Ethel Lynne (born Ethel Lindsay; February 25, 1897 – July 31, 1976) was an American actress who was active during Hollywood's silent era. She was married to director

Fred Fishback Fred C. Fishback (born Moscu Fischback; January 18, 1894January 6, 1925) was a film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer of the silent era. Following the 1921 scandal surrounding Roscoe Arbuckle, in which he was involved, Fishback worked ...

, an associate of

Fatty Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked w ...

Biography

Lynne was born in

Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...

, to Frank Lindsay and Mary Elizabeth Chiles. She began acting as a teenager around 1915, appearing in a number of

Al Christie Charles Herbert Christie (April 13, 1882 – October 1, 1955) and Alfred Ernest Christie (November 23, 1886 – April 14, 1951) were Canadian motion picture entrepreneurs. Early life Charles Herbert Christie was born between April 13, 1 ...

comedies. She met and married director

in 1919. After Fishback's untimely death, she married a fellow Texan, Thomas Palmer; that marriage ended in divorce. Little is known of her life after the 1920s. She died on July 31, 1976.

Selected filmography

* '' Some Chaperone'' (1915) * ''

Love and a Savage ''Love and a Savage'' is a 1915 silent film comedy written and directed by Al Christie and starring Betty Compson. It was produced by the Nestor Film Company and released through Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast * Betty Compson - Bett ...

'' (1915) * '' Wanted: A Leading Lady'' (1915) * ''

His Wedding Night ''His Wedding Night'' is a 1917 American two-reel silent comedy film written, directed by, and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Plot Arbuckle plays a drug store clerk, soda jerk, and gas station attendant, who can be both lazy and dishonest. ...

'' (1916) * ''

By the Sad Sea Waves ''By the Sad Sea Waves'' is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Plot Trying to woo Bebe on a beach, Harold impersonates a life guard. Among his misadventures, Harold is wrongly credited with saving two male swimmers from ...

'' (1916) * ''

Jed's Trip to the Fair ''Jed's Trip to the Fair'' is a 1916 silent film comedy directed by Al Christie and starring Eddie Lyons, Lee Moran and Betty Compson. It was produced by Nestor Film Company and released through Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Eddi ...

'' (1916) * '' Help! Help! Police!'' (1917) * ''

Sauce for the Goose ''Sauce for the Goose'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Walter Edwards and starring Constance Talmadge, Harrison Ford, and Vera Doria.Basinger p. 163 Cast * Constance Talmadge as Kitty Constable * Harrison Ford as John Const ...

'' (1917) * '' Bride and Gloom'' (1917) * ''

The Biggest Show on Earth ''The Biggest Show on Earth'' is a surviving 1918 American silent drama film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Julien Josephson and Florence Vincent. The film stars Enid Bennett, Bliss Chevalier, Ethel Lynne, Melbourne MacDowell, Jack Nel ...

'' (1918) * '' Ever Since Eve'' (1921)

References

1897 births 1976 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Fort Worth, Texas {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub