June Elvidge (June 30, 1893 – May 1, 1965) was an early 20th-century
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
actress. She was of English and Irish descent.
Biography
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Elvidge attended Pennsylvania College and was a concert singer before she began acting.
Elvidge debuted in ''Passing Show of 1914'', produced by
Sam Shubert
Samuel S. Shubert (August 27, 1878 – May 13, 1905) was an American producer and theatre owner/operator. He was the middle son in the Shubert family and was raised in Syracuse, New York.
Biography
Born in Vladislavov, in the Suwałki Gover ...
at the
Winter Garden Theatre
The Winter Garden Theatre is a Broadway theatre at 1634 Broadway in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It opened in 1911 under designs by architect William Albert Swasey. The Winter Garden's current design dates to 1922, when ...
in New York City. She worked there for two years.
She is noted for playing roles as a
in
silent movies
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
such as ''The Lure of Woman'' (1915) and ''The Poison Pen'' (1919).
On Broadway, Elvidge portrayed Nina Romaine in ''The Girl in the Spotlight'' (1920).
Elvidge began working in films with the World Film stock company in 1915. Her film debut occurred in ''The Lure of Woman''.
She appeared in Westerns such as ''The Price of Pride'' (1917) and ''
The Law of the Yukon'' (1920). She acted in seventy motion pictures before the beginning of the sound era. After the conclusion of her movie career in 1924, Elvidge toured America on the
Orpheum Circuit, Inc., in
vaudeville
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. She retired from show business around 1925.
[
Elvidge died in 1965 at the Mary Lee Nursing Home in ]Eatontown, New Jersey
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'' (1915)
* ''The Price of Pride
''The Price of Pride'' is a lost 1917 American silent Western film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Carlyle Blackwell, June Elvidge and Evelyn Greeley.Langman, p. 162
Cast
* Carlyle Blackwell as David / William
* June Elvidge as Nan W ...
'' (1917)
* ''La Bohème
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'' (1916)
* '' The Almighty Dollar'' (1916)
* ''A Girl's Folly
''A Girl's Folly'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Robert Warwick, Doris Kenyon, June Elvidge, Jane Adair, Chester Barnett, and Johnny Hines. Tourneur also played the director for the film within ...
'' (1917)
* ''The Marriage Market
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'' (1917)
* ''The Family Honor
''The Family Honor'' is a 1920 American silent drama-romance film directed by King Vidor and starring Florence Vidor.[The Social Leper
''The Social Leper'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Arthur Ashley and June Elvidge.Beauchamp p.444
Cast
* Carlyle Blackwell as John Dean
* Arthur Ashley as Robert Warren
* J ...](_blank)
'' (1917)
* '' The Tenth Case'' (1917)
* '' The Strong Way'' (1917)
* ''Youth
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'' (1917)
*''The Page Mystery
''The Page Mystery'' is a 1917 American silent mystery film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Carlyle Blackwell, June Elvidge and Arthur Ashley.Langman p.60
Cast
* Carlyle Blackwell as Alan Winthrop
* June Elvidge as Edith Strong
* ...
'' (1917)
* ''A Square Deal
''A Square Deal'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Carlyle Blackwell, June Elvidge and Henry Hull.Goble p.456
Cast
* Carlyle Blackwell as Hugh Eltinge
* June Elvidge as Doris Golden
* Henry Hull as M ...
'' (1917)
* ''Shall We Forgive Her?
''Shall We Forgive Her?'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Ashley and starring June Elvidge, Arthur Ashley and John Bowers.Langman p.59
Cast
* June Elvidge as Grace Raymond
* Arthur Ashley as Neil Garth
* John Bowers as ...
'' (1917)
* ''The Red Woman
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In t ...
'' (1917)
* ''The Crimson Dove
''The Crimson Dove'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Romaine Fielding and starring Carlyle Blackwell, June Elvidge and Marie La Varre.Beauchamp p.444
Cast
* Carlyle Blackwell as Brand Cameron
* June Elvidge as Adrienne Duran ...
'' (1917)
* '' The Whip'' (1917)
* ''The Guardian
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'' (1917)
* ''Rasputin, The Black Monk
''Rasputin, the Black Monk'' is a lost 1917 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Ashley and starring Montagu Love. It was produced and distributed by World Film Company.
Cast
* Montagu Love as Gregory Novik/ Rasputin
* Henry Hull as ...
'' (1917)
* '' Stolen Orders'' (1918)
* ''Three Green Eyes
''Three Green Eyes'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Evelyn Greeley and Montagu Love.Connelly p.420
Cast
* Carlyle Blackwell as Paul Arden
* Evelyn Greeley as Suzanne Russell
* M ...
'' (1919)
* ''The Social Pirate
''The Social Pirate'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring June Elvidge, Laura Burt and Ned Sparks.Connelly p.412
Cast
* June Elvidge as Dolores Fernandez
* Laura Burt as Mrs. McBride
* Lillian Lawrence ...
'' (1919)
* '' Almost Married'' (1919)
* '' Fine Feathers'' (1921)
* ''Beauty's Worth
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Plot
As described ...
'' (1922)
* '' Beyond the Rocks'' (1922)
* '' The Impossible Mrs. Bellew'' (1922)
* ''The Power of a Lie
''The Power of a Lie'' is a 1922 American drama film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Charles Kenyon. It is based on the 1908 novel ''The Power of a Lie'' by Johan Bojer. The film stars Mabel Julienne Scott, David Torrence, Maud ...
'' (1922)
* ''Quincy Adams Sawyer
''Quincy Adams Sawyer'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger. Distributed by Metro Pictures, the film is written by Bernard McConville, based on the 1900 novel ''Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks'', wr ...
'' (1922)
* ''Thelma
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'' (1922)
* ''Forsaking All Others
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'' (1922)
* ''The Woman Conquers
''The Woman Conquers'' is a 1922 American silent drama film written by Violet Clark and directed by Tom Forman. It starred Katherine MacDonald and Bryant Washburn and featured a young Boris Karloff. The film is considered lost.
Plot
Young soc ...
'' (1922)
* ''The Prisoner
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'' (1923)
* ''Temptation
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'' (1923)
* '' The Dancer of the Nile'' (1923)
* ''Painted People
''Painted People'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent comedy-drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Colleen Moore. It was produced and distributed by Associated First National Pictures.
Plot
As described in a review of the fi ...
'' (1924)
* ''Pagan Passions
''Pagan Passions'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Wyndham Standing, June Elvidge, and Barbara Bedford.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, when her husband commits suicide, Dreka Langley ...
'' (1924)
* '' The Right of the Strongest'' (1924)
* ''The Torrent
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'' (1924)
* ''Chalk Marks
''Chalk Marks'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Marguerite Snow and June Elvidge. It was distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation.
Cast
Preservation
With no prints of ''Chalk Marks'' loc ...
'' (1924)
References
External links
*
1925 passport photo
(courtesy of the Puzzlemaster, flickr)
1893 births
1965 deaths
American film actresses
American silent film actresses
American stage actresses
People from Eatontown, New Jersey
Vaudeville performers
Actresses from Saint Paul, Minnesota
20th-century American actresses
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