Madeline Hurlock

Madeline Hurlock (December 12, 1897[1] April 4, 1989) was a silent film actress.

Madeline Hurlock
Born(1897-12-12)December 12, 1897
DiedApril 4, 1989(1989-04-04) (aged 91)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active19231929
Spouse(s)
John S. McGovern
(m. 1917; div. 1924)

(m. 1930; div. 1935)

(m. 1935; died 1955)

Biography

Madeline Hurlock was born on December 12, 1897 (some sources say 1899[2][3] or 1900[4]), the daughter of John W. Hurlock, an engineer, and Sallie Hurlock.[5] She was of English and Italian ancestry. Hurlock attended a finishing school in Philadelphia, after which she acted in a repertory theatre company there.[6]

In New York, Hurlock acted and danced in musical comedies at the Century Roof Garden and made her Broadway debut in the ensemble cast of The Rose of China in 1919.

Hurlock appeared in many short comedies for Mack Sennett, debuting as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties in 1923, and was one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1925. She was a talented comedian, also known for her incredible beauty. She appeared in over 50 short films, the first of which, Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? was made in 1923, and the last, Pink Pajamas, in 1929. She featured in one of Laurel and Hardy's early films, Duck Soup.

Hurlock married three times:[7]

According to Myrna Loy's autobiography, Hurlock and Sherwood had a difficult time getting married. In Budapest she told Loy, "These suspicious old men kept saying, 'You have to be examined to see if you are... if you are... why are you getting married? Are you pregnant?'"[10]

Selected filmography

References

  1. "Imdb.com".
  2. Slide, Anthony (December 16, 2014). ""It's the Pictures That Got Small": Charles Brackett on Billy Wilder and Hollywood's Golden Age". Columbia University Press via Google Books.
  3. Liebman, Roy (July 3, 2000). "The Wampas Baby Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1922-1934". McFarland via Google Books.
  4. Nash, Jay Robert; Ross, Stanley R. (July 3, 1990). "The Motion Picture Guide 1990 Annual: The Films of 1989". Cinebooks via Google Books.
  5. "Inscribes book to Federalsburg club". The Daily Times. Maryland, Salisbury. January 10, 1941. p. 2. Retrieved March 4, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "The Comedy Producer Selects Madeline Hurlock As The Fairest Of The Fair". Burbank Daily Evening Review. California, Burbank. May 28, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved March 4, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Marc Connelly Marries", The New York Times, Oct. 5, 1930, p. 28.
  8. "Reel bride a real bride". The Baltimore Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. August 7, 1917. p. 14. Retrieved March 4, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Slide, Anthony (2014). "It's the Pictures That Got Small": Charles Brackett on Billy Wilder and Hollywood's Golden Age. Columbia University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-231-53822-0. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  10. Loy, Myrna. Being and Becoming. Alfred A. Knopf: New York, 1987. p. 110.


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