Jacqueline Gadsden (August 3, 1900 – August 10, 1986) was an American film actress during the silent era. A native of Southern California, she was born in Lompoc to Gerald F. and Jessie H. (Salter) Gadsden[citation needed] and is known to modern audiences as the wealthy, haughty other woman in the 1927 Clara Bow vehicle It. As a child, she acted in films for Triangle Film Corporation.[1]

Jacqueline Gadsden
Gadsden in 1929
Born(1900-08-03)August 3, 1900
DiedAugust 10, 1986(1986-08-10) (aged 86)
Other namesJacqueline Gadsdon
Jane Daly
OccupationActress
Years active1923–1929
Spouse
William Harry Dale
(m. 1924; died 1975)

She married William Harry Dale about 1924.[citation needed] She portrayed Lon Chaney's character's wife in Tod Browning's West of Zanzibar in 1928. In most films she was billed as Jacqueline Gadsdon but made two films under the name Jane Daly in 1929, her final year in film. She died in the San Diego County city of San Marcos a week after her 86th birthday.

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Gadsden prepared for a scene in The Mysterious Island

References edit

  1. ^ "Another Glyn Discovery". Picture-Play. June 1925. pp. 51–52. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  2. ^ St. Petersburg Times August 5. 1928 p 12. Web. April 2. 2014. Gadsden's participation in this film is unconfirmed.
  3. ^ Montreal Gazette July 28. 1928 p 10. Web. April 13. 2014
  4. ^ St. Petersburg Times January 13. 1929 p 7. Web. April 13. 2014. Gadsden is listed under her original name in this review, but is credited as Jane Daly in the film.

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