Louise Emerald Bates (December 28, 1886 - June 11, 1972) was an American actress whose photo was covered in the 1915 issue of Motion Picture Classic.[1] Born in Massachusetts, U.S,[2] she left the stage and theater productions, where she starred in musical comedies, for Thanhouser's Falstaff comedies produced at its New Rochelle studio.[3] She was a female lead in Falstaff comedies.[4] In 1916 she worked at Thanhouser's studio in Jacksonville, Florida.[2] where the Falstaff crew relocated.[5] In 1916, actor Harris Gordon was noted as her husband.[6] She married Edmund Mortimer and became Louise Bates Mortimer.[7]
Louise Emerald Bates | |
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 Bates in 1921 | |
| Born | December 28, 1886 Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 11, 1972 (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
Theater
edit- The Passing Show
- The Fascinating Widow[3]
Filmography
edit- Foiling Father's Foes (1915)[4]
- Minnie the Mean Manicurist (1915)
- Conductor's Classy Champion (1915) as Cordelia
- Hilda's Husky Mother (1915) as Hilda[8][4]
- Film Favorite's Finish (1915)[9]
- Inspiration (1915 film)
- Grace's Gorgeous Gowns (1916)[2]
- The Men She Married (1916) as Ada Semple
- Her Father's Gold (1916)[10][8][11] a drama feature film[2]
- Grace's Gorgeous Gowns (1916)[2]
- Pete's Persian Princess (1916)[2]
- Lucky Larry's Lady Love (1916)[2]
- Levy's Fashion Exhibit (1916), private release[2]
- Perkins' Peace Party (1916[2]
- Silas Marner (1916 film) as His sweetheart
- What Doris Did (1916)[2]
- Maud Muller Modernized (1916)[2]
- Theodore's Terrible Thirst (1916)[2]
- The Weakling (1916)[2]
- The Kiddie's Kaptain Kid (1916)[8]
- Disguisers (1916)[2]
- Advertisemters (1916)[2]
- Real Estaters (1916)[2]
- Guiders (1916)[2]
- Musickers (1916)[2]
- Wrath of Love (1917)[12][13]
- The Easiest Way (1917 film)
- Arms and the Girl (1917) as Olga Karnovitch[14]
- The Marionettes (film) (1918) as Madame de Lancey
- A Wife's Romance (1923) as Isabel de Castellar (credited as Louise Bates Mortimer)
- The Beloved Brat (1938) as Mrs. Morgan's Guest
- Laugh It Off (1939 film)
Are these much later films the same actress?????
References
edit- ^ "Louise+Emerald+Bates"&pg=RA1-PA9 Motion Picture Classic. 1915.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "BATES, Louise Emerald". www.thanhouser.org.
- ^ a b "Moving Picture World and View Photographer". World Photographic Publishing Company. September 5, 1915 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Moving Picture World and View Photographer". World Photographic Publishing Company. September 5, 1915 – via Google Books.
- ^ Howard, Terris C. (12 July 2018). Anders van Haden: A Pictorial Biography. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-5320-5248-4.
- ^ "Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines". Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company. September 5, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (September 5, 2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1059-0 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Nickelodeon". September 5, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ "FILM FAVORITE'S FINISH, THE". www.thanhouser.org.
- ^ Langman, Larry (11 July 2015). The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900-1996. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0925-6.
- ^ Langman, Larry (July 11, 2015). The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900-1996. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0925-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ Connelly, Robert B. (September 5, 1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36. December Press. ISBN 978-0-913204-36-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey (January 10, 2014). "The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography". McFarland – via Google Books.
- ^ Hayter-Menzies, Grant (April 22, 2009). "Mrs. Ziegfeld: The Public and Private Lives of Billie Burke". McFarland – via Google Books.