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Brockwell was born Gladys Lindeman in Brooklyn, New York, on September 26, 1894. Her father was H.R. Lindeman. Her mother, Lillian Lindeman (née Voltaire), a chorus girl turned actress, put her daughter on stage at an early age. By age 7, Brockwell was performing in dramatic productions with a stock company in Williamsport, West Virginia.
Parents. Billie Brockwell. Trivia. Daughter of Billie Brockwell. On June 27, 1929, Brockwell and a friend, Los Angeles' advertising man Thomas Brennan, were involved in an automobile accident near Calabasas, California. She was crushed beneath the automobile driven by Brennan.
Intelligent and versatile is how Silent Hollywood describes actress Gladys Brockwell, who was born to a struggling chorus girl in the 1890s. Onstage by the age of three, Brockwell appeared in her first movie, The Rattlesnake, in 1913.
Gladys Brockwell. Actress: Lights of New York. The daughter of actress Billie Brockwell, Brockwell first appeared on the stage at the age of three. She made her screen debut in Philadelphia for the Lubin Company in 1913, later working with D.W. Griffith.
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- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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- Hollywood, California, USA
Mar 13, 2022 · Gladys Brockwell remembered. Gladys Brockwell is the subject of an article by author Allan R. Ellenberger, who discusses the death of the remarkable silent film actress. “Today is the 79th anniversary of the tragic death of actress Gladys Brockwell. Though virtually unknown today, Brockwell was a popular actress in the teens and 1920s.
- Andre Soares
Gladys Mae Shurm Brockwell, 84, of Hopewell, died April 26, 2007 in the Hopewell Health Care Center. She was born in Spring Grove, PA... Mrs. Brockwell was preceded in death by her parents, George Washington and Mary Annie Trone Shurm, her... View Obituary & Service Information
Born Gladys Lindeman, Mar 21 (some sources cite Sept 26), 1894, in Brooklyn, NY; died July 4 (some sources cite July 2), 1929, of peritonitis following an auto accident; m. Robert Broadwell; m. Harry Edwards.
