Genevieve Townsend

Genevieve Townsend
Born	December 4, 1897 Freeport, Illinois United States
Died	May 1, 1927(1927-05-01) (aged 29) Switzerland
Other names	Genevieve Schmich, Genevieve Smeek
Occupation(s)	Film actor stage actor
Years active	1925 - 1927

Genevieve Schmich (December 4, 1897 – May 1, 1927), known professionally as Genevieve Smeek and Genevieve Townsend, was an American stage and film actress.[1] She was born in Freeport, Illinois and attended Mount Holyoke College, where she majored in English and English Literature.[2] After graduating in 1920, she moved to Britain, where she joined Frank Benson's theatre company. During the mid-1920s she had several lead roles in British silent films. She died in Switzerland, of tuberculosis, at the age of 29 in 1927.[3]

In 1928, Mount Holyoke College established the Genevieve Schmich Award in her honor.[4]

Selected filmography

• The Secret Kingdom (1925)
• A Girl of London (1925)
• The Qualified Adventurer (1925)
• The Chinese Bungalow (1926)

References

1. BFI.org
2. Llamarada, 1920
3. Ancestry.com, "Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974"
4. Mount Holyoke and Hampshire College Archives, Genevieve Schmich Award records

Sources

Trewin, J. C. (1960). Benson and the Bensonians. London: Barrie and Rockliff.

External links

• Genevieve Townsend at IMDb