Lillian Albertson

Lillian Albertson
Albertson, c. 1922
Born	(1881-08-06)August 6, 1881 Noblesville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	August 24, 1962(1962-08-24) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, theatre producer
Spouses	Abraham Levy ​ ​ (m. 1908, end unknown)​ Louis Macloon ​ ​ (m. 1922; div. 1933)​

Lillian Albertson (August 6, 1881 – August 24, 1962) was an American stage and screen actress, and a noted theatrical producer.

Early years

Born in Indiana, Albertson moved to Los Angeles, California, as a child.[1] She was 19 years old when she decided that she wanted to be an actress.[2]

Acting

Albertson's acting debut came in 1902[3] at the Grand Opera House in San Francisco, performing in productions of that theater's stock company. She went from there to the eastern United States to act with a stock company headed by Ralph Stuart.[4]

Albertson's Broadway credits include Malvaloca (1922), The Six-Fifty (1921), The Devil's Garden (1915), Moloch (1915), The Talker (1912), Paid in Full (1908), and The Silver Girl (1907).[5]

She and her husband, Louis O. Macloon, were credited with discovering future film star Clark Gable.[6]

Producing

After Albertson had acted for two decades, she left New York to go back to California with plans to be a producer. She bought rights to plays that were then popular in the eastern United States and produced them in the West. Her successes included Hit the Deck; Lady Be Good; No, No, Nanette; and The Desert Song. Economic effects of the Great Depression ended the string of successful productions.[2]

Coaching

In the 1940s, Albertson worked for both Paramount and RKO Pictures as a drama coach, and she wrote a book, Motion Picture Acting. She also evaluated prospective actors to determine which ones deserved to have screen tests.[2]

Personal life

On August 22, 1908, Albertson married Abraham Levy,[7] with whom she had a son.[8] Albertson married theatrical producer Louis Macloon in 1922; the couple had no children and divorced eleven years later in 1933.^[citation needed]

Death

On August 24, 1962, Albertson died at her home in Los Angeles, California.[3] She was 81.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1951	Storm Warning	Mrs. Rainey	Uncredited
1951	The Blue Veil	Mrs. Lipscott	Uncredited
1952	The Greatest Show on Earth	Buttons' Mother
1956	The Ten Commandments	Slave	Uncredited, (final film role)

References

1. Shippey, Lee (May 25, 1930). "The Lee Side of L.A." The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. 22. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Ragan, David (November 28, 1948). "Hollywood's 'Miss A.'". The Indianapolis Star. Indiana, Indianapolis. p. 118. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Famed Stage Figure Lillian Albertson Dies". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. August 26, 1962. p. 27. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "A Western Beauty Who Has Scored in the Metropolis". Broadway Weekly. II (LII): 15. February 11, 1904. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
5. "Lillian Albertson". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
6. "The Great Lover Clark Gable", by Jim Tully, The Family Circle, July 4, 1941
7. "California Actress Weds". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. August 23, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Stage Love too Frank -- Cut out Hugs and Kisses Advises Lillian Albertson". The Miami News. Florida, Miami. February 15, 1912. p. 3. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Works by or about Lillian Albertson at the Internet Archive
• Lillian Albertson at IMDb
• Lillian Albertson at the Internet Broadway Database
• Lillian Albertson at the New York Public Library
• 1903 portrait(University of Washington, Sayre)