Jeanne Carpenter
Jeanne Carpenter | |
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Born | Theo-Alice Jeanne Carpenter February 1, 1917 |
Died | January 5, 1994 | (aged 76)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1919-1945 |
Spouse(s) | Robert Drysdale (1937 - 1947) Robert Alvin Grimes (July 13, 1949 - January 5, 1994) |
Children | 5 |
Theo-Alice Jeanne Carpenter (February 1, 1917[1][2] – January 5, 1994) was an American child actress of the silent era[3][4] whose career in the entertainment industry spanned 74 years.[5]
Biography[]
Born in Kansas City, Missouri,[1] Carpenter started her film career at the age of three. Her film debut came in Daddy Long Legs.[5] At age four, she traveled around the United States appearing in theaters on a promotional tour of her films.[6]
Her fame grew in the early-1920s as she made a series of successful appearances in films such as, Helen's Babies with Baby Peggy, and The Sign of the Rose.
Maturity led to a change of roles for Carpenter. Becoming a young woman, she moved into character roles.[6] She had occasional adult roles through 1940s, then she retired from film business.
Carpenter married Robert Grimes in 1949.[5] She had four daughters and one son from two marriages. In 1964, she and all five children performed in the Plaza Players' production of Gypsy in Oxnard, California.[6]
On January 5, 1994, Carpenter died of emphysema[5] in Oxnard, California.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1919 | Daddy-Long-Legs | Uncredited | |
Desert Gold | |||
1920 | The Luck of Geraldine Laird | Child | Credited as Theo-Alice Carpenter |
The Courage of Marge O'Doone | |||
The Dwelling Place of Light | |||
Peaceful Valley | Uncredited | ||
The Way Women Love | |||
The Adventures of Bill and Bob | Alternative title: The Adventures of Bill and Bob | ||
The Man from Nowhere | Alternative title: Rider from Nowhere | ||
1921 | Fighting Fate | Credited as Jean Carpenter | |
The Nut | Cupid Telephone Operator | Uncredited | |
Through the Back Door | Jeanne (age 5) | ||
A Kiss in Time | |||
The Stampede | Mary, Wagner's Little Daughter | Credited as Jean Carpenter | |
What No Man Knows | Mazie | ||
1922 | In the Name of the Law | With Baseball Hall of Famer Honus Wagner to her rescue | |
The Sign of the Rose | Dorothy Griswold | ||
Tess of the Storm Country | Uncredited | ||
1923 | Ashes of Vengeance | Anne | |
The Midnight Alarm | Susan | Credited as Jean Carpenter | |
Why Women Remarry | Mildred Talbot | ||
1924 | By Divine Right | Trent Baby | Alternative title: The Way Men Love |
A Boy of Flanders | Alios Cogez | Credited as Jean Carpenter | |
Helen's Babies | Budge | Credited as Jean Carpenter | |
1926 | Prince of Tempters | Flower girl | |
1931 | City Lights | Extra in restaurant scene | Uncredited Alternative title: City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime |
1937 | Glamorous Night | Gypsy Girl | Uncredited |
1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Telephone Operator | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Associates with famous players". The Los Angeles Times. April 27, 1924. p. 53. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Jeanne Carpenter, Juvenile Movie Star, Who Made Many Friends in Salt Lake". The Salt Lake Telegram. September 28, 1924. p. 11. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "THOUSAND OAKS : Plaza Plaque Keeps a Star's Name 'in Lights'" Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "Ashes of Vengeance" Archived March 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Silent Cinema. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Plaza Plaque Kees a Star's Name 'in Lights'". The Los Angeles Times. May 19, 1995. p. B 3. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Larimore, Tom (February 15, 1964). "Whatever Happened To Baby Jeanne? She's On Stage In Oxnard!". Ventura County Star-Free Press. California, Ventura. p. 6. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1917 births
- 1994 deaths
- Actresses from Kansas City, Missouri
- American film actresses
- American silent film actresses
- American child actresses
- Deaths from emphysema
- 20th-century American actresses
- Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
- American film actor, 1910s birth stubs