Julia Dean (actress)
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Julia Dean was a stage
and film actress who began her career in the 1890s.
and James Neill
. In 1907 she appeared with Maclyn Arbuckle in The Round-Up. She worked for producers William A. Brady
and David Belasco
.
She began making silent pictures in 1915 and continued until 1919. She then devoted her career to the stage until 1944 when she returned to films in The Curse of the Cat People
. She continued to appear in film noir classics like Nightmare Alley lending her white-haired support in many uncredited roles. She died in Hollywood in 1952.
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Stage (theatre)
In theatre or performance arts, the stage is a designated space for the performance productions. The stage serves as a space for actors or performers and a focal point for the members of the audience...
and film actress who began her career in the 1890s.
Biography
Julia Dean was born to Albert Clay Dean and Susan Jane Morton in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1878. She made her Broadway debut December 1, 1902 in The Altars of Friendship. She toured with Joseph JeffersonJoseph Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson, commonly known as Joe Jefferson , was an American actor. He was the third actor of this name in a family of actors and managers, and one of the most famous of all American comedians....
and James Neill
James Neill
James Neill was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 113 films between 1913 and 1930. He was buried in Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery. His wife, and frequent costar on stage and screen, was Edythe Chapman. In 1902 the couple starred on Broadway in the play The Red Knight...
. In 1907 she appeared with Maclyn Arbuckle in The Round-Up. She worked for producers William A. Brady
William A. Brady
William Aloysius Brady, Sr. was an American theatre actor, producer, and sports promoter.-Biography:Brady was born to a newspaperman in 1863. His father kidnapped him from San Francisco and brought him to New York City, where his father worked as a writer while William was forced to sell...
and David Belasco
David Belasco
David Belasco was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright.-Biography:Born in San Francisco, California, where his Sephardic Jewish parents had moved from London, England, during the Gold Rush, he began working in a San Francisco theatre doing a variety of routine jobs,...
.
She began making silent pictures in 1915 and continued until 1919. She then devoted her career to the stage until 1944 when she returned to films in The Curse of the Cat People
The Curse of the Cat People
The Curse of the Cat People is a 1944 film directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise, and produced by Val Lewton. This film, which was then-film editor Robert Wise's first directing credit, is the sequel to Cat People and has many of the same characters...
. She continued to appear in film noir classics like Nightmare Alley lending her white-haired support in many uncredited roles. She died in Hollywood in 1952.
Family
She was married to Frank Slocum(aka Orme Caldara 1875-1925) from 1906 to 1913. She was the niece of 19th century actress Julia Dean Hayne (died 1868).Filmography
Silent- How Molly Malone Made Good (1915) (* herself; cameo appearance)
- Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona DiggingsJudge Not; or The Woman of Mona DiggingsJudge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings is a 1915 drama film starring Julia Dean featuring Harry Carey. -Cast:* Julia Dean - Molly Hanlon* Harry Carter - Lee Kirk* Harry Carey - Miles Rand* Marc Robbins - Judge Rand...
(1915) - Matrimony (1915)
- The Ransom (1916)
- Rasputin, the Black Monk (1917)
- Ruling Passions (1918)
- A Society ExileA Society Exile (1919 film)A Society Exile is a 1919 silent film drama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Elsie Ferguson, Julia Dean and William Carleton. The assistant director to Fitzmaurice was William Scully. The film marks the second screen appearance of the actor Henry Stephenson. It is now a lost film...
(1919) - An Honorable Cad (1919)
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- The Curse of the Cat PeopleThe Curse of the Cat PeopleThe Curse of the Cat People is a 1944 film directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise, and produced by Val Lewton. This film, which was then-film editor Robert Wise's first directing credit, is the sequel to Cat People and has many of the same characters...
(1944) - Experiment PerilousExperiment PerilousExperiment Perilous is a 1944 melodrama set at the turn of the 20th century. The film is based on a novel by Margaret Carpenter and directed by Jacques Tourneur. Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey, Darrell Silvera, and Claude E. Carpenter were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art...
(1944) - Do You Love Me (1946)
- O.S.S.O.S.S. (film)O.S.S. is a 1946 war film starring Alan Ladd, Colton Winters and Geraldine Fitzgerald about the Office of Strategic Services....
(1946) - Out of the BlueOut of the Blue (1947 film)Out of the Blue is a 1947 comedy based on the short story by Vera Caspary who also co-wrote the screenplay. It stars George Brent, Ann Dvorak, Turhan Bey and Virginia Mayo...
(1947) - Magic TownMagic TownMagic Town is a comedy film directed by William A. Wellman, starring James Stewart and Jane Wyman. It is one of the first films about the then-new science of public opinion polling...
(1947) - Nightmare Alley (1947)
- The Emperor WaltzThe Emperor WaltzThe Emperor Waltz is a 1948 American musical film directed by Billy Wilder. The screenplay by Wilder and Charles Brackett was inspired by a real-life incident involving Franz Joseph I of Austria.- Plot :...
(1948) - Easy LivingEasy Living (1949 film)Easy Living is a 1949 American drama film directed by renowned horror and film noir director Jacques Tourneur, starring Victor Mature, Lizabeth Scott and Lucille Ball...
(1949) - Girl's School (1950)
- People Will TalkPeople Will TalkPeople Will Talk is a romantic comedy/drama directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck from a screenplay by Mankiewicz, based on the German play by Curt Goetz, which had been made into a movie in Germany...
(1951) - Elopement (1951)
- At Sword's PointAt Sword's PointAt Sword's Point is a 1952 Technicolor Drama directed by Lewis Allen, starring Cornel Wilde and Maureen O'Hara. The film was completed in 1949, but was not released until 1952....
(1952) - You for MeYou for MeYou for Me is an American MGM comedy film, starring Jane Greer, Peter Lawford and Gig Young, directed by Don Weis. It was produced by Henry Berman, with music by Bronislau Kaper.-Plot:...
(1952)
External links
- Julia Dean at IMDb.com
- Julia Dean at the IBDb page
- Julia Dean at Findagrave.com
- Julia Dean gallery NY Public Library
- Julia Dean portraits University of Washington; Sayre collection