Kitty Gordon
Kitty Gordon | |
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Folkestone, Kent, U.K. | |
Died | 26 May 1974 , U.S. | (aged 96)
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse(s) | Maxwell James Michael Levenston (Dec 10, 1903–Mar 29, 1904) (his death) Captain Henry Beresford (Oct. 1904 – 1924. his death) Ralph Ranlet (1932 – ?) |
Kitty Gordon (born Constance Minnie Blades; 22 April 1878 – 26 May 1974) was an English stage and silent film actress.
Career
Constance Minnie Blades was born in
She made her first film appearance in 1916 in As in a Looking Glass. During the next three years she made twenty-one films. On 19 October 1911, she starred in the debut of composer Victor Herbert's musical The Enchantress at the New York Theatre.[4] She continued her stage work from 1919 onwards. She also made television appearances.
Personal life
Her first husband was Maxwell James with whom she had a child, Vera.[5][self-published source?] After his death, she married theatre manager Michael Levenston on 10 December 1903. He died on 29 March 1904 , and in October 1904, Kitty married Captain Henry "Harry" Horsley-Beresford (1876– 1924), a son of the 3rd Baron Decies.[6] Kitty's child became Cynthia Vera Beresford, who became an actress. In 1932 Kitty married Ralph Ranlet.[7] Kitty's daughter Vera died in 1945.[8]
Kitty Gordon died in a nursing home in Brentwood, New York in 1974.[9]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1916 | As in a Looking Glass | Lila Despard | Lost film |
1916 | Her Maternal Right | Nina Seabury | Lost film |
1916 | The Crucial Test | Thanya | Lost film |
1917 | Vera, the Medium | Vera | Lost film |
1917 | Forget Me Not | Stefanie Paoli | Lost film |
1917 | The Beloved Adventuress | Juliette La Monde | Lost film |
1917 | Her Hour | Rita Castle | Lost film |
1917 | National Red Cross Pageant | Bruges | Flemish episode Lost film |
1917 | Diamonds and Pearls | Violetta D'Arcy | Lost film |
1917 | The Volunteer | Herself, Cameo Appearance | Lost film |
1918 | The Divine Sacrifice | Madeline Spencer | Lost film |
1918 | The Wasp | Grace Culver | Lost film |
1918 | The Purple Lily | Marie Burguet | Lost film |
1918 | Stolen Orders | Felicia Gaveston | Lost film |
1918 | The Interloper | Jane Cameron | Lost film |
1918 | Tinsel | Princess Sylvia Carzoni | |
1918 | Merely Players |
Nadine Trent | Lost film |
1919 | Adele |
Adele Bleneau | Lost film |
1919 | Mandarin's Gold | Betty Cardon | Lost film |
1919 | The Unveiling Hand | Margaret Ellis | Lost film |
1919 | The Scar | Cora | Lost film |
1919 | Playthings of Passion | Helen Rowland | Lost film |
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The Crucial Test (1916)
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Vera the Medium (1916)
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Advertisement (1916)
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Mandarin's Gold (1919)
References
- ^ Metcalfe, Cranstoun (1913). Peeresses of the Stage. London: A. Melrose. p. 227.
- ISBN 9780028649702.
- ^ Gillan, Don. "Kitty Gordon (1878-1974)". www.stagebeauty.net.
- ^ Music that charms by Victor Herbert. New York Times, 20 October 1911
- ^ Kitty Gordon: Actress 1878-1974. By Michael Levenston. Ebook. 2015.
- ^ The Times 29 January 1924.
- ^ Mrs. Beresford wed to Ralph Ranlet. New York Times, 16 September 1932
- ^ “Deaths.” The New York Times, 8 Oct. 1945, p. 15.
- ^ “Kitty Gordon, Star of 1911 'Enchantress,' Is Dead.” The New York Times, 29 May 1974, p. 44.
External links
- Kitty Gordon at IMDb
- Kitty Gordon at the Internet Broadway Database
- Kitty Gordon at Find a Grave