Elisabeth Risdon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in over 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later years in films she switched to playing character parts. Born in London, England, Risdon graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in 1918 with high honours. She attracted the attention of George Bernard Shaw and was cast as the lead in his biggest plays. Besides her performances for Shaw, she was leading lady for actors including George Arliss, Otis Skinner, and William Faversham. She was also under contract to the Theatre Guild for many years. In later years, she taught drama to patients at a veterans administration hospital near her Brentwood home. She was married to the prolific silent film director George Loane Tucker who left her a widow in 1921. She later married actor Brandon Evans, who died in April 1958. She was the great-aunt of actress Wendy Barrie-Wilson. Risdon died in December 1958 in St Johns Hospital in Santa Monica, California from a cerebral haemorrhage. Her body was donated to medical science.
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Dead End
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The Roaring Twenties
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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
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Five Came Back
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Higher and Higher
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Journey for Margaret
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Blonde Fever
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Bunco Squad
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Saturday's Children
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The Affairs of Annabel
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A Song for Miss Julie
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The Walls Came Tumbling Down
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Jail House Blues
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Guard That Girl
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Mexican Spitfire
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The Fighting Guardsman
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The Man Who Returned to Life
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Grissly's Millions
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My Bill
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Full Confession
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Down Dakota Way
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Lady of Secrets
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The Forgotten Woman
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Slightly Tempted
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In Old Amarillo
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Roll on Texas Moon
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Mexican Spitfire at Sea
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Honeymoon Deferred
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At the Stroke of Twelve
as Abigail Osley, aka The Old DollThis entry in Warner's "Broadway Brevity" series of shorts is based on Damon Runyon's short...
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The Final Hour
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Let's Make Music
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Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn
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The Mother of Dartmoor
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