Alberta Vaughn
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Alberta Vaughn was an American
actress in silent motion pictures and early Western sound films. She appeared in some 130 motion pictures.
, Vaughn was a selected as a WAMAPS Baby Star
along with Clara Bow
and Dorothy Mackaill
in 1924. Her movie career began in 1921 and continued until 1935. She often co-starred with actor Al Cook in comedies. She made Randy Rides Again (1934) with John Wayne
. In 1932, she was a member of the cast of Intermission, a play by Irving Kaye Davis in September 1932. The production opened in San Francisco, California
and co-starred Madge Bellamy
and Judith Voselli. Vaughn made her last onscreen appearance in the 1935 film The Live Wire opposite Richard Talmadge
.
. After announcing their engagement in October 1929, Vaughn traveled to New York to film some talking sequences for a movie she was filming in Hollywood. Lait's broke off the engagement after he discovered Vaughn went out with friends to nightclubs in New York. Immediately after the wedding was called off, Vaughn returned to Hollywood as the fiancee of noted attorney Charles Feldman.
On April 8, 1934, Vaughn wed assistant casting director Joseph Egil of Paramount Pictures
. They were married in Yuma, Arizona
. She married a second time in 1948, this time to roofing contractor John R. Thompson.
In March 1949 Vaughn was jailed on an intoxication violation in Pasadena. She chose incarceration instead of paying a $25 fine. Her jail term was twelve and a half days. A previous drunken charge, then pending, would have added an additional four months to her sentence. Vaughn was arrested after an argument with her husband, John R. Thompson. The incident followed her release after serving eight months of a one year sentence on the earlier instance.
She died in Studio City, California in 1992, aged 87, and was buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
.
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actress in silent motion pictures and early Western sound films. She appeared in some 130 motion pictures.
Career
Born in Ashland, KentuckyAshland, Kentucky
Ashland, formerly known as Poage Settlement, is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The population was 21,981 at the 2000 census. Ashland is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the...
, Vaughn was a selected as a WAMAPS Baby Star
WAMPAS Baby Stars
The WAMPAS Baby Stars was a promotional campaign sponsored by the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers in the United States which honored thirteen young women each year whom they believed to be on the threshold of movie stardom. They were selected from 1922 to 1934, and annual...
along with Clara Bow
Clara Bow
Clara Gordon Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom in the silent film era of the 1920s. It was her appearance as a spunky shopgirl in the film It that brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl." Bow came to personify the roaring twenties and is described as its leading sex...
and Dorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill was an English-born American actress, most notably of the silent film era and into the early 1930s.-Early life:...
in 1924. Her movie career began in 1921 and continued until 1935. She often co-starred with actor Al Cook in comedies. She made Randy Rides Again (1934) with John Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
. In 1932, she was a member of the cast of Intermission, a play by Irving Kaye Davis in September 1932. The production opened in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
and co-starred Madge Bellamy
Madge Bellamy
Madge Bellamy was an American film actress who was a popular leading lady in the 1920s and early 1930s. Her career declined in the sound era, and ended following a romantic scandal in the 1940s.-Early life:...
and Judith Voselli. Vaughn made her last onscreen appearance in the 1935 film The Live Wire opposite Richard Talmadge
Richard Talmadge
Richard Talmadge was a Swiss-born American actor, stuntman and film director....
.
Personal life and death
In 1926, Vaughn became engaged to actor and leading man Grant WithersGrant Withers
Grant Withers was an American film actor. With early beginnings in the silent era, Withers moved into talkies establishing himself with a list of headlined features as a young and handsome male lead...
. After announcing their engagement in October 1929, Vaughn traveled to New York to film some talking sequences for a movie she was filming in Hollywood. Lait's broke off the engagement after he discovered Vaughn went out with friends to nightclubs in New York. Immediately after the wedding was called off, Vaughn returned to Hollywood as the fiancee of noted attorney Charles Feldman.
On April 8, 1934, Vaughn wed assistant casting director Joseph Egil of Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
. They were married in Yuma, Arizona
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041....
. She married a second time in 1948, this time to roofing contractor John R. Thompson.
In March 1949 Vaughn was jailed on an intoxication violation in Pasadena. She chose incarceration instead of paying a $25 fine. Her jail term was twelve and a half days. A previous drunken charge, then pending, would have added an additional four months to her sentence. Vaughn was arrested after an argument with her husband, John R. Thompson. The incident followed her release after serving eight months of a one year sentence on the earlier instance.
She died in Studio City, California in 1992, aged 87, and was buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood, California.The cemetery has a special section called the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation that is the final resting place for a number of aviation pioneers — barnstormers, daredevils and...
.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Stop Kidding | ||
| 1922 | Women First | Credited as Alberta Vaughan | |
| 1923 | A Friendly Husband | Tootsie, Friend Wife | |
| Down to the Sea in Shoes | |||
| 1924 | Picking Peaches | His Wife | |
| Fire When Ready | Peggy Davis | ||
| 1925 | The Pacemakers | Soda Jerk | |
| The Sleuth The Sleuth (1925 film) -Cast:* Stan Laurel - Webster Dingle* Glen Cavender - The husband* Alberta Vaughn - The wife* Anita Garvin - The other woman... |
His Wife | ||
| 1926 | Collegiate | Patricia Steele | |
| The Adorable Deceiver | Princess Sylvia | ||
| 1927 | Ain't Love Funny? | Helen Brice | |
| The Romantic Age | Sally | ||
| 1928 | Skyscraper | Jane | |
| Forbidden Hours | Nina | ||
| 1929 | Molly and Me | Peggy | |
| Points West | Dorothy | ||
| 1930 | The Setting Son | ||
| Eventually, But Not Now | |||
| 1931 | Spell of the Circus | Marie Wallace | |
| Working Girls | Violet | ||
| 1932 | Love in High Gear | Betty | |
| Midnight Morals | Katy Dolan | ||
| 1933 | Alimony Madness | Mary | |
| Dance Hall Hostess | Myra | ||
| 1934 | Randy Rides Alone Randy Rides Alone Randy Rides Alone is a Western movie made in 1934. The film is in black-and-white and is 53 minutes long. The film was directed by Harry Fraser.-Plot:... |
Sally Rogers | |
| 1935 | The Laramie Kid | Peggy Bland | |
| The Live Wire | Madge King | ||