Eileen Sedgwick

Eileen Sedgwick (born October 17, 1898 in Galveston , Texas , † March 15, 1991 in Marina del Rey , California ) was an American actress of the silent film era . In her 16 year career she has appeared in more than 120 films. In her later career, Sedgwick was also known under the pseudonym Gretl Yoltz .

Life

Eileen Sedgwick was the daughter of stage actors Edward Sedgwick senior and Josephine Walker. Her brother, six years older than that, was the actor, director and film producer Edward Sedgwick , and her sister, one year younger than her, was the actress Josie Sedgwick .

Sedgwick began her career in 1914 and has since appeared in a large number of productions annually. From 1920 she mainly shot so-called serials . These were multi-part series that mostly belonged to the Western genre. In 1928 Sedgwick had a small supporting role in Blue Boys - Blonde Girls , but was named in the credits under the pseudonym Gretl Yoltz , which she used in several films in the late 1920s. In 1930 Eileen Sedgwick ended her career as an actress after 16 years and over 120 film appearances. Her last film, The Jade Box, was a mixture of silent and sound films .

In 1929 Eileen Sedgwick married Edward Hutson, who worked for 20th Century Fox , with whom they had a son. The marriage lasted until Hutson's death in 1950. Sedgwick died on March 15, 1991 at the age of 92 in Marina del Rey, California. Her final resting place is in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City , not far from her sister Josie, who died in 1973.

Filmography (selection)

1914: All For Love
1915: The Eagle's Nest
1916: The Isle of Life
1916: The Heritage of Hate
1917: Man and Beast
1918: Lure of the Circus
1919: The Great Radium Mystery
1921: The Diamond Queen
1921: Terror Trail
1923: In the Days of Daniel Boone (Serial)
1923: Beasts of Paradise (Serial)
1924: The Riddle Rider (Serial)
1925: The Fighting Ranger (Serial)
1926: The Winking Idol (Serial)
1926: Strings of Steel (Serial)
1928: Blue Boys - blonde girls ( A Girl in Every Port ; named as Gretl Yoltz in the credits )
1928: The Vanishing West (Serial)
1930: The Jade Box

Web links

Commons : Eileen Sedgwick - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Eileen Sedgwick. In: Find a Grave . May 29, 2003, accessed April 9, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Sedgwick, Eileen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Yoltz, Gretl (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH	October 17, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH	Galveston , Texas
DATE OF DEATH	March 15, 1991
Place of death	Marina del Rey , California

[1] Eileen Sedgwick. In: Find a Grave . May 29, 2003, accessed April 9, 2020 .