Eleanor Woodruff

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Eleanor Woodruff
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Woodruff in 1924
BornSeptember 12, 1891
Towanda, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 7, 1980 (aged 89)
Princeton, New Jersey
EducationNational School of Oratory
Occupationactress
Years active1911-1931

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Lobby poster from Pathé

Eleanor Stark Woodruff (September 12, 1891- October 7, 1980) [1] was an American stage and silent screen actress.

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Life

Woodruff was born in Towanda, Pennsylvania in 1891. Her family were wealthy and she was educated at the National School of Oratory. [2] Woodruff was employed by the Philadelphia Orpheum Stock Company and the Schubert Organisation, [3] before embarking on a silent film career from 1913 to 1922. She concurrently appeared on Broadway from 1911 to 1931.

Woodruff was termed 'The Ethel Barrymore of the Screen' in some advertisements because her looks, dress and mannerisms mimicked the famous actress. She appeared in the original Perils of Pauline serial with Pearl White. Amongst the companies she worked for were Pathé, World-Selznick, Rex and Vitagraph, [4] and she was one of the highest paid stars at Pathé. [5]

She retired from acting in 1931 after her marriage to stockbroker Dorsey Richardson, who was later the economic advisor to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. [2] [6] They had a daughter, Rosalie Richardson. [7]

Woodruff died in 1980.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Vazzana, Eugene Michael, (2001) Silent Film Necrology, 2nd Edition. p.575. ISBN   0-7864-1059-0
  2. 1 2 Lowe, Denise (January 27, 2014). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930. Routledge. pp. 577–578. ISBN   978-1-317-71897-0.
  3. ↑ Liebman, Roy (August 11, 2023). Theda Bara: Her Career, Life and Legend. McFarland. p. 30. ISBN   978-1-4766-5002-9.
  4. ↑ Motion Picture Story Magazine. Vol. 11. Macfadden-Bartell. February 1916. p. 39.
  5. 1 2 Tietjen, Jill; Bridges, Barbara (April 26, 2019). Hollywood: Her Story, An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 40. ISBN   978-1-4930-3706-3.
  6. ↑ Doyle, Billy H. (1995). The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Screen Performers: A Necrology of Births and Deaths and Essays on 50 Lost Players. Scarecrow Press. p. 85. ISBN   978-0-8108-2958-9.
  7. ↑ "DORSEY RICHARDSON, ADVISER TO 2 PRESIDENTS ON ECONOMY". The New York Times . Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ Moving Picture World and View Photographer. Vol. 25. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1915. p. 1479.
  9. ↑ Leese, Elizabeth (December 19, 2012). Costume Design in the Movies: An Illustrated Guide to the Work of 157 Great Designers. Courier Corporation. p. 11. ISBN   978-0-486-13429-1.
  10. ↑ Pizzitola, Louis (2002). Hearst Over Hollywood: Power, Passion, and Propaganda in the Movies. Columbia University Press. p. 170. ISBN   978-0-231-11646-6.
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