Kitty Gordon

Born: 1878-04-22

From Wikipedia Her first professional stage appearance was at the Princes Theatre in Bristol in 1901 in the touring production of San Toy. She appeared in The Duchess of Dantzic in 1903 and the operetta Véronique in 1904. In 1909, she moved to New York, where she became a regular on the New York stage. She made her first film appearance in 1916 in As in a Looking Glass. During the next three years she made twenty-one films. On 19 October 1911, she starred in the debut of composer Victor Herbert's musical The Enchantress at the New York Theatre. She continued her stage work from 1919 onwards. She also made television appearances. On 25 June 1920, during a Vaudeville performance in Chicago with her husband, Jack Wilson, and her daughter, Vera Beresford, Gordon's stage gun discharged a live round and shot Joseph A. Hack, an offstage acrobat. She died in a nursing home in New York in 1974.


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The Volunteer

as Self - Cameo Appearance
Released: 1917-12-24

Madge Evans, World Film Corp. juvenile star, is sent to her Quaker grandparents, Timothy and...

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Stolen Orders

as Felicia Gaveston
Released: 1918-06-02

A renegade American and his innocent daughter become entangled in the snares of German secret...

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The Wasp

as Grace Culver
Released: 1918-03-11

Grace Culver's sharp tongue, has garnered her with the nicknamed "The Wasp." A spirited...

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Adele

as Adele Bleneau
Released: 1919-01-26

Adele Bleneau is a young nurse who assists her father, a renowned surgeon/. While in Washington,...

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National Red Cross Pageant

as Bruges - Flemish episode
Released: 1917-12-01

The National Red Cross Pageant (1917) was an American war pageant that was performed in order to...

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As in a Looking Glass

as Lila Despard
Released: 1916-03-06

Scandalous European temptress Lila Despard, travels to America to escape her lover, criminal...

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Forget-Me-Not

as Stefanie Paoli
Released: 1917-04-16

Adventuress Stefanie Paoli forsakes her lover, humble fisherman Gabriel Barrato, for the arms of...

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Playthings of Passion

as Helen Rowland
Released: 1919-06-08

Helen Rowland is indifferent towards her wealthy husband Henry and spends most of her time at...

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The Crucial Test

as Thanya
Released: 1916-07-03

Wicked Russian Grand Duke Bagroff becomes infatuated with Thanya, but she loves American artist...

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Vera, the Medium

as Vera
Released: 1917-01-04

Vera, the Medium is a 1917 film

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