Ann Forrest

Ann Forrest
Ann Forrest
Born	Ann Kroman; 14 April 1895; Sønderho, Denmark
Died	25 October 1985 (aged 90); San Diego, California
Other names	Anne Kornan; Ann Kornan; Anne Kroman; Anna Kromann; Ann Kromarm; Ann Kronan
Years active	1915-1931

Ann Forrest (known also by her birth name Anna Kromann[1] and as Ann Kroman or Ann Kornan) was a Danish actress of Hollywood's silent films.

Biography

Forrest was born 14 April 1895 in Sønderho, Denmark and died 25 October 1985 in San Diego, California. Between 1915 and 1925, she appeared in 33 movies. According to Ruth Wing, author of the Blue Book of the Screen, Forrest enjoyed playing homely character roles, and her characters often wept during the film. However, wanting to capitalize on her beauty, producers later cast her in society dramas.

Wing wrote "Ann Forrest is 'different'. She is different from most screen stars in personality and beauty. But the greatest difference lies in her achievement of cinema fame. Ann wept her way to stardom."[2]

Forrest in ad for The Great Impersonation, 1922[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1917	The Birth of Patriotism	Mary
1917	The Flame of Youth	Lucy Andrews
1917	The Midnight Man	Irene Hardin
1917	The Tar Heel Warrior	Betty Malroy
1917	The Medicine Man	Edith Strang
1918	The Shoes That Danced	Mamie Conlon
1918	An Honest Man	Ruby Cushing
1918	Her Decision	Inah Dunbar
1918	Marked Cards	Winona Harrington
1918	The Rainbow Trail	Fay Larkin
1919	Love's Prisoner	Sadie, Nancy's sister
1919	The Grim Game	Mary Wentworth
1919	The Midnight Man
1920	Dangerous Days	Anna Klein
1920	The Great Accident	Hetty Morfee
1920	The Prince Chap	Phoebe Puckers
1920	A Splendid Hazard	Laura Killigrew
1920	Behold My Wife!	Marion Armour
1921	The Faith Healer	Rhoda Williams
1921	A Wise Fool	Zoe Barbille
1921	The Great Impersonation	Rosamond Dominey
1922	Love's Boomerang	Perpetua
1922	The Man Who Played God	Marjory Blaine
1923	If Winter Comes	Nona, Lady Tybar
1923	Marriage Morals	Mary Gardner
1925	Ridin' Pretty	Maize	(final film role)

References

Hans J. Wollstein (1994). Strangers in Hollywood: the history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II. Scarecrow Press. pp. 76–85. ISBN 978-0-8108-2938-1. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
Ruth Wing, Blue Book of the Screen Archived June 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Pacific Gravure Company, Hollywood, CA 1923
"Daily Illini". Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. Feb 1, 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

External links

Ann Forrest on IMDb
Ann Forrest at Fandango
Houdini's leading ladies: Ann Forrest at Wild About Harry

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[Wollstein1994-1] Hans J. Wollstein (1994). Strangers in Hollywood: the history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II. Scarecrow Press. pp. 76–85. ISBN 978-0-8108-2938-1. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

[2] Ruth Wing, Blue Book of the Screen Archived June 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Pacific Gravure Company, Hollywood, CA 1923

[3] "Daily Illini". Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. Feb 1, 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 29 July 2015.