Winifred Westover

Winifred Westover
Winifred Westover in Love (1919)
Born (1899-11-09)November 9, 1899
San Francisco, California
Died March 19, 1978(1978-03-19) (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California
Other names Winnifred Westover
Years active 1916-1930
Spouse(s) William S. Hart (1921-1927)

Winifred Westover (November 9, 1899 – March 19, 1978) was a Hollywood actress of the 1910s and 1920s.

Early years

The daughter of Swedish parents, Westover was born in San Francisco, California. Her schooling came at the Dominican Convent of San Rafael.[1]

Career

On screen, Westover was the typical blushing ingenue and was almost always cast opposite robust leading men.

Her career in film started with a small part in D. W. Griffith's Intolerance[1] in 1916. In 1919 she starred in John Petticoats with William S. Hart, who proposed to her.[2] They married on 7 December 1921 and had a son, William S. Hart Jr., in September 1922.[3] They separated in 1922 after three months of marriage[4] and divorced in 1927.[5] Hart was known in the industry to be "prone to domestic violence". His behaviour was parodied in the 1922 short The Frozen North by Buster Keaton.[6]

Westover retired to raise her son in 1923 but made a comeback in 1930 with the help of her ex-husband. The film, a melodrama called Lummox, was her last;[7] it was unsuccessful and she left her career in film.[2]

Death

On March 19, 1978, Westover died in Los Angeles. She was 78.[7] She was survived by her son.[8]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 "Given Chance After 8 Years". Detroit Free Press. Michigan, Detroit. January 5, 1930. p. Part Four - Page 1. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "mtv.com"
  3. ↑ Ogden, Tom (2015). Haunted Hollywood: Tinseltown Terrors, Filmdom Phantoms, and Movieland Mayhem. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 24. ISBN 9781493015788. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "silentera.com
  5. ↑ Neibaur, James L.; Niemi, Terri (2013). Buster Keaton's Silent Shorts: 1920-1923. Scarecrow Press. p. 184. ISBN 9780810887411. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Frozen North". Silent Era. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
  7. 1 2 Katchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 394. ISBN 9780786446933. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Winifred Westover Hart". The New York Times. New York, New York City. United Press International. March 22, 1978. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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