Belle Adair was an American actress who was active in Hollywood during the silent era. She also performed on stage and in vaudeville.[2]
Belle Adair | |
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| Born | Belle Louise Adair February 7, 1889 San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 1926 (aged 37) Saranac Lake, New York, U.S. |
| Burial place | Glens Falls Cemetery, Glens Falls, New York[1] |
| Other names | Belle Adair Buchal |
| Education | Brooklyn Teachers Training College |
| Spouse | Ewald F. Buchal |
Biography edit
Adair was born in San Jose, California, but moved from there at age 4.[2] She was educated at Immaculate Heart convent in Locust Gap, Pennsylvania,[3] and moved to New York City to study at Brooklyn Teachers Training College.
Two days after she left Immaculate Heart, she debuted in an amateur performance on a U. S. Naval Reserve boat on which her brother served. Her vaudeville debut came at Poli's Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1912, she performed as a singing comedienne at the Orpheum Theatre in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[3]
While in New York she appeared in several films before marrying Ewald F. Buchal of Passaic, New Jersey. She died in 1926 after a period of poor health.[4][5]
Selected filmography edit
- The Burden Bearer (1915)
- For the Mastery of the World (1914)
- Man of the Hour (1914)
- Mother (1914)
- Son (1914)
- Adventures in Diplomacy (1914)
- Boy (1914)
- The Character Woman (1914)
- Moonlight (1914)
- Duty (1914)
- The Greatest of These (1914)
- Wife (1914)
- The Drug Traffic (1914)
- At the Court of Prince Make Believe (1914)
- The Diamond Master (1914)
- The Good in the Worst of Us (1914)
- Coming Home (1914)
- The Case of Cherry Purcelle (1914)
- Cue and Mis-Cue (1914)
References edit
- ^ "Cemetery Internment List". City of Glenn Falls. p. 41. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ a b Toole, J. Lawrence (November 3, 1912). "From Convent to Leading Ladyship in Musical Comedy In Three Years -- Belle Adair". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 44. Retrieved March 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Belle Adair is vaudeville's cutest kiddo". Harrisburg Daily Independent. January 13, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary: Mrs. Ewald Buchal". The Post-Star. Glens Falls, New York. May 5, 1926. Retrieved September 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ewald F. Buchal, Retired Passaic Liquor Dealer, Dies". The Herald-News. Lake Mohawk, New Jersey. June 11, 1960. Retrieved September 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
- Belle Adair at IMDb
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