Edgena De Lespine (February 1882 – January 30, 1920) born Edgena Stoddart Brown, was a silent film and stage actress in the United States.
Edgena De Lespine | |
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 Edgena De Lespine, from a 1913 publication | |
| Born | Edgena Stoddart Brown February 1882 Galveston, Texas |
| Died | January 30, 1920 New York |
| Occupation | Silent film actress |
Early life edit
Edgena Brown was born in Galveston, Texas. Her parents were John Stoddart Brown (1848–1912) and Helen A. Delespine Brown (1849–1910).[1] Her father owned a hardware store.[2]
Career edit
De Lespine was an actress in plays and in vaudeville,[3] and had several starring roles in silent films. She starred in the 1913 play London Assurance,[4] and in The Good Within.[5] She worked at Reliance[6] until she moved to Biograph in 1914.[7] She was considered a beauty.[3] She made several films with child actress Runa Hodges, including Runa Plays Cupid, The Dream Home, and The House of Pretense.[8]
Beyond acting, De Lespine advertised her willingness to do "New York shopping" for Texas women, without charge.[9]
Personal life edit
De Lespine married Eugene W. Tips (born 1874) in 1900.[2] In 1915, she married her second husband, stock broker Henry Glover Hemming (1872–1921). She died on January 30, 1920.[10] Her grave is in Woodlawn Cemetery in New York. Her second husband was killed the following year, after he married her twice-divorced sister, Helen Henderson.[11][12][13]
Filmography edit
- The Old Mam'selle's Secret (1912)
- Votes for Women (1912), movie about suffrage[14]
- The Good Within (1913)[15]
- Twickenham Ferry (1913)[16][17]
- Runa Plays Cupid (1913)[18]
- Half a Chance (1913)[19]
- Eternal Sacrifice[15]
- The Social Secretary (1913)[20]
- The Little Pirate (1913)
- The Bawlerout (1913)[21]
- The Dream Home (1913)[22]
- Rowdy the Dog
- Dick's Turning (1913)[23]
- Ashes (1913 film), story by Marion Brooks[24][25]
- London Assurance (1913 film) (1913), an adaptation of the play London Assurance[26]
- A Night of Terror (1913)
- The Turning Point based on the play by Preston Gibson[6][27]
- The Higher Justice by Forrest Halsey (1913)[28]
- The Tangled Web (film) (1913)[29]
- The House of Pretense (1913)[30]
References edit
- ^ "Live Oak Terrace". Galveston Monthly. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Tips-Brown". The Times-Picayune. June 5, 1900. p. 9. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Untitled brief item". San Antonio Light. April 20, 1913. p. 77. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943.
- ^ "Motion Picture". Macfadden-Bartell. May 17, 1913 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "A Rising Star". Anaconda Standard. October 12, 1913. p. 54. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ "Edgena De Lespine Now With Biograph". Ogden Standard. January 17, 1914. p. 9. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ "Little Runa Hodges on the Road". The Moving Picture World. 17: 419. July 26, 1913 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Advertisement". Austin American-Statesman. August 23, 1914. p. 13. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hemming (funeral listing)". New-York Tribune. February 1, 1920. p. 16. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "What Has Happened?". Daily News. September 2, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "What is the Mystery Behind Hemming's Slaying? Widow for First Time Tells Her Version of Affair". Daily News. July 19, 1921. p. 23. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orders of Bride End Life of Spouse and his Slayer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 16, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Film: Votes for Women (1912)". Women's Suffrage and the Media.
- ^ a b "Answers to Inquiries". Motion Picture. 6. September 1913 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Follow the Crowd to the Grand". Indiana Evening Gazette. October 16, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ "At the Gem". Centralia Evening Sentinel. October 10, 1913. p. 5. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ "Edgena De Lespine". BFI. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Advertisement for 'Half a Chance'". Exhibitors' Times. 1: back page. June 7, 1913 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Vivian Prescott Reappears". Exhibitors' Times. 1: 21. August 23, 1913 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Splendid Comedies Today at the Lyric". Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. May 4, 1913. p. 12. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ "Rex Theatre (advertisement)". Defiance Crescent News. August 26, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ "Dick's Turning (Reliance)". The Moving Picture World. 17: 55. July 5, 1913 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Advertisement for 'Ashes'". The Moving Picture World. 17: 129. July 12, 1913 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Manufacturers Advance Notes: Ashes (Reliance)". The Moving Picture World. 17: 211. July 12, 1913 – via Google Books.
- ^ Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Untitled brief item". The Galveston Daily News. October 5, 1911. p. 5. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Advertisement". Sedalia Democrat. July 31, 1913. p. 8. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ "Advertisement". Defiance Crescent News. September 26, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ "Advertisement". Biloxi Daily Herald. August 2, 1913. p. 8. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.com.