Louise Huntington
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Louise Huntington was a stage and screen actress appearing on Broadway
in the 1920s and on screen in the 1930s.
Her film career included silent movies
as well as some of the first sound productions. The Viking
, in which she appeared in 1931, was the first Canadian
-produced film to include sound. Huntington's stage career took her overseas and she is reported to be the first American woman to perform in South Africa
. Later in life Huntington continued performing on stage and on television. She also directed theater and continued to act in commercials into her 80's. She was married to Robert Roberts
, whom she later divorced. Her second husband was Sydney Houston who died in the mid 1970s. She died in Summit, New Jersey
in 1997.
Louise Huntington had two Daughters. Lynn Roberts Roalsen. DOB 2-24-1933 living in Las Vegas Nevada. Diana Huntington Lejuez. DOB 1-28-1937 living in Summit New Jersey.
She has 8 Grand Children.
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
in the 1920s and on screen in the 1930s.
Her film career included silent movies
Silent Movies
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as well as some of the first sound productions. The Viking
The Viking (1931 film)
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, in which she appeared in 1931, was the first Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-produced film to include sound. Huntington's stage career took her overseas and she is reported to be the first American woman to perform in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Later in life Huntington continued performing on stage and on television. She also directed theater and continued to act in commercials into her 80's. She was married to Robert Roberts
Robert Roberts
-Politicians:*Robert W. Roberts , U.S. Representative from Mississippi*Robert Roberts , Australian politician for East Toowoomba between 1912 and 1934*Bob Roberts -Sportsmen:...
, whom she later divorced. Her second husband was Sydney Houston who died in the mid 1970s. She died in Summit, New Jersey
Summit, New Jersey
Summit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
in 1997.
Selected filmography
- Three Rogues (1931) ... aka Not Exactly Gentlemen. Directed by Benjamin StoloffBenjamin StoloffBenjamin "Ben" Stoloff was an American film director and producer. He began his career as a short film comedy director and gradually moved into feature film directing and production later in his career. Stoloff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
and co-starring Fay WrayFay WrayFay Wray was a Canadian-American actress most noted for playing the female lead in King Kong...
. Huntington played Bronco's girl - The VikingThe Viking (1931 film)-External links:*...
(1931) Directed by Varick FrissellVarick FrissellVarick Frissell was a documentary filmmaker.Frissell came from a well-to-do family, studied at Yale, and took a keen interest in film at an early age. He was mentored by renowned documentarian Robert Flaherty...
and George MelfordGeorge MelfordGeorge H. Melford was an American stage and film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.-Career:...
. Huntington played Mary Joe. Director Varick Frissell, cinematographer Alexander G. Penrod, and almost all the film crew were killed on March 15, 1931, when the sealing ship SS VikingSS VikingThe SS Viking was a ship used by the film producer Varick Frissel in the making of the 1931 film The Viking. During the shooting of extra footage for this film it exploded, taking the lives of Varick Frissel and twenty-six other crew members....
, from which they were shooting additional footage, exploded in ice off the Horse Islands on the northern Newfoundland coast. Huntington was not present on this shoot day. - Fair Warning (1931) Directed by Alfred L. WerkerAlfred L. WerkerAlfred L. Werker was a film director whose work in movies spanned from 1917 through 1957. After a number of film production jobs and assistant directing, Werker co-directed his first film, Ridin' the Wind in 1925 alongside director Del Andrews...
and co-starring George O'Brien. Huntington played Kate Cumberland - The Man Who Came BackThe Man Who Came BackThe Man Who Came Back is a 1931 American drama film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. The movie was adapted to screen by Edwin J...
(1931) Directed by Raoul WalshRaoul WalshRaoul Walsh was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh...
. Huntington played Clarice (Stephen's first wife)
Louise Huntington had two Daughters. Lynn Roberts Roalsen. DOB 2-24-1933 living in Las Vegas Nevada. Diana Huntington Lejuez. DOB 1-28-1937 living in Summit New Jersey.
She has 8 Grand Children.
Selected Broadway credits
- The World We Make [Original, Play, Drama] Head Nurse; Neighbor November 20, 1939 - January 27, 1940
- PygmalionPygmalion (play)Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts is a play by Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassador's garden party by teaching her to assume a veneer of...
[Revival, Play, Comedy] Mrs. Higgins Jan 25, 1938 - February 12, 1938 - Captain Jinks of the Horse MarinesCaptain Jinks of the Horse MarinesCaptain Jinks of the Horse Marines is an opera in three acts by Jack Beeson written in 1975 to a libretto by Sheldon Harnick after the play by Clyde Fitch....
[Revival, Play, Comedy] Mrs. Jinks Jan 25, 1938 - February 12, 1938 - Elizabeth the Queen [Original, Play, Drama, History] Lady-in-Waiting November 3, 1930 - Mar 1931
- The Nut FarmThe Nut Farm- Cast :*Wallace Ford as Willie Barton*Betty Alden as Helen Barton Brent*Florence Roberts as Ma Barton, Willie's Mother*Spencer Charters as Sliscomb, the Landlord*Oscar Apfel as Bob Bent, Helen's Husband*Bradley Page as Hamilton T. Holland, Acting School...
[Original, Play, Comedy] Agatha Sliscomb October 14, 1929 - November 1929 - The Constant Nymph [Original, Play] Paulina Sanger December 9, 1926 - April 1927