Vera Lewis
Vera Lewis | |
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Lewis in Lady Gangster (1942) | |
Born |
New York, New York, U.S. | June 10, 1873
Died |
February 8, 1956 82) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, U.S. | (aged
Years active | 1915-1947 |
Spouse(s) | Ralph Lewis |
Children | 1 |
Vera Lewis (June 10, 1873 – February 8, 1956) was an American film and stage actress, beginning in the silent film era. She appeared in 183 films between 1915 and 1947. She was married to actor Ralph Lewis.
Biography
She was born in Manhattan, where she began acting in stage productions. Her film career started in 1915 with the film Hypocrites, which starred Myrtle Stedman and Courtenay Foote. From 1915 to 1929 she appeared in 63 silent films, including the film classic Intolerance (1916) where she played the "old maid" Miss Jenkins.
Unlike many silent film stars, she made a smooth transition to "talking films", starting with her 1930 appearance in Wide Open, starring Patsy Ruth Miller and Edward Everett Horton. Though never what is referred to as a "premier star", she appeared in 58 films during the 1930s, and another 60 during the 1940s. She retired after 1947, and resided at the Motion Picture Country House in Woodland Hills, California at the time of her death on February 8, 1956.
Family
Vera and Ralph Lewis had a daughter, Monica. At Vera's death, Monica was a widow and had become a nun known as Sister Monica. During her marriage to Fred Johnson Monica had four children. Thus in addition to her four grandchildren, Vera and Ralph had 10 great-grandchildren.[1][2]
Partial filmography
- Dot's Elopement (1914)*short
- Hypocrites (1915)
- The Caprices of Kitty (1915)
- Sunshine Molly (1915)*short
- Betty in Search of a Thrill (1915)
- The Kid Magicians (1915) *short
- Cross Currents (1915)
- The Price of Power (1916)
- The Argonauts of California - 1849 (1916)
- Intolerance (1916)
- Married by Accident (1917)*short
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1917)
- Lost in Transit (1917)
- The Trouble Buster (1917)
- A Weaver of Dreams (1918)
- A Bit of Jade (1918)
- The Vigilantes (1918)
- The Long Lane's Turning (1919)'
- As the Sun Went Down (1919)
- The Lamb and the Lion (1919)
- The Pest (1919)
- Yvonne from Paris (1919)
- The Mother and the Law (1919)
- The Merry-Go-Round (1919)
- Lombardi, Ltd. (1919)
- The Blooming Angel (1920)
- The Devil's Riddle (1920)
- Nurse Marjorie (1920)
- The Poor Simp (1920)
- A Full House (1920)
- She Couldn't Help It (1920)
- Nancy from Nowhere (1922)
- Peg o' My Heart (1922)
- Long Live the King (1923)
- Innocence (1923)
- Broadway After Dark (1924)
- Cornered (1924)
- How to Educate a Wife (1924)
- The Dark Swan (1925)
- Who Cares (1925)
- Eve's Secret (1925)
- Enticement (1925)
- Stella Dallas (1925)
- The Only Thing (1925)
- The Gilded Butterfly (1926)
- Ella Cinders (1926)
- The Passionate Quest (1926)
- The Lily (1926)
- King of the Pack (1926)
- Take It from Me (1926)
- The Broken Gate (1927)
- Resurrection (1927)
- Thumbs Down (1927)
- What Happened to Father? (1927)
- The Small Bachelor (1927)
- Satan and the Woman (1928)
- Something Always Happens (1928)
- Ramona (1928)
- The Home Towners (1928)
- The Iron Mask (1929)
- Coquette (1929)
- The Drake Case (1929)
- Wide Open (1930)
- Just Imagine (1930)
- Command Performance (1931)
- Night Nurse (1931)
- King Kong (1933)
- The Meanest Gal in Town (1934)
- Way Down East (1935)
- Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
- Four Daughters (1938)
- Comet Over Broadway (1938)
- Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
- On Trial (1939)
- Naughty but Nice (1939)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
- The Roaring Twenties (1939)
- Four Wives (1939)
- Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
- The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)
- They Drive By Night (1940) as the Landlady (uncredited)
- Million Dollar Baby (1941)
- Four Mothers (1941)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
- The Captain from Köpenick (completed in 1941, released in 1945)
- The Cat Creeps (1946)
References
- ↑ "Services for Vera Lewis, Veteran of Films, Set", latimes.com, February 12 1956.
- ↑ 2nd version of clip article Profile, google.com; accessed September 23, 2015.
External links
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- Vera Lewis on IMDb