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Betty Compton (born Violet Halling Compton; May 13, 1904 [citation needed] – July 12, 1944), was an English actress and singer, who married New York City mayor Jimmy Walker in 1933. Compton was born Violet Halling Compton [1] in Sandown, Isle of Wight.
Betty Compson (bürgerlich: Eleanor Luicime Compson; * 19. März 1897 in Beaver, Utah; † 18. April 1974 in Glendale, Kalifornien) war eine US-amerikanische Filmschauspielerin der Stummfilm - und frühen Tonfilmzeit . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Karriere. 2 Filmografie (Auswahl) 3 Einzelnachweise. 4 Weblinks. Karriere [ Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
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Compson was born on March 19, 1897, the daughter of Virgil and Mary (née Rauscher) Compson, in Beaver, Utah, at a mining camp. Her father was a mining engineer, a gold prospector, and a grocery store proprietor, and her mother was a maid in homes and in a hotel. Compson graduated from Salt Lake High School.Her father died when she was young, and sh...
Playing in vaudeville sketches with touring circuits, Compson got noticed by Hollywood producers. While touring, she was discovered by comedic producer Al Christie and signed a contract with him. Her first silent film, Wanted, a Leading Lady, was in November 1915. She made 25 films in 1916 alone, although all of them were shorts for Christie with t...
After her marriage with Cruze ended, Compson married two more times. Her marriage to agent/producer Irving Weinberg ended in divorce, and her marriage to Silvius Gall ended with Gall's death in 1962. She had no children.
Compson died April 18, 1974, of a heart attack at her home in Glendale, California, aged 77. She was interred in San Fernando Mission Cemetery in San Fernando, California. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Compson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fameat 1751 Vine Street.
Los Angeles Times, Betty Compson Star, January 2, 1921, Page III20.Los Angeles Times, Flashes; Star To Travel Betty Compson Signs For London Films, April 5, 1923, Page II7.Los Angeles Times, Ex-Film Star Betty Compson, April 23, 1974, Page A4.Betty Compton was a British actress who appeared in films such as Too Many Millions and The Legacy. She was born in 1904, married four times, and died of breast cancer in 1944.
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Betty Compton was a British-American actress who starred in films and musicals in the 1930s. She was married four times and had three children, one of whom was adopted.
- May 13, 1904
- July 12, 1944
Betty Compton (born Violet Halling Compton; May 13, 1904 [citation needed] – July 12, 1944), was an English actress and singer, who married New York City mayor Jimmy Walker in 1933.
Betty Compson was a silent film star who acted in comedies, dramas and horror movies. She was nominated for an Oscar for The Barker (1928) and married director James Cruze.
