Juliette Compton

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Juliette Compton
File:Juliette Compton Vintage 1930s.jpg
Compton c. 1930
Born(1899-05-03)May 3, 1899
DiedMarch 19, 1989(1989-03-19) (aged 89)
Other names
  • Julie Compton
  • Juliet Compton
OccupationActress
Years active1920–1941
Spouse
James Bartram
(m. 1926; div. 1942)

Juliette Compton (May 3, 1899 – March 19, 1989) was an American dancer and actress whose career began in the silent film era and concluded with That Hamilton Woman in 1941.[1]

Career

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Compton was born in Columbus, Georgia, on May 3, 1899.[1] She was a model for illustrator Harrison Fisher, and perhaps his favorite model.[2]

Compton's show business career began in 1918 with Broadway the musical The Kiss Burglar.[3] She went on to appear in the Broadway musical What's in A Name and the 1920 Ziegfeld Follies.

She appeared on film in 1924, including the movie The Wine of Life. Compton went on to make dozens of films until 1941 when she appeared in That Hamilton Woman.

In London, she appeared on stage,[4] including the musical The League of Notions with the Dolly Sisters.[5]

Financial problems

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On January 4, 1927, a bankruptcy court in London, England, appointed an official receiver for Compton after presentation of evidence that she had no assets and had liabilities of $37,500.[6] A news brief distributed by International News Service said that a nervous breakdown suffered by Compton was "attributed to difficulties in which she finds herself over debts."[7]

Personal life

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Compton married James Bartram, an Australian businessman,[8] on December 24, 1926, in London, England. She left the nursing home where she had been ill for several weeks in order to be married at Christ Church, then returned to the nursing home immediately after the wedding.[9] They separated in 1936 and divorced on March 25, 1942.[10]

She died in Pasadena, California.[citation needed]

Partial filmography

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References

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