Juliette Compton (May 3, 1899 – March 19, 1989) was an American actress whose career began in the

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era and concluded with ''

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'' in 1941.

Career

Compton was born in

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, on May 3, 1899. She was a model for illustrator

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, and perhaps his favorite model. Compton's show business career began when she acted in ''The Kiss Burglar'' in New York. That was followed by a season in the

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. In London, she appeared on stage for three years, including acting in ''The League of Notions'' and went on to act in British films for five years.

Financial problems

On January 4, 1927, a bankruptcy court in London, England, appointed an official receiver for Compton after presentation of evidence that she had no assets and had liabilities of $37,500. A news brief distributed by

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said that a nervous breakdown suffered by Compton was "attributed to difficulties in which she finds herself over debts."

Personal life

Compton married James Bartram, an Australian businessman, on December 24, 1926, in London, England. She left the nursing home where she had been ill for several weeks in order to be married at Christ Church, then returned to the nursing home immediately after the wedding. They separated in 1936 and divorced on March 25, 1942. She died in

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Partial filmography

* ''

The Wine of Life ''The Wine of Life'' is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by Arthur Rooke and starring Clive Brook, Juliette Compton and James Carew. The screenplay concerns a newly divorced woman who falls in love with an artist and a hypnotist at th ...

'' (1924) - Regine * ''

Her Redemption ''Her Redemption'' is a 1924 British silent crime film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Queenie Thomas, John Stuart and Cecil Humphreys.Goble p.795 Cast * Queenie Thomas as Olivia / Sylvia Meredith * John Stuart as Jack Latimer ...

'' (1924) - Liana Vandry * ''

Human Desires ''Human Desires'' is a 1924 British silent romance film directed by Burton George and starring Marjorie Daw, Clive Brook and Juliette Compton. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Love's Bargain''. Plot As described in a film magazi ...

'' (1924) - Andree de Vigne * '' Afraid of Love'' (1925) - Ruth * ''

Trainer and Temptress ''Trainer and Temptress'' is a 1925 British silent sports film directed by Walter West. Cast * Juliette Compton as Lady Maurice * James Knight as Peter Todd * Stephanie Stephens as Stella Jordan * Cecil Morton York as Sir Blundell Mauric ...

'' (1925) - Lady Maurice * '' The Third Round'' (1925) - Irma Peterson * '' Nell Gwyn'' (1926) - Lady Castlemaine * '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1926) - Sadie * '' The Woman Tempted'' (1926) - Louise Harding * ''White Heat'' (1927) - Helen * '' The Fake'' (1927) - Mrs. Hesketh Pointer * '' Change of Heart'' (1928) - Lady Winham * '' The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1928) - Theresa Cabbarrus * '' Woman to Woman'' (1929) - Vesta Compton * ''

Ladies of Leisure ''Ladies of Leisure'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Ralph Graves. The screenplay by Jo Swerling is based on the 1924 play ''Ladies of the Evening'' by Milton Herber ...

'' (1930) - Claire Collins * ''

Anybody's Woman ''Anybody's Woman'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner and written by Zoe Akins, Doris Anderson, and Gouverneur Morris. The film stars Ruth Chatterton, Clive Brook, Paul Lukas, Huntley Gordon, Virginia Hammond, ...

'' (1930) - Ellen * ''

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'' (1930) - Anna Dolores (uncredited) * '' Unfaithful'' (1931) - Gemma Houston * '' Kick In'' (1931) - Piccadilly Bessie * ''

The Vice Squad ''The Vice Squad'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell, written by Oliver H.P. Garrett, and starring Paul Lukas, Kay Francis, Judith Wood, William B. Davidson, Rockliffe Fellowes, Esther Howard and Monte Carter. ...

'' (1931) - Ambassador's Wife * ''

Women Love Once ''Women Love Once'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edward Goodman and written by Zoë Akins. The film stars Paul Lukas, Eleanor Boardman, Juliette Compton, Geoffrey Kerr, Judith Wood and Marilyn Knowlden. The film was rele ...

'' (1931) - Hester Dahlgren * ''

Rich Man's Folly ''Rich Man's Folly'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell and written by Edward E. Paramore Jr. and Grover Jones. The film stars George Bancroft, Frances Dee, Robert Ames, Juliette Compton, David Durand, Dorothy Pe ...

'' (1931) - Paula Norcross * '' Compromised'' (1931) - Connie Holt * ''

Husband's Holiday ''Husband's Holiday'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Milton and written by Ernest Pascal and Viola Brothers Shore. The film stars Clive Brook, Vivienne Osborne, Charlie Ruggles, Juliette Compton, Harry Bannister, Do ...

'' (1931) - Christine Kennedy * ''

No One Man ''No One Man'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Carole Lombard and Ricardo Cortez, and directed by Lloyd Corrigan. It is based on a novel by Rupert Hughes. Plot Penelope Newbold is a wealthy divorcée looking to remarry. She fall ...

'' (1932) - Sue Folsom * ''

Strangers in Love ''Strangers in Love'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Lothar Mendes, written by Grover Jones, William J. Locke and William Slavens McNutt, and starring Fredric March, Kay Francis, Stuart Erwin, Juliette Compton, George Bar ...

'' (1932) - Muriel Preston * ''

Westward Passage ''Westward Passage'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Milton and starring Ann Harding, Laurence Olivier, ZaSu Pitts and Irving Pichel. The screenplay concerns a woman who falls in love and marries, but soon discovers ho ...

'' (1932) - Henrietta * ''

The Man Called Back ''The Man Called Back'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film directed by Robert Florey. This film was independently produced for the bargain-basement price of $68,000, partly because Florey was allowed to re-use the tropical set constructed for the ...

'' (1932) - Vivien Lawrence * '' Devil and the Deep'' (1932) - Mrs. Planet * ''

The Match King ''The Match King'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film made by First National Pictures, directed by William Keighley and Howard Bretherton. The film starred Warren William and Lili Damita, and follows the rise and fall of Swedish safety mat ...

'' (1932) - Sonia Lombard * ''

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'' (1933) - Ethel Chichester * '' The Masquerader'' (1933) - Lady Diana Joyce * ''

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'' (1933) - Duchess of Devonshire * ''

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'' (1934) - Elissa Bayham * ''

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'' (1934) - Clothilde * '' Behold My Wife'' (1934) - Diana Carter-Curson * ''

No More Ladies ''No More Ladies'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith. The film stars Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery, and co-stars Charlie Ruggles, Franchot Tone, and Edna May Oliver. The screenplay credited to Donald ...

'' (1935) - Woman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Mrs. Newlands Grey * ''

'' (1941) - Lady Spencer (final film role)

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* * (as Juliet Compton) 1899 births 1989 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses Actors from Columbus, Georgia 20th-century American actresses Ziegfeld girls {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub