Julia Calhoun (born 1870) was an American actress during the

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era. She appeared on stage and in comedy films including early ones with

Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...

from at least 1914 on into the 1920s. Calhoun was born February 1870 in

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. She was one of the performers featured in a series of

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s published by Newsboy Tobacco Company for advertising purposes. The

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has a photograph of her in its Billy Rose Theatre Collection. She was part of C. C. Field Film Company's

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studio cast. She was married to fellow performer Kirkland Calhoun. His death made her a widow by 1914.

Filmography

*''The Señorita's Repentance'' (1913), a Selig film *''Doing Like Daisy'', a Lubin picture *''

Building a Fire ''Building a Fire'' is a 1914 American comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Plot Cast * Mae Hotely as Maggie * Julia Calhoun as Mrs. Jones * Jerold T. Hevener as Mr. Jones * Oliver Hardy as Policeman (as Babe Hardy) See also * List of America ...

'' (1914) *'' His Sudden Recovery'' (1914) *''

A Tango Tragedy ''A Tango Tragedy'' is a lost 1914 American silent comedy film produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and starring Billy Bowers, Frances Ne Moyer, and James Hodges. Also among the cast was Oliver Hardy, who had a small role as a man at t ...

'' (1914) *''

Good Cider ''Good Cider'' is a 1914 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Plot Cast * James Levering as The Squire * Ben Walker as Zeke * Billy Bowers as Hank * Oliver Hardy as Hiram (as Babe Hardy) * Julia Calhoun as Aunt Jane See al ...

'' (1914) *''

The Female Cop ''The Female Cop'' is a 1914 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Plot Cast * Mae Hotely as Myra McGinnis * Julia Calhoun as Mrs. Brown * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) See also * List of American films of 1914 * Oliver Hardy ...

(1914) *'' His Sudden Recovery'' (1914) *''

Worms Will Turn ''Worms Will Turn'' is a 1914 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Plot Cast * Raymond McKee as Bill Raggles * Ed Lawrence as Police Chief * Julia Calhoun as Matilda * Oliver Hardy as A Policeman (as Babe Hardy) See also * ...

'' (1914) *'' The Man Who Stayed at Home'' (1919) *''

The Match-Breaker ''The Match-Breaker'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It was directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starred Viola Dana. Cast *Viola Dana as Jane Morgan *Jack Perrin as Thomas Butler ...

'' (1921) *''

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'' (1923)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Calhoun, Julia 1870 births Date of death missing American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Philadelphia