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Betty Compson was an American actress and film producer best known for the movie ‘The Docks of New York.’ One of the leading actresses of the silent era in Hollywood, she had an extensive film career, that spanned over three decades. Born as the daughter of a mining engineer, she was forced to drop out of school due to her father’s untimely death.
Betty Compson, aboard ship 1920s. This page includes Betty Compson's (March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) known film appearances from 1915 to 48. Films from 1915 to 1919 are shorts, mostly for Al Christie, unless otherwise stated. A big breakout came in 1919, with The Miracle Man, which is now lost. In the early-to-mid 1920s, Compson was a major ...
Betty Compson was an American actress and film producer born on March 19, 1897 in Beaver, Utah, and died on April 18, 1974 in Hollywood, California. She began her career in the silent film era and appeared in over 180 films between 1913 and 1951. She is best known for her performances in silent films such as “The Docks of New York” (1928 ...
Betty Compson (March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer. Most famous in silent films and early talkies, she is best known in her performances in The Docks of New York and The Barker, the latter earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Married briefly during 1930s. Boxer. Married from the 1940s until his death in 1962. Petite, fair-haired, beautiful and highly-paid leading lady of the silent era. Billed in vaudeville as 'The Vagabond Violinist', Compson was signed in 1915 for a series of Al Christie comedy shorts. She made her dramatic debut as a member of a confidence gang ...
Apr 24, 1974 · Betty Compson, the blond star of more than 100 silent films and early talkies, died Thursday in Glendale, Calif. The actress, who attained fame as Rose in “The Miracle Man,” the film that also ...
B etty Compson, the blond superstar of the silent screen, began her career as violinist in vaudeville.. She made dozens of movies for director Al Christie beginning in 1915 with "Wanted: A Leading Lady." Compson, who starred with many of the leading actors and actress of the silent screen era, made a successful transition into the talking film era, starring in the first RKO talkie, "Street ...
