Ethelind Terry (14 August 1899 – 17 March 1984) was an American stage and film actress.

Career

Terry starred in one of the most famous Broadway shows of the 1920s, the musical '' Rio Rita'' produced by

Florenz Ziegfeld Florenz Edward Ziegfeld Jr. (; March 21, 1867 – July 22, 1932) was an American Broadway impresario, notable for his series of theatrical revues, the ''Ziegfeld Follies'' (1907–1931), inspired by the '' Folies Bergère'' of Paris. He also ...

. She also starred in the film '' Lord Byron of Broadway''.

Marriages

Terry married Benedict Bogeaus in 1928. They divorced in 1931 and continued a strained relationship for 11 years. Terry eloped to Las Vegas with the actor

Dick Purcell Richard Gerold Purcell Jr. (August 6, 1905 – April 10, 1944) was an American actor best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1943 film serial, co-starring with Lorna Gray and Lionel Atwill. Purcell also appeared in fil ...

. The two married on March 3, 1942, only to divorce on August 26, 1942.

Theatrical appearances

*''Honeydew'' (Broadway, premiered September 6, 1920) *'' Kid Boots'' (Broadway, premiered December 31, 1923) *'' Rio Rita'' (Broadway, premiered February 2, 1927) *''Nina Rosa'' (Broadway, premiered September 20, 1930)

Filmography

*''

Music Box Revue ''Music Box Revue'' was a series of four musical theatre revues by Irving Berlin, presented from 1921 to 1925 at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. The first show was staged by Hassard Short with music by Irving Berlin, and featured contri ...

'' (1923),

Pathé Pathé or Pathé Frères (, styled as PATHÉ!) is the name of various French businesses that were founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France starting in 1896. In the early 1900s, Pathé became the world's largest film equipment ...

film of C. B. Cochran's London production including Terry performing with

Renie Riano Renie Isabel Riano (August 7, 1899 – July 3, 1971) was an English-born American actress who, with the exception of the Jiggs and Maggie comedies, had minor roles in 1940s and 1950s films. She was sometimes credited as Reine Riano, Renee R ...

*'' Lord Byron of Broadway'' (1930) *''

Nertsery Rhymes ''Nertsery Rhymes'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code musical comedy short film starring Ted Healy and His Stooges, released on July 6, 1933 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is the first of five short films the comedy team made for the studio. Plot The St ...

'' (1933), The Woman in the Shoe Scene from Lord Byron of Broadway *'' Arizona Days'' (1937)

References

External links

* 1899 births 1984 deaths American stage actresses Actresses from Philadelphia American film actresses 20th-century American actresses {{US-actor-stub