June Caprice

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June Caprice (born November 19, 1895 in Arlington as Helen Elizabeth Lawson , † November 9, 1936 in Los Angeles ) was an American film actress of the silent film era .

Live and act

Her parents were Peter and Anna Lawson. Caprice was spotted winning a Mary Pickford lookalike contest. She then signed her first contract with Thanhouser Film Corporation. Before long, however, she moved to Fox Film Corporation and directed her first film , Caprice of the Mountains , in 1916, directed by John G. Adolfi . Here she played the role of Caprice Talbert at the side of Harry Hilliard . The role name also gave her stage name. Directed by Adolfi and alongside Hilliard, the films Little Miss Happiness and The Ragged Princess, and in 1917 Patsy , were made in the same year . In total, Adolfi directed eight of her films. In Every Girl's Dream (1917) she starred again alongside Hilliard, now directed by Harry F. Billarde . He directed seven more films by 1918. Eventually the collaboration with Fox was ended and she moved to Albert Capellani Productions in 1919. In the following films Oh Boy! , The Love Cheat and A Damsel in Distress, all made in 1919, was her film partner Creighton Hale . This was followed by another change in the film production company, now to George B. Seitz Productions and here she shot her last two films Rogues and Romance (1920) and The Sky Ranger (1921). These were shot as a serial . Due to her popularity, she was signed to Coca-Cola for advertising shoots.

She was married to director Harry F. Billarde until his death in 1931. They had a daughter, June Elizabeth (1922–1991), who later became known as an actress and cover girl under the stage name Toni Seven .

After her death in 1936, she was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale , California .

Filmography

  • 1916: Caprice of the Mountains
  • 1916: Little Miss Happiness
  • 1916: The Ragged Princess
  • 1916: The Mischief Maker
  • 1917: A Modern Cinderella
  • 1917: A Child of the Wild
  • 1917: The Small Town Girl
  • 1917: Patsy
  • 1917: Every Girl's Dream
  • 1917: Miss USA
  • 1917: Unknown 274
  • 1917: The Sunshine Maid
  • 1918: The Heart of Romance
  • 1918: A Camouflage Kiss
  • 1918: Blue-Eyed Mary
  • 1918: Miss Innocence
  • 1919: Oh boy!
  • 1919: The Love Cheat
  • 1919: A Damsel in Distress
  • 1920: In Walked Mary
  • 1920: Rogues and Romance
  • 1921: The Sky Ranger

Web links

Commons : June Caprice  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A NEW FOX STAR IN THE ASCENDANT; Pretty June Caprice Is Introduced at the Academy of Music. The New York Times, July 10, 1916, accessed March 29, 2017 .
  2. ↑ A Lost Film Lost films, forgotten stars, outtakes in famous movies ... alostfilm.com, accessed on March 29, 2017 .
  3. ^ Those obscure objects of desire. obscureactresses.wordpress.com, July 25, 2016, accessed March 29, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Caprice, June
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lawson, Helen Elizabeth (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Arlington
DATE OF DEATH November 9, 1936
Place of death los Angeles