Alice Davenport (née Shepphard; February 29, 1864 – June 24, 1936) was an American film actress. She appeared in 140 films from 1911 to 1930.
Alice Davenport | |
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.jpg) Davenport in 1891 | |
| Born | Alice Shepphard February 29, 1864 |
| Died | June 24, 1936 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1911-1930 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Dorothy Davenport |
She was born Alice Shepphard in New York City, and died in Los Angeles. She made her stage debut at age 5.[1] Davenport married silent actor, director, and talkie character actor Harry Davenport. They divorced in 1896. Actress Dorothy Davenport was their daughter.[2] She married, secondly, to Edwin H. Morse.[3]
Selected filmography
edit- At It Again (1912)
- That Ragtime Band (1913)
- Passions, He Had Three (1913)
- The Telltale Light (1913)
- The Riot (1913)
- Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913)
- Mother's Boy (1913)
- A Quiet Little Wedding (1913)
- A Ride for a Bride (1913)
- Some Nerve (1913)
- He Would a Hunting Go (1913)
- The Under-Sheriff (1914)
- A Robust Romeo (1914)
- Making a Living (1914)
- Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914)
- The Star Boarder (1914)
- Caught in a Cabaret (1914)
- Caught in the Rain (1914)
- The Property Man (1914)
- Gentlemen of Nerve (1914)
- Fatty's Wine Party (1914)
- The Sea Nymphs (1914)
- Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) as Guest
- Mabel and Fatty's Married Life (1915)
- Rum and Wall Paper (1915)
- Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day (1915)
- Mabel, Fatty and the Law (1915)
- That Little Band of Gold (1915)
- Wished on Mabel (1915)
- Mabel's Wilful Way (1915)
- Fickle Fatty's Fall (1915)
- Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915)
- Ramona (1916)
- Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire (1917)
- Little Red Decides (1918)
- Spotlight Sadie (1919)
- Skirts (1921)
- Oh, Mabel Behave (1922)
- The Show (1922)
- The Legend of Hollywood (1924)
- Unmarried Wives (1924)
References
edit- ^ White, Wendy Warwick (2007). Ford Sterling: The Life and Films. McFarland. pp. 26–27. ISBN 9780786482207. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "Dorothy Davenport". The Movie Magazine. 2 (3). Movie Magazine Publishing Company, Incorporated: 83. December 1915. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "Stage manager taken by death". Spokane Chronicle. Washington, Spokane. Associated Press. August 23, 1951. p. 26. Retrieved June 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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