Lorraine Frost

Lorraine Frost
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Photograph of Lorraine Frost sitting in a chair (circa 1919)
Born(1892-09-13)September 13, 1892
New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 10, 1983(1983-02-10) (aged 90)
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
SpouseKenneth Webb

Lorraine Frost (13 September 1892 – 10 February 1983) was an American silent film and theater actress. She was best known for her roles in The Light of Happiness (1916), Sinners (1920) and The Truth About Husbands (1920).

Career

Theatre

Frost started her career in theater around 1903 (aged 10), and was considered a child prodigy.[1] She made her debut playing Nora in a theatrical adaption of A Little Princess.[1]

She began working with Robert Mantell around 1905, and performed in a number of Shakespeare productions.[1] Her most notable role in theater was Ophelia in Hamlet at age 16, which she was an understudy to Marie Booth Russel.[1][2]

Film

Her first role in film was in The Rivals, a short silent film in 1913, as Lydia Languish. After her marriage to Kenneth Webb she starred in multiple of his movies.

Personal life

Frost had a sister, Leila Frost, who was also a child actress. Their mother traveled with the girls when they went on tour, acting as their governess.[1] Frost took a brief break from theatre at age 15 to study in New York.[1]

Frost married director Kenneth Webb. She continued to live in Manhattan, where she had a terrier named Lady.[3]

Theatre roles

Year Show Role Notes Ref
1903 A Little Princess Nora [1]
1904 The Bold Soldier Boy Millicent Bassett [1]
1905 A Message From Mars Minnie [1]
1907 Richard III Prince of Wales [1][4]
Macbeth Fleance [1]
The Merchant of Venice Jessica [1]
Julius Caesar Lucius [1]
The Marble Heart Marie, Thea [1]
King Lear Cordelia [1]
1909 King John Prince Henry [5]
Hamlet Ophelia [1][2]
1910 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Emma Jane Perkins Broadway [6]
1911 The Senator Keeps House Broadway [7]
1912 A Fool of Fortune Broadway [7]
1915 The Angel in the House Broadway [7]
1917 Johnny, Get Your Gun Broadway [7]
1918 Tour [8]
The Unknown Purple Broadway [7]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Stars of To-Morrow". The Theatre. July 1909. p. 11. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  2. ^ a b Gilbert, E. T. (1905). Actors and Actresses by Different Writers, Compiled from Various Magazines.
  3. ^ Gaines, William (1932-08-19). "Marvelous Manhattan" (PDF). Manchester Evening Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  4. ^ Thorold, W. J.; Hornblow, Arthur; Hornblow (Jr.), Arthur; Maxwell, Perriton; Beach, Stewart (January 1908). Our Players' Gallery. Theatre Magazine Company. pp. xi.
  5. ^ Theatre Magazine. Theatre Magazine Company. April 1909.
  6. ^ Hines, Dixie; hanaford, Harry Prescott (1914). Who's who in Music and Drama. H.P. Hanaford. p. 380.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Lorraine Frost (Performer)". Playbill.
  8. ^ "Louis Bennison at Columbia". San Francisco Daily Times. Conklin & Haskin. 1918-02-23. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  9. ^ Paietta, Ann C. (2015-01-24). Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895-2003. McFarland. p. 467. ISBN 978-1-4766-1016-0.
  10. ^ Roberts, Jerry (2003). The Great American Playwrights on the Screen: A Critical Guide to Film, Video, and DVD. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-55783-512-3.
  11. ^ Curtis, James (2015). William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come. Pantheon Books. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-375-42472-4.
  12. ^ The Billboard. R.S. Littleford, Jr., W.D. Littleford. 1926-05-08.