Lillian Walker
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Lillian Walker was an American film actress of the silent era
.
She appeared in 171 films between 1909
and 1934
.
Photoplay
magazine proposed that she was a feminine confection composed of dimples, golden hair and curves. She was born in Brooklyn and as an artists model by her beauty attracted attention and she got her opportunity on the stage. All her picture appearances had been Vitagraph productions, and she was best known for her work in "Cinderella's Slippers" and the "Miss Tomboy" series.
Walker was born in Brooklyn
, New York
and died in Trinidad
.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
.
She appeared in 171 films between 1909
1909 in film
The year 1909 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema, appears in his first film, Goban Tadanobu.*James Joyce opens the Volta, the first cinema in Dublin....
and 1934
1934 in film
-Events:*January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000.*February 19 - Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade...
.
Photoplay
Photoplay
Photoplay was one of the first American film fan magazines. It was founded in 1911 in Chicago, the same year that J. Stuart Blackton founded a similar magazine entitled Motion Picture Story...
magazine proposed that she was a feminine confection composed of dimples, golden hair and curves. She was born in Brooklyn and as an artists model by her beauty attracted attention and she got her opportunity on the stage. All her picture appearances had been Vitagraph productions, and she was best known for her work in "Cinderella's Slippers" and the "Miss Tomboy" series.
Walker was born in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and died in Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
.
Selected filmography
- A Tale of Two Cities (19111911 in filmThe year 1911 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 23: D.W Griffith shows the first major close-up shot on film with the successful release of The Lonedale Operator proving his ever growing mastery of how to utilise film....
) - Our WivesOur WivesOur Wives is a 1913 comedy short silent film, written by Anthony E. Wills, and directed by James Lackaye.-Cast:* Harry T. Morey ... Rosweel Chandler* Louise Beaudet ... Mrs. Rosweel Chandler* Lillian Walker ... Belle* Wally Van ... Walter Blair...
(19131913 in filmThe year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...
) - The $1,000,000 RewardThe $1,000,000 RewardThe $1,000,000 Reward was a 1920 drama film serial, directed by George Lessey, and produced by Harry Grossman. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Coit Albertson* Buck Connors* Louise Hotaling* George Lessey* Joe Smith Marba...
(19201920 in filmThe year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
) - Love's BoomerangLove's BoomerangLove's Boomerang is a 1922 crime film directed by John S. Robertson. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer...
(19221922 in film-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
)
External links
- early portrait of Lillian Walker(moviecard)
