Louise Emerald Bates

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Louise Emerald Bates
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Bates in 1921
Born(1886-12-28)December 28, 1886
DiedJune 11, 1972(1972-06-11) (aged 85)
OccupationActress

Louise Emerald Bates (December 28, 1886 - June 11, 1972) was an American actress whose photo was covered in the 1915 issue of Motion Picture Classic. [1] Born in Massachusetts, U.S, [2] she left the stage and theater productions, where she starred in musical comedies, for Thanhouser's Falstaff comedies produced at its New Rochelle studio. [3] She was a female lead in Falstaff comedies. [4] In 1916 she worked at Thanhouser's studio in Jacksonville, Florida. [2] where the Falstaff crew relocated. [5] In 1916, actor Harris Gordon was noted as her husband. [6] She married Edmund Mortimer and became Louise Bates Mortimer. [7]

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