Golda Madden (July 17, 1886 – October 26, 1960) was an American actress active during Hollywood's silent era.
Biography
Madden was born in
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Red Cloud is a city in and the county seat of Webster County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 962 at the 2020 census.
History
The region of present-day Red Cloud was intermittently occupied and used as hunting grounds by the Pawne ...
, in 1886. She was a first cousin of actor/director
Harold Lloyd
Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films.Obituary '' Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55.
One of the most influential film c ...
on her mother's side. She began appearing in plays in Chicago in the early 1910s and was signed to
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'.
Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ...
's Keystone in 1916. She retired from acting in the early 1920s and afterward enjoyed a rich social life, serving as president of the Velada Club—a women's group—in Hollywood. She also served as production manager for the Little Theater of Beverly Hills in the 1930s.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Marshal of Moneymint'' (1922)
* ''
The Branded Four'' (1920)
* ''
The Mother of His Children
''The Mother of His Children'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Gladys Brockwell, William Scott, Frank Leigh, Nigel De Brulier, Golda Madden, and Nancy Caswell. The film was released by Fox Fi ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Woman in Room 13'' (1920)
* ''
Lombardi, Ltd.
Lombardi, Ltd. (also sometimes styled ''Lombardi Limited'' in publicity materials) is a surviving 1919 American silent feature comedy film. It was adapted by June Mathis from a 1917 play of the same name by Frederick and Fanny Hatton, and directe ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Girl of My Dreams'' (1918)
* ''
Let's Go'' (1918)
* ''
A Gasoline Wedding
''A Gasoline Wedding'' is a 1918 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Plot summary
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as The Boy
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* William Blaisdell
* Sammy Brooks
* Lige Conley (credited as Lige Cromley)
* Willi ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Beat It'' (1918)
* ''
Jilted Janet'' (1918)
* ''
The Lamb'' (1918)
* ''
We Never Sleep'' (1917)
* ''
Flying Colors'' (1917)
* ''
Over the Fence'' (1917)
* ''
Fires of Rebellion
''Fires of Rebellion'' is a 1917 American silent drama film written and directed by Ida May Park, and starring Lon Chaney, William Stowell, and Dorothy Phillips. The film is today considered lost. A still exists showing Lon Chaney in the role o ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
''Lonesome Luke's Lively Life'' is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Bud Jamison
* Sidney De Gray
* Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* S ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Return of John Boston
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'' (1916)
References
1886 births
1960 deaths
American film actresses
American silent film actresses
20th-century American actresses
Actresses from Nebraska
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