Joyce Compton
Joyce Compton | |
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Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1925–1961 |
| Spouse |
William Francis Kaliher
(m. 1955; div. 1956) |
Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress.
Biography
Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky,[1] the daughter of Henry and Golden Compton.[2] (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not originally "Eleanor Hunt"; she had appeared in the film Good Sport (1931) with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career.)[2] After graduating high school she spent two years at the University of Tulsa, studying dramatics, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra.
Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the
dumb blonde".[3]
Among her over 200 films[4] were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives.[5]
A devout Christian, on her gravestone, just beneath her dates of birth and death, is written "Christian Actress".[citation needed] She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.[6]
Awards
For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Compton was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the south side of the 7000 block of Hollywood Boulevard.[7]
Selected filmography
- The Golden Bed (1925) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Sally (1925) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- What Fools Men (1925) as Dorothy
- Broadway Lady (1925) as Phyllis Westbrook
- Syncopating Sue (1926) as Marge Adams
- Ankles Preferred (1927) as Virginia
- The Border Cavalier (1927) as Madge Lawton
- Soft Living (1928) as Billie Wilson
- The Wild Party (1929) as Eva Tutt
- Dangerous Curves (1929) as Jennie Silver
- Salute (1929) as Marian Wilson
- The Sky Hawk (1929) as Peggy
- High Society Blues (1930) as Pearl Granger
- The Three Sisters (1930) as Carlotta
- Cheer Up and Smile (1930) as College Co-Ed (uncredited)
- Wild Company (1930) as Anita Grayson
- Lightnin' (1930) as Betty - Larry's Wife
- Not Exactly Gentlemen (1931) as Ace's Girl
- Three Girls Lost (1931) as Edna Best
- Up Pops the Devil (1931) as Luella May Carroll
- Women of All Nations (1931) as Kiki (uncredited)
- Annabelle's Affairs (1931) as Mabel
- The Spider (1931) as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
- Good Sport (1931) as Fay
- Under Eighteen (1931) as Sybil
- Lena Rivers (1932) as Caroline Nichols
- Westward Passage (1932) as Lillie (uncredited)
- Unholy Love (1932) as Sheilla Bailey Gregory
- Beauty Parlor (1932) as Joan Perry
- Lady and Gent (1932) as Betty
- Fighting for Justice (1932) as Amy Tracy
- A Parisian Romance (1932) as Marcelle
- Hat Check Girl (1932) as A Party Guest (uncredited)
- False Faces (1932) as Dottie Nation
- Madison Square Garden (1932) as Joyce
- Afraid to Talk (1932) as Alice - Party Girl
- If I Had a Million (1932) as Marie - Waitress (uncredited)
- Luxury Liner (1933) as Girl Overboard (uncredited)
- Sing, Sinner, Sing(1933) as Gwen
- Only Yesterday (1933) as Margot (uncredited)
- Dream Stuff (1934, Short)
- Caravan (1934) as Party Girl at Beer Garden (uncredited)
- The Trumpet Blows (1934) as Blonde on Train (uncredited)
- Affairs of a Gentleman (1934) as Foxey Dennison
- Million Dollar Ransom (1934) as Millie - Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
- King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934) as Maxine Latour
- Imitation of Life (1934) as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
- The White Parade (1934) as Una Mellon
- Rustlers of Red Dog (1935, Serial) as Mary Lee
- Go into Your Dance (1935) as Café Showgirl
- Mister Dynamite (1935) as Check Room Girl (uncredited)
- Let 'Em Have It (1935) as Barbara
- College Scandal (1935) as Toby Carpenter
- Suicide Squad (1935) as Mary
- Magnificent Obsession (1935, unbilled) as Nurse (uncredited)
- Valley of the Lawless (1936) as Joan Jenkins
- Love Before Breakfast (1936) as Mary Lee
- The Harvester (1936) as Thelma Biddle
- Trapped by Television (1936) as Mae Collins
- Star for a Night (1936) as Ellen Romaine
- Sitting on the Moon (1936) as Blossom
- Murder with Pictures (1936) as Hester Boone
- Ellis Island (1936) as Adele
- Under Your Spell(1936) as Secretary (uncredited)
- Country Gentlemen (1936) as Gertie
- Three Smart Girls (1936) as Judson's Secretary (uncredited)
- The Awful Truth (1937)
- China Passage (1937) as Elaine Gentry - Customs Agent aka Mrs. Katharine 'Kate' Collins
- Top of the Town (1937) as Beulah (uncredited)
- We Have Our Moments (1937) as Carrie
- Wings Over Honolulu(1937) as Caroline
- Pick a Star (1937) as Newlywed
- Kid Galahad (1937) as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
- Rhythm in the Clouds (1937) as Amy Lou
- Born Reckless (1937) as Dora - at the Race Track (uncredited)
- The Toast of New York (1937) as Mary Lou (uncredited)
- Sea Racketeers (1937) as Blondie
- She Asked for It (1937) as Miss Hurley (uncredited)
- Small Town Boy (1937) as Molly Summers
- Wings Over Honolulu(1937) as Dixie Belle Lee
- Man-Proof (1938) as Guest (uncredited)
- Love on a Budget (1938) as Millie Brown
- Women Are Like That (1938) as Miss Hall
- You and Me (1938) as Curly Blonde
- Spring Madness (1938) as Sally Prescott
- The Last Warning (1938) as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
- Artists and Models Abroad (1938) as 'Chickie'
- Trade Winds (1938) as Mrs. Johnson
- Going Places (1938) as Joan
- The Flying Irishman (1939) as Sally - a Waitress (uncredited)
- Rose of Washington Square (1939)[8] as Peggy
- Hotel for Women (1939) as Emeline Thomas
- Reno (1939) as Bonnie Newcomb
- Balalaika (1939) as Masha (Lydia's maid)
- Escape to Paradise (1939) as Penelope Carter
- Honeymoon Deferred (1940) as Kitty Kerry
- Turnabout (1940) as Irene Clare
- I Take This Oath (1940) as Betty Casey
- They Drive by Night (1940) as Sue Carter (uncredited)
- City for Conquest (1940) as Lilly
- Sky Murder (1940) as Christine Cross
- The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940) as Hazel Dalton
- Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940) as Cynthia Lou
- Let's Make Music (1941) as Betty
- Ziegfeld Girl (1941) as Miss Sawyer - Auditioning Showgirl (uncredited)
- Manpower (1941) as Scarlett
- Scattergood Meets Broadway (1941, aka Blonde Menace) as Diana Deane
- Moon Over Her Shoulder (1941) as Cecilia
- Blues in the Night (1941) as Blonde
- Bedtime Story (1941) as Beulah
- Too Many Women (1942) as Barbara Cartwright
- Thunder Birds (1942) as Saleswoman
- Silver Skates (1943) as Lucille
- A Gentle Gangster (1943) as Kitty Parker
- Let's Face It (1943) as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited)
- Silver Spurs (1943) as Millie Love
- Swing Out the Blues (1943) as Kitty Grogan
- Roughly Speaking (1945) as Prissy Girl (uncredited)
- Pillow to Post (1945) as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)
- Hitchhike to Happiness (1945) as Joan Randall
- Christmas in Connecticut (1945) as Mary Lee
- Mildred Pierce (1945) as Waitress (uncredited)
- Danger Signal (1945) as Kate
- Dark Alibi (1946) as Emily Evans
- Behind the Mask (1946) as Lulu
- Night and Day (1946) as Chorine (uncredited)
- Rendezvous with Annie (1946) as Louise Grapa
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
- Scared to Death (1947) as Jane Cornell
- Exposed (1947) as Emmy
- Linda, Be Good (1947) as Mrs. LaVitte
- A Southern Yankee (1948) as Hortense Dobson
- Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
- Luxury Liner (1948) (uncredited)
- Incident (1948) as Joan Manning
- Grand Canyon (1949) as Mabel
- Mighty Joe Young (1949) as Alice (uncredited)
- The Persuader (1957) as Julie
- Jet Pilot (1957, made in 1951) as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
- Girl in the Woods (1958) as Aunt Martha
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) Television series. Season 1 episode 7 "All Our Yesterdays" (uncredited)
References
- ^ Compton, Joyce and Ankerich, Michael (2009). "The Real Joyce Compton: Behind the dumb blonde movie image". BearManor Media, pp. 286-87. Archived July 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ Compton & Ankerich, (2009), p. 12.
- ISBN 9780517548554.
- ^ Compton & Ankerich, 2009.
- ^ Eve, The Lady. "Joyce Compton, What a Character!".
- ^ "Joyce Compton". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Great Movie Musicals on DVD - A Classic Movie Fan's Guide by John Howard Reid - Google search with book preview
Further reading
- Alistair, Rupert (2018). "Joyce Compton". The Name Below the Title : 65 Classic Movie Character Actors from Hollywood's Golden Age (softcover) (First ed.). Great Britain: Independently published. pp. 72–75. ISBN 978-1-7200-3837-5.
- Maltin, Leonard (2015) [First published 1969]. "Joyce Compton". The Real Stars : Profiles and Interviews of Hollywood's Unsung Featured Players (softcover) (Sixth / eBook ed.). Great Britain: CreateSpace Independent. pp. 38–56. ISBN 978-1-5116-4485-3.
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