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Francelia Billington (February 1, 1895 – November 24, 1934) was an early American silent-screen actress, and an accomplished camera operator.
Francelia Billington. Actress: Blind Husbands. Francelia Billington was born in Dallas, Texas, where she was raised on a ranch and became an expert horsewoman.
- January 1, 1
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- January 1, 1
- Glendale, California, USA
Francelia made her film debut in a 1912 short called The Mayor's Crusade. During the early years of her career she mainly appeared in shorts and Westerns, which is where her childhood hobbies really helped her out!
Actress (1913) Francelia Billington, from The Photoplay Magazine, August 1913. Courtesy of Robert S. Blanchard (P-30) Thanhouser Career Synopsis: Francelia Billington was an actress with Thanhouser for a brief time in early 1913.
American silent-film actress and camerawoman. Born Feb 1, 1895, in Dallas, Texas; died Nov 24, 1934, in Glendale, California. Worked as a camerawoman at Reliance and Majestic studios (1914); as an actress, films include Blind Husbands, The Terror, Hearts Are Trumps and What a Wife Learned.
Francelia Billington’s career trajectory, summarized in William M. Drew in “More Than Just a Pretty Face,” gets a slow start by association with an aborted 1915 project written by Nell Shipman, but picks up soon after. She was prolific as an actress at American Film Co. and Universal Pictures beginning around 1916-17 and even though she ...
Especially outstanding among the actress-camerawomen was Francelia Billington, a popular player for much of the 1910s. She was born on February 1, 1895 in Dallas, Texas and began working in films for the Kalem Company's West Coast studio in 1912.
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