Ethel Teare

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Ethel Teare
Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1914–1924
SpouseFrank F. Risso

Ethel Teare (January 11, 1894 – March 4, 1959) was an American silent film actress from Phoenix, Arizona.

Screen comedian

Ethel Teare in 1916

Her first film appearances came in 1914. She performed in The Widow's Might, Fatty and the Shyster Lawyer, Tough Luck Smith, The Devil and Mrs. Walker, In Dutch, Through The Keyhole, and Love, Oil and Grease.

Teare acted in

Charles Dudley in the title role. Some Romance, also produced by Kalem, featured Teare and her mastiff. Kalem was a forerunner of Universal Pictures in Hollywood
. These Ham and Bud comedies were directed by Sennett.

She also starred in films of her own for Kalem; then she went on team with Mack Swain in Kalem productions, beginning with Thirst (1917).[1]

Teare continued in motion pictures until the mid-1920s. One of her final roles was in Antony and Cleopatra (1924), a comedy short directed by Bryan Foy. Other roles of note include Hold Me Tight (1920), Skirts (1921), Please Be Careful (1922), Columbus and Isabella (1924), and A Woman Who Sinned (1924).

Personal life

Teare in 1920

Teare married Frank F. Risso, an assistant to the president of

San Francisco, California.[citation needed
]

Death

On March 4, 1959, Teare died at Mills Hospital in

Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California.[2]

Filmography
Her First Kiss (1919)

References

  1. ISBN 9780786477111
    . Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  2. ^
    Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "National Film Preservation Foundation: Her First Kiss (1919)".
  • Lima Daily News, Ethel Teare, April 27, 1915, Page 16.
  • Long Beach Press-Telegram
    , Actress of Silent Screen Days Dies, Thursday, March 5, 1959, Page A8.
  • San Mateo Times, Ethel Risso Dies Here, March 4, 1959, Page 5.

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