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Lew Cody (born February 22, 1884 in Waterville as Louis Joseph Côté , † May 31, 1934 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American theater and film actor who was active in the silent film era and the early talkies .
Life
Cody was born to Joseph Côté, a French-Canadian , and Elizabeth Côté, nee Gifford. The family moved to Berlin, New Hampshire , where his father had a drug store. In his youth he worked there as a soda jerk. He later began studying medicine at McGill University in Montreal. He broke this off and joined a theater company in North Carolina .
Cody starred in 99 films between 1914 and 1934. Especially often he played some shady male admirer, which earned him the nickname The Male Vamp . With the rise of his popularity, however, he also played sympathetic leading roles, especially in the 1920s. He made the transition to talkies and stayed in leading or major supporting roles until his death.
Cody was married three times. The first two marriages (1910 and 1914, divorce in 1911 and 1914) and were with actress Dorothy Dalton. In 1926 he was married to Mabel Normand in his third marriage . She died of tuberculosis in 1930 .
Cody himself died of a heart attack at his home in Beverly Hills, California in 1934 . He is buried in St. Peter's Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
Filmography (selection)
- 1914: Harp of Tara
- 1915: The Mating
- 1917: A Branded Soul
- 1918: Mickey
- 1918: For Husbands Only
- 1918: Treasure of the Sea
- 1919: Don't Change Your Husband
- 1919: Our Better Selves
- 1919: The Life Line
- 1919: The Beloved Cheater
- 1919: As the Sun Went Down
- 1923: Rupert of Hentzau
- 1923: Souls for Sale
- 1924: Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
- 1924: Three women (Three Women)
- 1925: Man and Maid
- 1925: The Sporting Venus
- 1925: A Slave of Fashion
- 1925: Exchange of Wives
- 1925: His Secretary
- 1926: Monte Carlo
- 1926: The Gay Deceiver
- 1927: The Demi-Bride
- 1929: A Single Man
- 1930: What a Widow!
- 1931: Three Girls Lost
- 1931: Beyond Victory
- 1931: Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
- 1931: A Woman of Experience
- 1931: The Common Law
- 1931: Meet the Wife
- 1931 Dishonored (Dishonored)
- 1931: Sporting Blood
- 1931: X Marks the Spot
- 1932: The Crusader
- 1932: The Unwritten Law
- 1932: A Parisian Romance
- 1933: By Appointment Only
- 1933: File 113
- 1933: Sitting Pretty
- 1934: Private Scandal
- 1934: Thank Your Stars
Web links
- Lew Cody in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Photographs and literature on Lew Cody
Individual evidence
- ^ New York The Museum of Modern Art Library: Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1919) . Chicago, Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company, 1919 ( archive.org [accessed April 19, 2020]).
- ↑ a b Eugene Michael Vazzana: Silent movie necrology . 2nd Edition. McFarland, 2002, ISBN 0-7864-1059-0 (English).
- ↑ George H. Beale: Lew Cody, Noted Star, Found Dead . In: San Jose News , June 1, 1934, p. 7. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ↑ Lew Cody Dies In His Sleep After Many Years Of Work On Stage and In Pictures . In: The Evening Independent , June 1, 1934, pp. 3-A. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ↑ a b Sam E. Connor: Lew Cody: Behind the Scenes With Late Hollywood Actor . In: Lewiston Evening Journal , July 16, 1934, pp. A-12. Retrieved April 21, 2014. "I love Maine, perhaps because I was born in Waterville, but I don't think that's it." (Quote by Lew Cody) "
- ↑ Victoria Houseman: Made in heaven: the marriages and children of Hollywood stars . Bonus Books, Chicago 1991, ISBN 0-929387-24-4 (English).
- ^ Lew Cody Dead In Film Capital . In: Spokane Daily Chronicle , June 1, 1934, p. 1. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ↑ Wendy Warwick White: Ford Sterling: The Life and Films . McFarland, 2010, ISBN 978-0-7864-8220-7 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cody, Lew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Côté, Louis Joseph; . |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American theater and film actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waterville |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1934 |
| Place of death | Beverly Hills , California |