Queenie Rosson
Queenie Rosson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ethel Rosson 24 February 1889 |
| Died | 19 December 1978 (aged 89) |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Other names | Queenie Rosson, Ethel R. Daly |
| Occupation | American silent film actress |
| Years active | 1914–1916 |
| Relatives | Arthur Rosson (brother) Harold Rosson (brother) Richard Rosson (brother) Vera Sisson (sister-in-law) Jean Harlow (sister-in-law) Nina Byron (sister-in-law) |
Queenie Rosson Daly (February 24, 1889 – December 19, 1978), born Ethel Rosson, was an early American silent film actress, and one of the family of Rosson siblings who were active in the film industry from the 1910s into the 1950s.
Early life
[edit]Rosson was born in Groton, Massachusetts, the daughter of Arthur Richard Rosson and Helene Rochfort Rosson. Her older brother Arthur H. Rosson was a film director;[1] her younger brother Harold Rosson (Hal) was a cinematographer, and another brother, Richard Rosson (Dick), was an actor and director. Her sister Helene was an actress,[2] and another sister, Gladys, was Cecil B. DeMille's longtime personal secretary.[3] Through her brothers' marriages, she was the sister-in-law of actresses Vera Sisson,[4] Nina Byron, and (briefly) Jean Harlow.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Rosson appeared in over twenty silent films between 1914 and 1916 in films, such as The Love Hermit (1916), working with actors such as Charlotte Burton and Harry von Meter.[2] She and her sister Helene Rosson co-starred in Let There Be Light (1915),[7] and she appeared with her brother Dick in A Trunk an' Trouble (1916).[8] The Rosson sisters were among the young film stars known to wear bathing suits at the beach in Santa Barbara,[9] where the American Mutual film studios were located.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Rosson married Lt. Col. Joseph James Daly, a decorated World War I veteran, in 1917.[11] Although she retired from the film business when she married, the Dalys continued to be active in Hollywood social circles.[12][13] Her husband died in 1960. She died in 1978, at the age of 89, in Palm Beach, Florida. Her grave is with her husband's, in Arlington National Cemetery.[14]
Filmography
[edit]- The Love Hermit (1916)[15]
- Matchin' Jim (1916)[16]
- The Gambler's Lost Love (1916)[17]
- That Gal of Burke's (1916)[18]
- The Quicksands of Deceit (1916)[19]
- The Demon of Fear (1916)[20]
- The Gulf Between (1916)[21]
- Curlew Corliss (1916)[22]
- With a Life at Stake (1916)[23] (reissued as The Bronco Buster's Bargain)
- Billy Van Deusen's Muddle (1916)
- A Trunk an' Trouble (1916)[8]
- The Laird o' Knees (1916)[24]
- The Broken Cross (1916)
- Water Stuff (1916) (also known as Buck Parvin #6: Water Stuff)[25]
- Let There Be Light (1915)[7]
- Hearts and Clubs (1915)[26]
- Where Ignorance Is Bliss (1915)
- Nothing Ever Happens Right (1915)
- The Grind (1915) (also known as On the Verge of Sin)
- Fares, Please! (1915)
- The Barnstormers (1914)
- The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) (uncredited)
- His Wife's Family (1914)
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary for Arthur H. Rosson". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 1960-06-20. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Mutual Offerings". The Moving Picture World: 565. 1916-10-28.
- ^ "Death Takes De Mille Aide Since Film Pioneer Days". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 1953-06-15. p. 16. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dean, Daisy (1916-05-24). "News Notes from Movieland". Oakland Enquirer. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jean Harlow Leaves Third Husband; to Seek Divorce". Springfield Evening Union. 1934-05-07. p. 13. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Germans Arrest U.S. Cameraman". The Roanoke Times. 1939-05-07. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Let There Be Light". The Moving Picture World: 332. 1915-10-09.
- ^ a b "A Trunk an' Trouble". The Moving Picture World: 106. 1916-04-01 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Los Angeles Notes". The New York Clipper. 1916-04-29. p. 35 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Notes of the Trade". The Moving Picture World: 2069. 1916-06-17 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Three Soldiers Get D.M.S. with Citations". The Long Beach Telegram and The Long Beach Daily News. 1921-12-04. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss De Mill Honored". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. 1930-01-29. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smart Buffet Supper at 'The Hilltop'". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 1929-05-21. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Joseph J. Daly Memorial". Veterans Legacy Memorial, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "Mutual Star Production". The Moving Picture World: 604. October 28, 1916.
- ^ "Matchin' Jim". Reel Life: 8. 1916-09-02 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Gambler's Lost Love". The Moving Picture World: 1751. 1916-09-09 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "That Gal of Burke's". The Moving Picture World: 946. 1916-08-05 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Dumont, Hervé (2015-06-14). Frank Borzage: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Romantic. McFarland. p. 364. ISBN 978-1-4766-1331-4.
- ^ "The Demon of Fear (Mustang)". The Moving Picture World: 114. 1916-07-01 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Pastime Has Entertaining Program Today". East Oregonian. 1916-06-03. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Art Acord, Famous Round-Up Star, at Pastime Today". East Oregonian. 1916-11-04. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rainey, Buck (2024-10-18). The Strong, Silent Type: Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903-1930. McFarland. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4766-1524-0.
- ^ "The Laird o'Knees--Beauty". Reel Life: 10. 1916-01-29 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "New Three-Part Mutual Features". Reel Life: 7. 1916-01-08 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Empire Theatre (advertisement)". The Waxahachie Daily Light. 1915-07-15. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.