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Gladys Walton (April 13, 1903 – November 15, 1993) was an American silent film
Walton retired from acting in 1925.
It should be noted Gladys has been said to have done theater productions, but this is untrue. There were in fact two Gladys Waltons performing in the early 1920's. One was a theater actress on the East Coast, doing traveling stage productions, while the movie star Gladys was making films on the West Coast. Writers of the time often confused the two.
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Gladys Walton
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actress
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Early life and career
Born in Boston, Massachusetts and educated inPortland, Oregon
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, Gladys Walton debuted in films at the Fox Sunshine comedy studio's in 1919, doing small parts in their comedy short films. However, as her acting talent came more out into the open, she was given larger and more important roles in films, such as ''La La Lucille
''La La Lucille'' is a musical with a book by Fred Jackson, primary lyrics by Arthur J. Jackson and Buddy DeSylva, additional lyrics by Lou Paley and Irving Caesar, and music by George Gershwin.
Plot overview
The plot involves a wealthy society ...
'' in 1920 with Universal Studios
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, as well as '' The Secret Gift'', also in 1920. She was also given her first starring role in ''Pink Tights
''Pink Tights'' is a surviving 1920 American silent romantic comedy-drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Gladys Walton. It was produced and released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company.
'' (1920), opposite film star Jack Perrin. She was a contract player for Universal from 1920 to 1923, completing 28 films and earning $600 a week at the peak of her career. After leaving Universal she went on to do a few independent films. Only 5 of her 38 films exist: Pink Tights from 1920, All Dolled Up from 1921, ''The Untameable
''The Untameable'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring Gladys Walton, Malcolm McGregor and John St. Polis.Munden p.850 It is based on the 1907 novel ''The White Cat'' by Gelett Burgess.
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'' and '' Sawdust,'' both from 1923, and A Little Girl in a Big City, released in 1925.
Walton retired from acting in 1925.
It should be noted Gladys has been said to have done theater productions, but this is untrue. There were in fact two Gladys Waltons performing in the early 1920's. One was a theater actress on the East Coast, doing traveling stage productions, while the movie star Gladys was making films on the West Coast. Writers of the time often confused the two.
Personal life
Walton married screenwriter Frank Liddell in 1920. She later married Henry M. Herbel in 1923, with whom she had six children. She later married Spiro (Samuel) Dilles and Kenneth James Wells. All the marriages ended in divorce.Death
Walton died of cancer on November 15, 1993, aged 90.Filmography
References
External links
gladyswalton.com
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Gladys Walton
at Virtual History {{DEFAULTSORT:Walton, Gladys 1903 births 1993 deaths American child actresses American film actresses American silent film actresses American stage actresses Deaths from cancer in California Actresses from Boston 20th-century American actresses