Constance Purdy
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Constance Purdy was an American film actress and early vaudeville
performer.
Purdy was born and raised in Kansas
, marrying vaudeville performer Wilbur Mack
in her youth, with whom she became half of a husband and wife vaudeville performing team called "Mack and Purdy". They divorced soon after, with her continuing with vaudeville, and with Mack marrying vaudeville performer and future actress Nella Walker and forming the team "Mack and Walker".
Purdy did not enter into film acting until 1934, with her first appearance, uncredited, being in the film Pursued starring Rosemary Ames
. The 1930s saw her in only four film appearances, only one of which was credited, that being in the 1935 film Thunder in the Night, starring Edmund Lowe
and Karen Morley
. Most of her film appearances were in the 1940s, with fifty film appearances from 1940 to 1949, but of which only six were credited roles. During the 1950s she had four film appearances, one of which was credited, and one television series appearance. She retired after 1952, and was living in Los Angeles
at the time of her death on April 1, 1960.
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
performer.
Purdy was born and raised in Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, marrying vaudeville performer Wilbur Mack
Wilbur Mack
Wilbur Mack was an American film actor and early vaudeville performer from the 1920s through the 1960s. His film acting career began during the silent film era....
in her youth, with whom she became half of a husband and wife vaudeville performing team called "Mack and Purdy". They divorced soon after, with her continuing with vaudeville, and with Mack marrying vaudeville performer and future actress Nella Walker and forming the team "Mack and Walker".
Purdy did not enter into film acting until 1934, with her first appearance, uncredited, being in the film Pursued starring Rosemary Ames
Rosemary Ames
Rosemary Ames was an American film actress of the early 1930s.Ames was born in Evanston, Illinois, making her film acting debut in the 1932 movie Loving on the Spot, portraying the lead role opposite Richard Dolman. She would star in Mr. Quincey of Monte Carlo in 1933, again playing the lead role...
. The 1930s saw her in only four film appearances, only one of which was credited, that being in the 1935 film Thunder in the Night, starring Edmund Lowe
Edmund Lowe
Edmund Dantes Lowe was an American actor. His formative experience began in vaudeville and silent film. He was born in San Jose, California.-Film career:...
and Karen Morley
Karen Morley
-Life and career:Born Mildred Linton in Ottumwa, Iowa, Morley lived there until she was thirteen years old. When she came to Hollywood, she attended Hollywood High School, and she later graduated from UCLA....
. Most of her film appearances were in the 1940s, with fifty film appearances from 1940 to 1949, but of which only six were credited roles. During the 1950s she had four film appearances, one of which was credited, and one television series appearance. She retired after 1952, and was living in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
at the time of her death on April 1, 1960.