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Lillian Leighton(1874-1956)

  • Actress
  • Writer
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Lillian Leighton
Lillian Leighton was born on 17 May 1874 in Auroraville, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Tumbleweeds (1925), Torrent (1926) and Parisian Love (1925). She died on 19 March 1956 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 17, 1874
DiedMarch 19, 1956(81)
BornMay 17, 1874
DiedMarch 19, 1956(81)
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Known for

William S. Hart in Tumbleweeds (1925)
Tumbleweeds
6.6
  • Widow Riley
  • 1925
Greta Garbo and Ricardo Cortez in Torrent (1926)
Torrent
6.9
  • Isabella
  • 1926
Clara Bow and Donald Keith in Parisian Love (1925)
Parisian Love
6.1
  • Frouchard
  • 1925
Robert Cain and Robert Warwick in Secret Service (1919)
Secret Service
  • Martha
  • 1919

Credits

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Actress



  • Bruce Cabot and Virginia Grey in Bad Guy (1937)
    Bad Guy
    5.7
    • Bess - Kitty's Landlady (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Mary Astor and Lyle Talbot in Trapped by Television (1936)
    Trapped by Television
    5.8
    • Mrs. Leary, Apartment House Landlady (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Robert Taylor and Janet Gaynor in Small Town Girl (1936)
    Small Town Girl
    6.5
    • Mrs. Pruitt (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Wendy Barrie and John Howard in Millions in the Air (1935)
    Millions in the Air
    7.3
    • Fat Lady (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Myrna Loy in Whipsaw (1935)
    Whipsaw
    6.7
    • Aunt Jane
    • 1935
  • Two Fisted (1935)
    Two Fisted
    6.3
    • Mrs. Mason
    • 1935
  • Wendy Barrie, Johnny Downs, Robert Kent, and Kent Taylor in College Scandal (1935)
    College Scandal
    6.5
    • Fat Lady
    • 1935
  • Let 'em Have It (1935)
    Let 'em Have It
    6.6
    • Irish Woman (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Sylvia Sidney in Behold My Wife! (1934)
    Behold My Wife!
    6.1
    • Neighbor (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Greta Garbo and Herbert Marshall in The Painted Veil (1934)
    The Painted Veil
    6.5
    • German Teacher (scenes deleted)
    • 1934
  • There's Always Tomorrow (1934)
    There's Always Tomorrow
    6.6
    • Daffodil Seller (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Claudette Colbert, Henry Wilcoxon, and Warren William in Cleopatra (1934)
    Cleopatra
    6.8
    • Onlooker at Procession (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Sue Carol and Jack Mulhall in Secret Sinners (1933)
    Secret Sinners
    4.7
    • Mrs. Simmons (as Lillianne Leighton)
    • 1933
  • John Wayne and Ruth Hall in The Man from Monterey (1933)
    The Man from Monterey
    5.3
    • Juanita
    • 1933
  • Lionel Atwill and Theodore Newton in The Sphinx (1933)
    The Sphinx
    5.6
    • Mother Werner
    • 1933

Writer



  • Uncle's Little Ones
    Short
    • story
    • 1916
  • Bessie Eyton in The Love of Loti San (1915)
    The Love of Loti San
    Short
    • story
    • 1915
  • Sweeney's Dream
    Short
    • writer
    • 1913
  • Lillian Leighton and Frank Weed in The Awakening (1912)
    The Awakening
    Short
    • story
    • 1912

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Julianne Leighton
  • Height
    • 5′ 3½″ (1.61 m)
  • Born
    • May 17, 1874
    • Auroraville, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • March 19, 1956
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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    She was to play a role in The Volga Boatmen, being filmed in Rio Vista, California in 1923. She had an argument with director DeMille (she was somewhat uncontrollable) and he threw her off of the picture. This is the reason she has an unidentified role and is uncredited on the picture, although it appears on her list of credits.

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