Mabel's Dramatic Career ''Mabel's Dramatic Career'' is a 1913 American short comedy film starring Mabel Normand and Mack Sennett while featuring Roscoe Arbuckle in a cameo. The film features a film within a film and uses multiple exposure to show a film being projecte ...

'' (1913) * ''

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A Quiet Little Wedding ''A Quiet Little Wedding'' is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Charles Avery * Alice Davenport * Minta Durfee * Billy Gilbert * Edgar Kennedy * Al St. John See also * List of Ameri ...

'' (1913) * '' A Ride for a Bride'' (1913) * '' Some Nerve'' (1913) * ''

He Would a Hunting Go ''He Would a Hunting Go'' is a 1913 American Short film, short comedy film directed by George Nichols (actor), George Nichols and starring Roscoe Arbuckle, Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe Arbuckle, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Alice Davenport * Bill ...

'' (1913) * ''

The Under-Sheriff ''The Under-Sheriff'' is a 1914 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Chester Conklin * Alice Davenport * Minta Durfee * George Nichols See also * List of American films of 1914 * Fatty Arbuc ...

'' (1914) * '' A Robust Romeo'' (1914) * ''

Making a Living ''Making a Living'' (also known as ''Doing His Best'', ''A Busted Johnny'', ''Troubles'', and ''Take My Picture'') is the first film starring Charlie Chaplin. A one-reel comedy short, it was completed in three days at Keystone Studios in Los An ...

'' (1914) * ''

Mabel's Strange Predicament ''Mabel's Strange Predicament'' is a 1914 American film starring Mabel Normand and Charles Chaplin, notable for being the first film for which Chaplin donned the costume of The Tramp, although his appearance in the costume in Kid Auto Races a ...

'' (1914) * '' The Star Boarder'' (1914) * ''

Caught in a Cabaret ''Caught in a Cabaret'' is a 1914 short comedy film written and directed by Mabel Normand and starring Normand and Charles Chaplin. Plot Chaplin plays a waiter who fakes being the Prime Minister of Greenland to impress a girl. He then is inv ...

'' (1914) * ''

Caught in the Rain ''Caught in the Rain'' is a 1914 American comedy silent film starring Charlie Chaplin. This film was the first of many movies in which Chaplin both directed and played the lead. The short film was produced by Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios ...

'' (1914) * '' The Property Man'' (1914) * ''

Gentlemen of Nerve ''Gentlemen of Nerve'' is a 1914 American comedy silent film directed by Charles Chaplin, starring Chaplin and Mabel Normand, and produced by Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios. Plot Mabel and her beau go to an auto race and are joined by Cha ...

'' (1914) * '' Fatty's Wine Party'' (1914) * '' The Sea Nymphs'' (1914) * '' Tillie's Punctured Romance'' (1914) as Guest (uncredited) * ''

Mabel and Fatty's Married Life ''Mabel and Fatty's Married Life'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Plot While Fatty's out on business Mabel stays alone at home. She hears noises and thinks there is a burglar. She calls the Keyst ...

'' (1915) * ''

Rum and Wall Paper ''Rum and Wall Paper'' is a 1915 American short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Chester Conklin * Alice Davenport * Charles Murray * Mabel Normand * Frank Hayes See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography _ ...

'' (1915) * ''

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day ''Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day'' is a 1915 American silent comedy short or "one-reeler" directed by Fatty Arbuckle and co-starring Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. Plot This short begins with Mabel toiling in the kitchen, handwashing clothes while ...

'' (1915) * ''

Mabel, Fatty and the Law ''Mabel, Fatty and the Law'' is a 1915 American short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand, and directed by Fatty Arbuckle. The film is also known as ''Fatty, Mabel and the Law'' (American alternative title) and ''Fatty's Spoon ...

'' (1915) * ''

That Little Band of Gold ''That Little Band of Gold'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and starring Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, and Ford Sterling. Plot As described in a film magazine, Hubby decides to steal a night off away from ...

'' (1915) * ''

Wished on Mabel ''Wished on Mabel'' is a 1915 American silent comedy short or "one-reeler" filmed at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, and directed by Mabel Normand. The short also co-stars Normand and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Plot This "farce c ...

'' (1915) * ''

Mabel's Wilful Way ''Mabel's Wilful Way'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by Roscoe Arbuckle, starring Mabel Normand and Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Mabel Normand as Mabel * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Fatty * Joe Bordeaux as Cop * Glen Cavender * Alice ...

'' (1915) * ''

Fickle Fatty's Fall ''Fickle Fatty's Fall'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Phyllis Allen * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Glen Cavender * Ivy Crosthwaite * Alice Davenport * Bobby Dunn * Minta Durfee * May Emory ...

'' (1915) * ''

Fatty and the Broadway Stars ''Fatty and the Broadway Stars'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Ivy Crosthwaite * Mack Sennett * Joe Weber * Lew Fields * Sam Bernard * William Collier Sr. * Joe ...

'' (1915) * ''

Ramona ''Ramona'' is a 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and ...

'' (1916) * ''

Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire ''Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Cast * Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke * Bebe Daniels * Snub Pollard * Bud Jamison * Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson) * W.L. Adams * Estelle Har ...

'' (1917) * '' Little Red Decides'' (1918) * ''

Spotlight Sadie ''Spotlight Sadie'' is a lost 1919 American silent film drama directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Mae Marsh and Wallace MacDonald. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. It was alternately known as ''The Saintly Show Girl''. ...

'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

Oh, Mabel Behave ''Oh, Mabel Behave'' is a 1922 American Silent film, silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand, Owen Moore, Mack Sennett, and Ford Sterling. Sennett and Sterling also directed the film.The Show'' (1922) * '' The Legend of Hollywood'' (1924) * ''

Unmarried Wives ''Unmarried Wives'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Mildred Harris, Gladys Brockwell and Lloyd Whitlock. Plot The plot evolves around a love triangle in New-York City. Cast * Mildred Harris as Pr ...

'' (1924)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davenport, Alice 1864 births 1936 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses American stage actresses 19th-century American actresses 20th-century American actresses Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)