Lucille Carlisle
Lucille Carlisle | |
|---|---|
 Lucille Zintheo (later Carlisle), from a 1916 publication | |
| Born | Ida Lucile White August 31, 1895 Galesburg, Illinois |
| Died | October 19, 1958 (aged 63) Los Angeles, California |
| Other names | Lucille Zintheo, Lucille Ida Millikin |
| Occupation | Actress |
Lucille Carlisle (August 31, 1895 – October 19, 1958), born Ida Lucile White, was an American actress.
Early life
[edit]Ida Lucile White was born in Galesburg, Illinois, the daughter of Frank White and Della Pope White.[1] Her family was of Irish and French descent.[2] In childhood, she moved to Spokane, Washington, with her family.[2][3]
Career
[edit]After winning a beauty contest sponsored by Photoplay magazine,[4][5][6] and a brief career on stage,[7] Carlisle began making silent films for Vitagraph Studios, with comedian and director Larry Semon. Together they made 25 films.[8][9] After their professional and personal relationship ended, she also left film work. She was heard on radio in the 1930s and 1940s, representing Mothers of America, an anti-war organization.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Lucille White married Elder J. Zintheo briefly in 1912; their divorce became final in 1916.[3][10] Carlisle and Larry Semon were a couple on and off from 1918 to 1923.[2][8] In 1924, her experiences with rhinoplasty were described in front-page headlines.[11] In 1927 she married a Canadian businessman, Leigh Hacking Millikin.[12][13] She died in 1958, aged 63 years, in Los Angeles.[2] Her gravesite is at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California.[14]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Boodle and Bandits | Sheriff | (as Lucille Zintheo) |
| 1918 | Pluck and Plotters | Bit Role | (uncredited) |
| 1919 | Scamps and Scandals | Wedding Guest | (as Lucille Zintheo) |
| 1919 | Well, I'll Be | Susie | (as Lucille Zintheo) |
| 1919 | Passing the Buck | The Fat Crook's Wife | (as Lucille Zintheo) |
| 1919 | The Star Boarder | The Warden's Daughter | |
| 1919 | His Home Sweet Home | The Wife | |
| 1919 | The Simple Life | Captain Tillie | |
| 1919 | Between the Acts | Manager's Wife | |
| 1919 | Dull Care | Chief of Police's Wife | |
| 1919 | Dew Drop Inn | The Girl | |
| 1919 | The Head Waiter | Cashier | (as Lucille Zintheo) |
| 1919 | The Grocery Clerk | The Postmistress | |
| 1920 | The Fly Cop | A Cabaret Queen | |
| 1920 | Solid Concrete | The Boss' Daughter | |
| 1920 | The Stage Hand | The Leading Lady | |
| 1920 | The Suitor | An Heiress | |
| 1920 | School Days | ||
| 1921 | The Sportsman | The Tourist's Daughter | |
| 1922 | The Show | Leading Lady | |
| 1922 | A Pair of Kings | Princess Lucille | |
| 1922 | Golf | The Blonde Flapper | |
| 1922 | The Agent | Undercover Federal Agent | |
| 1922 | The Counter Jumper | Glorietta Hope | |
| 1923 | No Wedding Bells | The Girl | Final film role |
References
[edit]- ^ "School Friends Recall Lucille". Spokane Chronicle. 1922-07-13. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-04-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e Sassen, Claudia (2015-10-20). Larry Semon, Daredevil Comedian of the Silent Screen: A Biography and Filmography. McFarland. pp. 94–113. ISBN 978-0-7864-9822-2.
- ^ a b Gabbe, Henry (1916-10-29). "'Most Beautiful Girl in the West' Lillian Russell's Tribute to Daughter of Spokane". The Spokesman-Review. p. 47. Retrieved 2022-04-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Winners: Lucille Zintheo" Photoplay (July 1916), via Internet Archive
- ^ "Beauty Winners Face the Camera". Photoplay Magazine. 10: 125–126. November 1916.
- ^ "Spokane Girl in Film". The Spokesman-Review. 1916-09-30. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-04-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lucile Zintheo (Performer)". Playbill. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ a b Roots, James (2017-05-11). 100 Essential Silent Film Comedies. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-4422-7825-7.
- ^ Wilmore, Carl (1920-08-21). "Larry Semon Wants to Quit". Boston Post. pp. 18, 19. Retrieved 2022-04-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "In the Superior Court". The Spokesman-Review. 1916-07-01. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-04-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Film Beauty Gets Second New Nose; Lucille Carlisle Undergoes Two Operations on Face". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. 1924-03-18. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-04-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ California, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999, application of Leigh Hacking Millikin dated May 12, 1937. via Ancestry.
- ^ "Personal Glimpses of Life Underwriters". The National Underwriter. 31: 16. October 14, 1927 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (2016-08-19). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7.
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