Adda Gleason
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Adda Gleason was an American
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 actress.

Gleason was born in Chicago
Chicago
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, Illinois
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. She starred in the 1916 film adaptation of Ramona
Ramona (1916 film)
Ramona is a 1916 drama film directed by Donald Crisp, based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona. The film is considered to be lost....

. She died in Los Angeles
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, California
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.

Selected filmography

  • That Devil, Bateese
    That Devil, Bateese
    That Devil, Bateese is a silent drama film directed by William Wolbert, starring Lon Chaney, Sr., and was Chaney's final film in his first stint at Universal Studios. The film is now considered to be a lost film.-Cast:...

     (1918
    1918 in film
    The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....

    )
  • Ramona
    Ramona (1916 film)
    Ramona is a 1916 drama film directed by Donald Crisp, based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona. The film is considered to be lost....

     (1916
    1916 in film
    The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....

    )
  • The Voice in the Fog (1914
    1914 in film
    The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....

    )
  • To Be Called For
    To Be Called For
    To Be Called For is a 1914 American silent short comedy directed by Francis J. Grandon and written by Wallace Clifton. The film starred Earle Foxe and Adda Gleason in the main roles....

     (1914
    1914 in film
    The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....

    )
  • The Livid Flame
    The Livid Flame
    The Livid Flame is a 1914 American silent short drama directed by Francis J. Grandon and written by William Wing. The film starred Earle Foxe and Lafe McKee as Jesse and Darlene, two love-struck teenagers looking for a place they could be together....

    (1914)

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