Maude Turner Gordon

Maude Turner Gordon
Turner in 1910
Born	Maude Turner (1868-11-10)November 10, 1868 Franklin, Indiana, U.S.
Died	January 12, 1940(1940-01-12) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupation(s)	Actress, theatrical producer
Years active	1914-1938
Spouse	John Charles Fremont Gordon (1885-1940; her death)
Children	1

Maude Turner Gordon (November 10, 1868 – January 12, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in 81 films between 1914 and 1938.

Biography

Born in Franklin, Indiana, Gordon was the daughter of Alexander and Nancy (Wright) Turner. She was educated in the schools in Franklin.[1]

In the early 1900s, Gordon performed in repertory theatre with the Neill Stock Company in California.[2]

She appeared in a number of Broadway productions from 1908 to 1925 including: Glorious Betsy, The American Maid, A Full House, Elsie, and Big Boy.[3] She appeared onstage in Mrs. Holmes, Detective, which was produced by her own company.[4]

Her elder sister, Emma Harper Turner, served from 1890 to 1893 as Grand President of Pi Beta Phi, an international women's fraternity. Another sister, Nelle Turner, was a member of Pi Beta Phi.[5]

Family

She eloped[1] and married John C. Gordon on December 19, 1885, in Johnson County, Indiana. Their daughter, Dorothy, an alumna of the Fauquier Institute of Warrenton, Virginia, married Lt. Robert A. White of the U.S. Navy in 1916.[6]

Death

On January 12, 1940, Gordon died from pneumonia in Los Angeles, California,[7] aged 71. Survivors included her sister, Emma.[1]

Selected filmography

• The Kreutzer Sonata (1915)
• Miss George Washington (1916)
• The Honeymoon (1917)
• Her Better Self (1917)
• The Lie (1918)
• The Service Star (1918)
• The Danger Mark (1918)
• The Turn of the Wheel (1918)
• The Ordeal of Rosetta (1918)
• Just for Tonight (1918)
• The Divorcee (1919)
• Away Goes Prudence (1920)
• Civilian Clothes (1920)
• Beyond Price (1921)
• The Price of Possession (1921)
• Enchantment (1921)
• Women Men Marry (1922)
• Homeward Bound (1923)
• Born Rich (1924)
• The Little French Girl (1925)
• The Early Bird (1925)
• The Palm Beach Girl (1926)
• Cheating Cheaters (1927)
• The Wizard (1927)
• Home Made (1927)
• Hot News (1928)
• Glad Rag Doll (1929) [8]
• The Hottentot (1929)
• The Marriage Playground (1929)
• Sally (1929)
• High Stakes (1931)
• Back Street (1932)
• Shopworn (1932) [9]
• She Loves Me Not (1934)
• Living on Velvet (1935)

References

1. "Hoosier Actress Is Dead in West". The Indianapolis News. Indiana, Indianapolis. March 23, 1940. p. 22. Retrieved April 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Neill Stock Company". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. June 8, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved April 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Maude Turner Gordon". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
4. "Bryan's Daughter Writes Play". The Courier-Gazette. Texas, McKinney. August 22, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved April 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
5. History of Pi Beta Phi, 1936.
6. Notice of Dorothy Gordon and Robert White nuptials, chroniclingamerica.loc.gov; accessed September 13, 2015.
7. Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 129. ISBN 9780786450190. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
8. Mordaunt Hall (June 3, 1929). "Movie Review of Glad Rag Doll". New York Times.
9. Mordaunt Hall (April 4, 1932). "Movie Review of Shopworn". New York Times.

External links

• Maude Turner Gordon at IMDb
• Maude Turner Gordon at Find a Grave