Gypsy Abbott

Gypsy Abbott (January 31, 1896 – July 25, 1952) was an American silent film actress.

Gypsy Abbott
Who's Who in the Film World, 1914
Born(1896-01-31)January 31, 1896
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJuly 25, 1952(1952-07-25) (aged 56)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other namesGypsie Abbott
OccupationSilent film actress
Spouse(s)Henry King (1915–1952)
Children3

Career

Before entering films, Gypsy Abbott performed for a number of years on stage and in vaudeville. She began with E. H. Sothern's repertoire company and later played Flora Belle Fry in a road production of George M. Cohan's Little Johnny Jones.[1]

She married director Henry King in 1915[2] and was sometimes credited as Gypsie Abbott.

She is buried in the Grotto Section at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Filmography
Gypsy Abbott and Crane Wilbur in Vengeance is Mine (1916)
  • The Path of Sorrow (1913)
  • Called Back (1914)
  • The Key to Yesterday (1914)
  • The Man Who Could Not Lose (1914)
  • St. Elmo (1914)
  • Who Pays? (1915)
  • Beulah (1915)
  • For the Commonwealth (1915)
  • Letters Entangled (1915)
  • The Fruit of Folly (1915)
  • Vengeance Is Mine! (1916)
  • For Ten Thousand Bucks (1916)
  • Bungling Bill's Dress Suit (1916)
  • Some Liars (1916)
  • Her Luckless Scheme (1916)
  • Going to the Dogs (1916)
  • Rolling to Ruin (1916)
  • Paste and Politics (1916)
  • A Touch of High Life (1916)
  • Her Painted Pedigree (1916)
  • Bungling Bill's Bow-Wow (1916)
  • Lost, Strayed or Stolen (1916)
  • With or Without (1916)
  • The Wicked City (1916)
  • Shot in the Fracas (1916)
  • Jealous Jolts (1916)
  • A Lislebank(1917)
  • A Circus Cyclone (1917)
  • The Musical Marvel (1917)
  • The Butcher's Nightmare (1917)
  • A Studio Stampede (1917)
  • His Bogus Boast (1917)
  • When Ben Bolted (1917)
  • Lorelei of the Sea (1917)

Sources
  1. Who's Who in the Film World - edited by Fred C. Justice &Tom R. Smith – 1914 - pg. 29, Film World Publishing
  2. Pawlak, Debra Ann (2012). Bringing Up Oscar: The Story of the Men and Women Who Founded the Academy. Pegasus Books. ISBN 9781605982168. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
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