Flora Zabelle (born Zabelle Mangasarian, April 1, 1880 – October 7, 1968) was a
Broadway actress who appeared in several early
silent films.
Early years
Zabelle was born in
Constantinople,
Ottoman Empire (now
Istanbul,
Turkey). Of
Armenian descent, Flora Zabelle was born in the Ottoman Empire to Dr.
M. M. Mangasarian
Mangasar Magurditch Mangasarian (December 29, 1859 – June 26, 1943) was an American Rationalism, rationalist and Secularism, secularist of Armenian descent.
Biography
Born in Mashger (now within Turkey) in the Ottoman Empire, he attended Rob ...
. At the time of the
Hamidian massacres
The Hamidian massacres also called the Armenian massacres, were massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in the mid-1890s. Estimated casualties ranged from 100,000 to 300,000, Akçam, Taner (2006) '' A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide an ...
, Dr. Mangasarian along with Flora moved to the United States.
Her sister, Christine Mangasarian, was also an actress.
Career
In her Broadway debut in 1900, Zabelle portrayed Poppy in ''San Toy''. In 1902, she appeared in the film ''King Dodo''.
In 1920, she retired from the stage. About a decade later, she joined Jacques Bodart, Inc. as a designer and partner.
In 1931, she left retirement to portray Mrs. Van Allen in the Broadway play ''The Man on Stilts''.
Personal life
She was married to
Raymond Hitchcock from 1905 to his death in 1929.
On October 7, 1968, she died in Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
Selected filmography
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A Village Scandal
''A Village Scandal'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
Cast
* Raymond Hitchcock
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Fatty
* Flora Zabelle
* Al St. John
* Harry McCoy
* Minta Durfee
See also
* Fatty Arbuck ...
'' (1915)
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The Ringtailed Rhinoceros
''The Ringtailed Rhinoceros'' (also cited ''The Ring-Tailed Rhinoceros'') is a lost 1915 American silent comedy-drama film that depicted the ruinous effects of alcohol on a good-natured man and on the lives of the people around him. '' (1915)
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The Red Widow'' (1916)
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A Perfect 36
''A Perfect 36'' is a 1918 American Silent film, silent comedy film directed by Charles Giblyn, written by Tex Charwate, and starring Mabel Normand and Rod La Rocque. The plot involves Normand's clothes being stolen in a mixup while she was swimmi ...
'' (1918)
References
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1880 births
1968 deaths
American film actresses
American silent film actresses
American stage actresses
American people of Armenian descent
20th-century American actresses
Ethnic Armenian actresses
Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the United States
Broadway theatre people
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