Golda Madden (July 17, 1886 – October 26, 1960) was an American actress active during Hollywood's silent era.[1][2]
Golda Madden | |
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![]() Golda Madden, from a 1922 publication | |
Born | July 17, 1886 Red Cloud, Nebraska, US |
Died | October 26, 1960 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, US |
Occupation | Actress |
Relatives | Harold Lloyd (cousin) |
Biography edit
Madden was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska, in 1886. She was a first cousin of actor/director Harold Lloyd on her mother's side.[3][4][5] She began appearing in plays in Chicago in the early 1910s and was signed to Mack Sennett's Keystone in 1916.[6] She retired from acting in the early 1920s and afterward enjoyed a rich social life, serving as president of the Velada Club—a women's group—in Hollywood.[7] She also served as production manager for the Little Theater of Beverly Hills in the 1930s.[8][9]
Selected filmography edit
- The Marshal of Moneymint (1922)
- The Branded Four (1920)
- The Mother of His Children (1920)
- The Woman in Room 13 (1920)
- Lombardi, Ltd. (1919)
- The Girl of My Dreams (1918)
- Let's Go (1918)
- A Gasoline Wedding (1918)
- Beat It (1918)
- Jilted Janet (1918)
- The Lamb (1918)
- We Never Sleep (1917)
- Flying Colors (1917)
- Over the Fence (1917)
- Fires of Rebellion (1917)
- Lonesome Luke's Lively Life (1917)
- The Return of John Boston (1916)[10]
References edit
- ^ The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1916.
- ^ Snyder, Sherri (2017-11-15). Barbara La Marr: The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful for Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-7427-3.
- ^ Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association (1907). The Moving picture world. California State Library. New York : The World Photographic Publishing Company.
- ^ "Services for Mrs. Craig Set for Today". The Los Angeles Times. 28 Oct 1960. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Amusements". The Bridgeport Telegram. 29 Mar 1920. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Gossip of Movie-Land". News-Journal. 23 Dec 1916. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ Hollywood. 1922.
- ^ "Professionals' Little Theater". The Los Angeles Times. 12 Nov 1933. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Comedy to Reopen Beverly Hills Theater". The Los Angeles Times. 19 Feb 1939. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Flashes from Filmdom". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 27 Oct 1916. Retrieved 2020-03-18.