Eileen Percy (21 August 1902 – 29 July 1973) was an Irish-born American actress of the silent era.[1][2] She appeared in more than 60 films between 1917 and 1933.
Eileen Percy | |
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 Percy in 1925 | |
| Born | 21 August 1902 Belfast, Ireland |
| Died | 29 July 1973 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1917–1933 |
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Biography edit
Born in Belfast in August 1902, Percy lived in Brooklyn, New York, briefly in 1903 before returning to Belfast. She came back to Brooklyn at age nine, entering a convent there. After graduating from the convent, she became a model for artists, including Charles Dana Gibson. Some of the pictures for which she posed were used for magazine covers.[3]
After her film career ended, Percy became a staff correspondent for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.[4]
In 1919, Percy married Ulrich Busch.[5] They divorced in 1930.[6] Her second husband from 1936 was songwriter Harry Ruby.[7]
She died in Los Angeles, California, in 1973. Her remains are buried at Chapel of the Pines Crematory.[citation needed]
She was portrayed by Arlene Dahl in Three Little Words (1950).
Partial filmography edit
- Down to Earth (1917)
- The Man from Painted Post (1917)
- Wild and Woolly (1917)
- Reaching for the Moon (1917)
- Hitting the High Spots (1918)
- The Gray Horizon (1919)
- Told in the Hills (1919)
- In Mizzoura (1919)
- Some Liar (1919)
- The Beloved Cheater (1919)
- Brass Buttons (1919)
- Desert Gold (1919)
- Where the West Begins (1919)
- One-Thing-at-a-Time O'Day (1919)
- The Third Eye (1920)
- The Land of Jazz (1920)
- Hickville to Broadway (1921)
- Big Town Ideas (1921)
- Why Trust Your Husband? (1921)
- The Flirt (1922)
- The Fast Mail (1922)
- Elope If You Must (1922)
- The Flirt (1922)
- The Prisoner (1923)
- East Side - West Side (1923)
- The Fourth Musketeer (1923)
- Yesterday's Wife (1923)
- Let's Go (1923)
- Tongues of Flame (1924)
- Missing Daughters (1924)
- Souls for Sables (1925)
- Under the Rouge (1925)
- The Shadow on the Wall (1925)
- Fine Clothes (1925)
- The Unchastened Woman (1925)
- Cobra (1925)
- The Phantom Bullet (1926)
- That Model from Paris (1926)
- Lovey Mary (1926)
- Burnt Fingers (1927)
- Backstage (1927)
- Twelve Miles Out (1927)
- Spring Fever (1927)
- Wicked (1931)
- First Aid (1942)
References edit
- ^ "Eileen Percy – Silent Stars: Where Are They Now … 1932 Edition". Immortal Ephemera. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Eileen Percy". Silent Hollywood. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Graduated From a Brooklyn Convent". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. 16 July 1922. p. 35. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Percy, Eileen (4 April 1936). "Young Is Chosen for Lead In Runyon Story for M-G-M". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. p. 15. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "3 Press Agents Inspired by Wedding". The Oregon Daily Journal. Oregon, Portland. 16 August 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eileen Percy, Former Actress, Divorced". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. United Press. 24 October 1930. p. 21. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hollywood Pair Marries in Yuma". Arizona Republic. 4 May 1936. p. 10.
External links edit
- Eileen Percy at IMDb
- Eileen Percy at Virtual History