Corinne Parquet

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Corinne Parquet
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Born(1896-03-04)March 4, 1896
DiedJanuary 16, 1975(1975-01-16) (aged 78)
OccupationFilm actress
Years active1916–1917

Corinne Parquet was an American actress who appeared in silent films with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. [1] [2]

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Biography

Parquet was from Rochester, New York. [3] In 1916, she won a contest that started her film career. [4] [5] [6]

She appeared in two films with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Her first film was the Keystone Studios production The Waiters' Ball (1917). [7] [8] She was listed as Keystone's "leading comedienne" in an August 1916 article. [9] Her second film was A Reckless Romeo (1917). [10]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. ↑ Massa, Steve. Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy. BearManor Media.
  2. 1 2 Neibaur, James L. (2015-02-18). Arbuckle and Keaton: Their 14 Film Collaborations. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-0999-7.
  3. ↑ "Rochester Girl Now Plays Better Parts". Democrat and Chronicle. 1916-08-22. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  4. ↑ "Looking Backward". Democrat and Chronicle. 1923-07-22. p. 46. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  5. ↑ "Will Appear in Film Play". Democrat and Chronicle. 1916-05-09. p. 19. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  6. ↑ "Corinne Parquet Has Cashier's Part". Democrat and Chronicle. 1916-07-15. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  7. ↑ Bean, Jennifer M. (2011). Flickers of Desire: Movie Stars of the 1910s. Rutgers University Press. ISBN   978-0-8135-5014-5.
  8. 1 2 Walker, Brent E. (2010-01-13). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-5707-6.
  9. ↑ "In the Movie World by C.L. Jacoby". The Dodge City Daily Globe. 1916-08-04. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  10. 1 2 Massa, Steve (24 December 2019). Rediscovering Roscoe: The Films of "Fatty" Arbuckle. BearManor Media.
  11. ↑ Massa, Steve (7 May 2013). Lame Brains and Lunatics. BearManor Media.
  12. ↑ Balducci, Anthony (2014-01-10). The Funny Parts: A History of Film Comedy Routines and Gags. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-8893-3.
  13. ↑ Yallop, David (2014-10-23). The Day the Laughter Stopped. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN   978-1-4721-1659-8.
  14. ↑ Dardis, Tom (1988). Keaton, the Man who Wouldn't Lie Down. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   978-0-87910-117-6.
  15. ↑ Knopf, Robert (2018-06-05). The Theater and Cinema of Buster Keaton. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-18846-1.


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