Emily Gerdes
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Emily Gerdes | |
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| Born | December 29, 1890 Montgomery County, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 1974 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1917–1940 |
Emily Gerdes (sometimes credited as Emma Gerdes) was an American character actress active primarily during Hollywood's silent era.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Gerdes was born near Independence, Kansas,[2] to Herman Eden Gerdes (a veterinarian[citation needed]) and Mary Ellen Glaze.[3][4] The family soon moved to Missouri and then Arizona before later settling in Glendale, California.[2] Her parents later divorced.[citation needed] In Los Angeles, Gerdes began appearing in films; her first known credit was in 1917's Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.[2][5]
Selected filmography
[edit | edit source]- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
- A Lady's Name (1918)
- How Could You, Jean? (1918)
- Puppy Love (1919)
- Once to Every Woman (1920)[6]
- Bell Boy 13 (1923)
- Dynamite Dan (1924)
- Behind Two Guns (1924)
- Heir-Loons (1925)
- Ella Cinders (1926)
- Unknown Dangers (1926)
- Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness (1926)
- Heroes of the Wild (1927)
- Never the Twins Shall Meet (1932)[7]
- Banjo on My Knee (1936)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
References
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- ^ a b c "Lack of Beauty Did Not Stop Her From Film Career". The Sheridan News. June 18, 1926. p. 9. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
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- ^ "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z7FR-822M : Fri Jul 12 08:23:44 UTC 2024), Entry for Lester Eden Gerdes and Herman Eden Gerdes, 15 Jan 1895.
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- ^ "'Once to Every Woman' Will Be Shown Here". The Lake Geneva Regional News. February 9, 1922. p. 4. Retrieved October 25, 2024. "Prominent in the star's support are Robert Anderson, William Ellingford, Rudolph Valentino, Emily Chichester, Elinor Field, Mrs. Margaret Mann, Mary Wise, Dan Crimmins, Rosa Gore, Frank Elliott, Katherine Griffith, Emma Gerdes and many others."
- ^ "Twins Don't Know It, But They Have Job". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 17, 1931. p. 18. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Emily Gerdes at IMDb
- Emily Gerdes at AFI
- Emma Gerdes at AFI
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