Alice Calhoun

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Alice Calhoun (1921)

Alice Beatrice Calhoun (born November 21, 1900 in Cleveland , Ohio , † June 3, 1966 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actress of the silent film era .

Life

Alice Calhoun grew up as one of two siblings in her native Cleveland. At the age of 18, she received her first uncredited film role and was henceforth under contract with Vitagraph in New York . After the film company moved to Hollywood , Calhoun moved with her.

Calhoun's career peaked in the 1920s. Several of her early films have been lost or have since been destroyed. Until 1929 she was mostly seen in leading roles or important supporting roles. Like many stars of the time, however, Calhoun was unable to maintain a successful actress after the introduction of the talkie. She only played one little more in the 1934 drama Now I'll Tell . She then ended her career after a total of 48 films.

In May 1926, Calhoun married the Los Angeles lawyer Mendel Silberberg, who, however, had the marriage annulled in July of the same year after an affair with his wife. In December 1926, Calhoun married Max Chotiner, with whom she operated a number of cinemas in Los Angeles. This marriage was also divorced in 1938. At a later date the couple remarried and stayed together until Calhoun's death.

Alice Calhoun continued to live in Los Angeles, where she died of cancer on June 3, 1966 at the age of 65. She was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park . Max Chotimer survived her by three years and was buried at her side. For her services to the film industry, Calhoun received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6800 Hollywood Boulevard .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1918: The Dream Lady
  • 1920: Deadline at Eleven (film lost or destroyed)
  • 1922: The Little Minister (film lost or destroyed)
  • 1922: Little Wildcat
  • 1924: Between Friends
  • 1925: The Man on the Box
  • 1926: A Hero of the Big Snows
  • 1926: Flying High
  • 1927: The Isle of Forgotten Women
  • 1927: The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross
  • 1927: In the First Degree
  • 1934: Now I'll Tell

Web links

Commons : Alice Calhoun  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alice Calhoun Chotiner, 65, Starred in Silent Movies. In: The New York Times . June 6, 1966. Retrieved July 29, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Max C. Chotiner. In: Find a Grave . October 24, 2003. Retrieved July 29, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Alice Calhoun. In: The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Calhoun, Alice
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Calhoun, Alice Beatrice (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Cleveland , Ohio , United States
DATE OF DEATH 3rd June 1966
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States