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Betty Compson. Actress: Street Girl. A mining engineer's daughter, blond, blue-eyed Betty Compson began in show business playing the violin in a Salt Lake City vaudeville establishment for $15 a week. Following that, she went on tour, accompanied by her mother, with an act called 'The Vagabond Violinist'. Aged eighteen, she appeared on the Alexander Pantages Theatre Circuit, again doing her violin solo vaudeville routine, and was spotted there by...
Betty Compson (born Eleanor Luicime Compson; March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer who got her start during Hollywood's silent era. She is best known for her performances in The Docks of New York and The Barker, the latter of which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress .
Dec 22, 2023 · Step into the mesmerizing world of Classic Hollywood with Betty Compson, a trailblazing star who captivated hearts on and off the screen. 🌟From their first ...
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Eleanor Luisime Compson (művésznevén Betty Compson) ( Beaver, Utah, 1897. március 19. – Glendale, Kalifornia, 1974. április 18.) Oscar-díjra jelölt amerikai színésznő, filmproducer, üzletasszony. Az 1920-as évek legkeresettebb színésznője volt, jóllehet a némafilmek korszakában számított nagy hírességnek, de szerepelt ...
Apr 24, 1974 · Betty Compson, the blond star of more than 100 silent films and early talkies, died Thursday in Glendale, Calif. The actress, who attained fame as Rose in “The Miracle Man,” the film that also ...
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 5277. Source citation. Actress. Versatile star of silent films and later a character performer in talkies. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for The Barker (1928). Born Eleanor Luisime Compson in Beaver, Utah, she made her vaudeville debut at 15, billed as The Vagabond Violinist.
The Big City. Portrait of Betty Compson. US-american actress. February 19th 1931. Photograph. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) Portrait Betty Compson. US-amerikanische Filmschauspielerin. 19.2.1931. Photographie.
