Hilda Anthony (born Hilda Madeline Elizabeth Antonietti; 13 July 1886 – 17 April 1962), also seen as Hilda Antony, was a British actress born in Chile. She appeared in four silent films and many stage productions in London.

Early life

Hilda Madeline Elizabeth Antonietti was born in

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, the daughter of Daniele Antonietti and Grace Emma Bolton Antonietti. Her father was an Italian professor of music and opera director. Her mother was British-born and also a musician. Her brother, Arturo Romeo Antonietti, also became an actor, using the stage name "

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". Another brother, Aldo Antonietti, was a violinist and composer.

Career

Silent films featuring Hilda Anthony include '' Married Life'' (1921), ''

The Puppet Man ''The Puppet Man'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Hugh Miller, Molly Adair and Hilda Anthony.Low p.432 Cast * Hugh Miller as Alcide le Beau * Molly Adair as Jenny Rose * Hilda Anthony as Lilla L ...

'' (1921), ''The Cardboard Box'' (1923, one of ''The Last Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' films), and ''What the Butler Saw'' (1924). On the London stage she appeared in vaudeville and in ''

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'' (1900-1901), ''Scrooge'' (1901, 1903), '' A Little Un-Fairy Princess'' (1902-1903), ''A Privy Council'' (1905), ''

The Beauty of Bath ''The Beauty of Bath'' is a musical comedy with a book by Seymour Hicks and Cosmo Hamilton, lyrics by Charles H. Taylor (lyricist), C. H. Taylor and music by Herbert Haines; additional songs were provided by Jerome Kern (lyrics and music), F. Cli ...

'' (1906-1907), ''Pro Tem'' (1908), ''Stingaree, the Bushranger'' (1908) with

Henry Ainley Henry Hinchliffe Ainley (21 August 1879 – 31 October 1945) was an English actor. Life and career Early years Ainley was born in Morley, near Leeds, on 21 August 1879, the only son and eldest child of Richard Ainley (1851–1919), a textile ...

, ''Paid in Full'' (1908), ''The Education of Elizabeth'' (1908), ''Beethoven'' (1910, again with Henry Ainley), ''Orpheus on the Underground'' (1911), ''Autumn Manoeuvres'' (1912), ''Joseph and his Brethren'' (1913), ''Jerry'' (1916), ''Almond Eye'' (1923-1924), ''Murder in Mayfair'' (1934-1935), and ''Comedienne'' (1938).

Personal life

Hilda Anthony married fellow actor Owen Roughwood, in 1913. She was widowed when he died in 1947. Hilda Anthony died in

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in 1962, aged 75 years."Hilda Anthony"
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References

External links

*
A publicity postcard portrait of Hilda Anthony
in the collection of the

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