Ethelind Terry
Ethelind Terry (14 August 1899 – 17 March 1984) was an American stage and film actress.
Ethelind Terry | |
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| Born | August 14, 1899 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | March 17, 1984 (aged 84) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1920-1937 |
| Spouse(s) | Benedict Bogeaus (1928-1931, divorced) Dick Purcell (1942-1942, divorced) |
Career
Terry starred in one of the most famous Broadway shows of the 1920s, the musical Rio Rita produced by Florenz Ziegfeld.[1] She also starred in the film Lord Byron of Broadway.[2]
Marriages
Terry married Benedict Bogeaus in 1928. They divorced in 1931 and continued a strained relationship for 11 years.
Terry eloped to Las Vegas with the actor Dick Purcell. The two married on March 3, 1942, only to divorce on August 26, 1942.[3][4]
Theatrical appearances
Filmography
- Music Box Revue (1923), Pathé film of C. B. Cochran's London production including Terry performing with Renie Riano
- Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
- Nertsery Rhymes (1933), The Woman in the Shoe Scene from Lord Byron of Broadway
- Arizona Days (1937)
References
- Stanley Green (2011). Broadway Musicals: Show by Show. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-55783-784-4.
- Edwin M. Bradley (January 1, 2004). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. McFarland. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-7864-2029-2.
- The Final Curtain: Marriages. The Billboard. March 21, 1942. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510.
- The Final Curtain. The Billboard. April 22, 1944. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510.
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