Gladys Egan

Gladys Egan (May 24, 1900 – March 8, 1985) was an American child actress during the silent film era. She appeared in 110 film shorts, between 1908 and 1914, including many that were produced by D.W. Griffith.[1]

Gladys Egan
Egan in the 1912 film All for Her
Born(1900-05-24)May 24, 1900
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 1985(1985-03-08) (aged 84)
Lemon Grove, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1908–1914
Spouse(s)John Edward Jacoby (?–1948; his death)

Life and career

Egan was born in Manhattan, New York in May 1900. She was married to John Edson Jacoby until his death in 1948. Egan died in Lemon Grove, California in March 1985 at the age of 84. Her ashes were subsequently scattered by the Telophase Cremation Society of San Diego.[2]

Selected filmography
Year Film Role Ref.
1908 The Adventures of Dollie Dollie [3]
Romance of a Jewess The Daughter [4]
Behind the Scenes
Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters [5]
The Zulu's Heart The Boer's Daughter [6]
1909 The Lonely Villa One of the Cullison Children [7]
The Country Doctor Edith Harcourt - Daughter[lower-alpha 1] [8]
A Trap for Santa Claus[lower-alpha 2] The Rogers Daughter [9]
In Little Italy One of the Children [10]
A Corner in Wheat [11]
What's Your Hurry? [12]
The Faded Lillies[lower-alpha 3] party guest [13]
The Golden Louis [14]
1910 The Rocky Road At church
In the Border States Younger Sister [15]
The House with Closed Shutters On Porch/At Farewell
His Sister-in-Law [16]
Little Angels of Luck [17]
One Night, and Then [18]
The House with Closed Shutters Little girl outside house [19]
A Salutary Lesson [20]
The Unchanging Sea Child daughter [21]
1911 His Trust Fulfilled The Little Orphan [22]
The Making of a Man In First Audience
The Broken Doll: A Tragedy of the Indian Reservation [23]
1912 Mrs. Matthews, Dressmaker Little Jennie Matthews
The Romance of an Old Maid Little Lucille Rogers
The Inner Circle
The Painted Lady Little Girl in Arbor
The Sunbeam [24]

Notes
  1. Uncredited
  2. Alternative title: A Trap for Santa
  3. Alternate title: The Faded Lilies

References
  1. Young Hollywood Hall of Fame: Silent Film Artists, 1908–1919
  2. Resting Places, The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d Ed. (2016), pg. 221
  3. "Adventures of Dollie". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. ""Romance of a Jewess" (1908) director D. W. Griffith starring Florence Lawrence". Archive.og. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  5. Brown, Kelly (2013). "Florence Lawrence" (PDF). Academic Commons. Women Film Pioneers Project (published 15 October 2019). doi:10.7916/d8-2jnw-2x82. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. Bennett, Carl. "The Zulu's Heart". Silent Era. Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  7. Kepley (1975), p. 12
  8. Bennett, Carl. "The Country Doctor". Silent Era. Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  9. Bennett, Carl. "A Trap for Santa". Silent Era. Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. Bennett, Carl. "In Little Italy". Silent Era. Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  11. Kepley (1975), p. 11
  12. Bennett, Carl. "What's Your Hurry?". Silent Era. Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  13. Bennett, Carl. "The Faded Lillies". Silent Era. Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  14. Bennett, Carl. "The Golden Louis". Silent Era. Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  15. Courtney, Susan (2005). Hollywood Fantasies of Miscegenation: Spectacular Narratives of Gender and Race, 1903-1967. Princeton University Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780691113050. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  16. Bennett, Carl. "His Sister-in-Law". Silent Era. Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  17. Bennett, Carl. "Little Angels of Luck". Silent Era. Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  18. Bennett, Carl. "One Night, and Then". Silent Era. Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  19. Bennett, Carl. "The House with Closed Shutters". Silent Era. Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  20. Bennett, Carl. "A Salutary Lesson". Silent Era. Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  21. Bennett, Carl. "The Unchanging Sea". Silent Era. Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  22. Langman, Larry; Ebner, David (2001). Hollywood's Image of the South: A Century of Southern Films. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 14. ISBN 9780313318863. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  23. Marubbio, M. (2006). Killing the Indian Maiden: Images of Native American Women in Film. University Press of Kentucky. p. 234. ISBN 9780813124148. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  24. Sánchez, García; Elías, José; García Sánchez, Enrique; Merino Marcos, María Lucila (2010). "Enfermedades infecciosas: escarlatina" (PDF). Rev Med Cine (in Spanish). Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. 6 (1): 29. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via ResearchGate.

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