Golda Madden

Golda Madden (July 17, 1886 October 26, 1960) was an American actress active during Hollywood's silent era.[1][2]

Golda Madden
BornJuly 17, 1886
Red Cloud, Nebraska, USA
DiedOctober 26, 1960 (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California, USA
OccupationActress
RelativesHarold Lloyd (cousin)

Biography

Madden was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska, in 1886. She was a first cousin of actor/director Harold Lloyd on her mother's side.[3][4][5] She began appearing in plays in Chicago in the early 1910s and was signed to Mack Sennett's Keystone in 1916.[6] She retired from acting in the early 1920s and afterward enjoyed a rich social life, serving as president of the Velada Club—a women's group—in Hollywood.[7] She also served as production manager for the Little Theater of Beverly Hills in the 1930s.[8][9]

Selected filmography

References

  1. The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1916.
  2. Snyder, Sherri (2017-11-15). Barbara La Marr: The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful for Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-7427-3.
  3. Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association (1907). The Moving picture world. California State Library. New York : The World Photographic Publishing Company.
  4. "Services for Mrs. Craig Set for Today". The Los Angeles Times. 28 Oct 1960. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  5. "Amusements". The Bridgeport Telegram. 29 Mar 1920. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  6. "Gossip of Movie-Land". News-Journal. 23 Dec 1916. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  7. Hollywood. 1922.
  8. "Professionals' Little Theater". The Los Angeles Times. 12 Nov 1933. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  9. "Comedy to Reopen Beverly Hills Theater". The Los Angeles Times. 19 Feb 1939. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  10. "Flashes from Filmdom". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 27 Oct 1916. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
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