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| name = Lillian Leighton |
| name = Lillian Leighton |
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| image = The Thirtieth Piece of Silver (1920) - Leighton & Fischer.jpg |
| image = The Thirtieth Piece of Silver (1920) - Leighton & Fischer.jpg |
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| imagesize = 240px |
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| caption = Leighton (''left'') with [[Margarita Fischer]] in<br>''The Thirtieth Piece of Silver'', 1920 |
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| birth_name = Lillianne |
| birth_name = Lillianne Leighton Brown |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1874|05|17|mf=y}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1874|05|17|mf=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Auroraville, Wisconsin]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Auroraville, Wisconsin]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1956|03|19|1874|05|17|mf=y}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|1956|03|19|1874|05|17|mf=y}} |
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| death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. |
| death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. |
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| othername = |
| othername = Lyllian Leighton |
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| occupation = Actress |
| occupation = Actress |
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| yearsactive = 1910–1940 |
| yearsactive = 1910–1940 |
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[[File:Lillian Leighton - Dec 1915 MP.jpg|thumb|170px|Leighton in December 1915]] |
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'''Lillianne Brown Leighton''' (May 17, 1874 – March 19, 1956), known professionally as '''Lillian Leighton''', was an American [[silent film]] [[actress]]. Leighton started her career in Chicago.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Charles R.|last=Condon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JnhJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA410|title=Selig Player Enjoys Character Work|journal=Motography|date=January 23, 1915|page=133}}</ref> |
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Leighton was born in [[Auroraville, Wisconsin]], on May 17, 1874. She was a performer on stage and in vaudeville before she began working in films.<ref name="bd">{{cite book |last1=Katchmer |first1=George A. |title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses |date=2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0905-8 |page=206 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lillian+Leighton%22+actress&pg=PA206 |access-date=April 13, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> She portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film)|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' (1910).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wollstein |first1=Hans J. |title=Lillian Leighton |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/lillian-leighton-p41691 |website=AllMovie |access-date=April 13, 2022}}</ref> |
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⚫ | She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940. Leighton died in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]], [[California]] on March 19, 1956, at the age of 81.<ref>{{cite book|last=Vazzana|first=Eugene Michael|title=Silent Film Necrology|date=2001|publisher=McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub|isbn=978-0-786-41059-0|page=309}}</ref> |
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==Selected filmography== |
==Selected filmography== |
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|''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film)|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' |
|''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film)|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' |
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|Union Enforcer |
|Union Enforcer |
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|1911 |
|1911 |
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|''[[Brown of Harvard]]'' |
|''[[Brown of Harvard (1911 film)|Brown of Harvard]]'' |
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|Mrs. Kenyon |
|Mrs. Kenyon |
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|1917 |
|1917 |
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|''[[Joan the Woman]]'' |
|''[[Joan the Woman]]'' |
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|Isambeau |
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|1917 |
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|''[[The Little American]]'' |
|''[[The Little American]]'' |
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|Angela's Great Aunt |
|Angela's Great Aunt |
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|Uncredited |
|Uncredited |
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|1918 |
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|''[[Old Wives for New]]'' |
|''[[Old Wives for New]]'' |
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|Maid |
|Maid |
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|1918 |
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|''[[The Married Virgin]]'' |
|''[[The Married Virgin]]'' |
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|Anne Mullins, the Maid |
|Anne Mullins, the Maid |
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|Alternate title: ''Frivolous Wives'' |
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|1918 |
|1918 |
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|''[[Till I Come Back to You]]'' |
|''[[Till I Come Back to You]]'' |
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|Margot |
|Margot |
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|1919 |
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|''[[Poor Relations]]'' |
|''[[Poor Relations]]'' |
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|Ma Perkins |
|Ma Perkins |
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|''[[Thou Art the Man (1920 film)|Thou Art the Man]]'' |
|''[[Thou Art the Man (1920 film)|Thou Art the Man]]'' |
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|Cook |
|Cook |
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|1920 |
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|''[[The Week-End]]'' |
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|Mrs. James Corbin |
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|1920 |
|1920 |
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|''[[The Jack-Knife Man]]'' |
|''[[The Jack-Knife Man]]'' |
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|Widow Potter |
|Widow Potter |
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|1920 |
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|''[[Held by the Enemy (film)|Held by the Enemy]]'' |
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|Clarissa |
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|''[[Midsummer Madness (1921 film)|Midsummer Madness]]'' |
|''[[Midsummer Madness (1921 film)|Midsummer Madness]]'' |
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|Caretaker's Wife |
|Caretaker's Wife |
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|1921 |
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|''[[Peck's Bad Boy (1921 film)|Peck's Bad Boy]]'' |
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|Mrs. George W. Peck - Henry's Ma |
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|1921 |
|1921 |
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|''[[Crazy to Marry]]'' |
|''[[Crazy to Marry]]'' |
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|Sarah De Morgan |
|Sarah De Morgan |
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|Alternate title: ''Three Miles Out'' |
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|1921 |
|1921 |
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|''[[Love Never Dies (1921 film)|Love Never Dies]]'' |
|''[[Love Never Dies (1921 film)|Love Never Dies]]'' |
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|Mrs. Cavanaugh |
|Mrs. Cavanaugh |
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|1921 |
|1921 |
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|''[[Under the Lash]]'' |
|''[[Under the Lash]]'' |
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|Tant Anna Vanderberg |
|Tant Anna Vanderberg |
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|Alternate title: ''The Shulamite'' |
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|1922 |
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|''[[Saturday Night (1922 film)|Saturday Night]]'' |
|''[[Saturday Night (1922 film)|Saturday Night]]'' |
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|Mrs. Ferguson |
|Mrs. Ferguson |
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|1923 |
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|''[[The Eternal Three]]'' |
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| Housekeeper |
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|1923 |
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|''[[Ruggles of Red Gap (1923 film)|Ruggles of Red Gap]]'' |
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| Ma Pettengil |
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|1923 |
|1923 |
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|''[[The Call of the Canyon]]'' |
|''[[The Call of the Canyon]]'' |
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|Mrs. Hutter |
|Mrs. Hutter |
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|1924 |
|1924 |
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|''[[The Mine with the Iron Door]]'' |
|''[[The Mine with the Iron Door (1924 film)|The Mine with the Iron Door]]'' |
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| 1925 |
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| ''[[Go Straight (1925 film)|Go Straight]]'' |
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| Gilda's Aunt |
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|1926 |
|1926 |
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|''[[Be Your Age]]'' |
|''[[Be Your Age]]'' |
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|Mrs. Schwartzkopple |
|Mrs. Schwartzkopple |
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|1933 |
|1933 |
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|''[[The Man from Monterey]]'' |
|''[[The Man from Monterey]]'' |
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|Juanita |
|Juanita |
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| 1933 |
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| ''[[Secret Sinners (1933 film)|Secret Sinners]]'' |
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| Mrs. Simmons |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{IMDb name|0500361}} |
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*[http://www.lordheath.com/index.php?p=1_937_Lillian-Leighton |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140223052531/http://www.lordheath.com/index.php?p=1_937_Lillian-Leighton Picture Leighton] |
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|NAME= Leighton, Lillian |
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|ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Leighton, Lillianne Brown |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress |
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|DATE OF BIRTH= May 17, 1874 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH= Auroaville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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|DATE OF DEATH= March 19, 1956 |
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|PLACE OF DEATH= Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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[[Category:1874 births]] |
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[[Category:American film actresses]] |
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[[Category:American silent film actresses]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 24 April 2023
Lillian Leighton | |
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Born | Lillianne Leighton Brown May 17, 1874 Auroraville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | March 19, 1956 | (aged 81)
Other names | Lyllian Leighton |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1910–1940 |
Lillianne Brown Leighton (May 17, 1874 – March 19, 1956), known professionally as Lillian Leighton, was an American silent film actress. Leighton started her career in Chicago.[1]
Leighton was born in Auroraville, Wisconsin, on May 17, 1874. She was a performer on stage and in vaudeville before she began working in films.[2] She portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910).[3]
She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940. Leighton died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California on March 19, 1956, at the age of 81.[4]
Selected filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1910 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Union Enforcer | Undetermined |
1911 | Brown of Harvard | Mrs. Kenyon | |
1913 | Truth in the Wilderness | ||
1916 | The Grasp of Greed | ||
1917 | Joan the Woman | Isambeau | |
1917 | Castles for Two | Brian's Sister | |
1917 | The Little American | Angela's Great Aunt | Uncredited |
1917 | The Devil-Stone | ||
1918 | Old Wives for New | Maid | |
1918 | The Married Virgin | Anne Mullins, the Maid | Alternate title: Frivolous Wives |
1918 | Till I Come Back to You | Margot | |
1919 | Poor Relations | Ma Perkins | |
1919 | A Girl Named Mary | Hannah | |
1920 | The Dancin' Fool | Ma Budd | |
1920 | Thou Art the Man | Cook | |
1920 | The Week-End | Mrs. James Corbin | |
1920 | The Jack-Knife Man | Widow Potter | |
1920 | Held by the Enemy | Clarissa | |
1921 | Midsummer Madness | Caretaker's Wife | |
1921 | Peck's Bad Boy | Mrs. George W. Peck - Henry's Ma | |
1921 | Crazy to Marry | Sarah De Morgan | Alternate title: Three Miles Out |
1921 | Love Never Dies | Mrs. Cavanaugh | |
1921 | Under the Lash | Tant Anna Vanderberg | Alternate title: The Shulamite |
1922 | Saturday Night | Mrs. Ferguson | |
1923 | The Eternal Three | Housekeeper | |
1923 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Ma Pettengil | |
1923 | The Call of the Canyon | Mrs. Hutter | |
1924 | Code of the Sea | Mrs. McDow | |
1924 | The Mine with the Iron Door | ||
1925 | Go Straight | Gilda's Aunt | |
1926 | Torrent | Mrs. Ferguson | |
1926 | Be Your Age | Mrs. Schwartzkopple | |
1933 | The Man from Monterey | Juanita | |
1933 | Secret Sinners | Mrs. Simmons |
References[edit]
- ^ Condon, Charles R. (January 23, 1915). "Selig Player Enjoys Character Work". Motography: 133.
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Lillian Leighton". AllMovie. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-786-41059-0.
External links[edit]
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