Lucille La Verne
Lucille La Verne (born November 7, 1872 in Nashville , Tennessee , † March 4, 1945 in Culver City , California ; actually Lucille Mitchum ) was an American theater and film actress and a star of the early 20th century.
Life
Lucille La Verne played in theaters in her youth, for example the role of Lady Macbeth . In 1888 she made her debut on Broadway and quickly gained praise and notoriety for her performances. From the end of the 19th century she moved through the USA with her own theater group and performed with them in front of a larger audience in Europe.
In 1914 she starred in Butterflies and Orange Blossoms for the first time in a silent film. She made the leap into the film business without any problems and her successful career continued. She had silent film roles in Over Night , Polly of the Circus and The Last Moment, among others . In the 1920s, La Verne returned to the theater and in 1923 she had her biggest stage hit with Sun Up . She also played in blackface pieces. She made her sound film debut in 1931 in Little Caesar as the devious landlady of Edward G. Robinson . This was followed by other major film appearances such as An American Tragedy directed by Josef von Sternberg based on the novel of the same name by Theodore Dreiser and in 1935 alongside Ronald Colman in Escape from Paris . She returned to Broadway once more in the mid-1930s. In 1937, La Verne lent her voice to the evil queen and the witch in the Walt Disney cartoon Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs . It became her most famous role.
After this success, she ended her acting career and became the owner of a successful nightclub. Lucille La Verne died of cancer on March 4, 1945 . Her grave is in the famous Inglewood Park Cemetery .
Filmography
- 1914: Butterflies and Orange Blossoms
- 1915: Over Night
- 1916: Sweet Kitty Bellairs
- 1916: The Thousand-Dollar Husband
- 1917: Polly of the Circus
- 1918: The Life Mask
- 1918: Tempered Steel
- 1919: The Praise Agent
- 1921: Orphans of the Storm ( Orphans of the Storm )
- 1923: The White Rose
- 1923: Zaza, the girl from the Varieté (Zaza)
- 1924: America
- 1924: His Darker Self
- 1925: Sun Up
- 1928: The Last Moment
- 1930: Abraham Lincoln
- 1930: Sinners' Holiday
- 1930: You Barry, Woman of Passion
- 1930: The Comeback
- 1931: The Little Caesar ( Little Caesar )
- 1931: The Great Meadow
- 1931: An American Tragedy
- 1931: The Unholy Garden
- 1931: Doom of a Day ( 24 Hours )
- 1932: Union Depot
- 1932: She Wanted a Millionaire
- 1932: Alias the Doctor
- 1932: While Paris Sleeps
- 1932: Hearts of Humanity I
- 1932: Breach of Promise
- 1932: A Strange Adventure
- 1932: Wild Horse Mesa
- 1933: Pilgrimage
- 1933: The Last Trail
- 1934: Beloved
- 1934: Kentucky Kernels
- 1934: The Mighty Barnum
- 1934: School for Girls
- 1935: Escape from Paris ( A Tale of Two Cities )
- 1936: The Blow Out
- 1936: Hearts of humanity II
- 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ) - Voice
Web links
- Lucille La Verne in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lucille La Verne in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Short biography on playbrass.com
- Lucille La Verne in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to other sources November 8th or 1869
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | La Verne, Lucille |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mitchum, Lucille (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American theater and film actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1869 or November 7, 1872 or November 8, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nashville , Tennessee , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 1945 |
| Place of death | Culver City , California , United States |