Ann Rork Light
| Ann Rork Light | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ann Rork c. 1909 Darien, Connecticut, US |
| Died |
January 23, 1988 Nashville, Tennessee, US |
| Cause of death | emphysema and lung cancer |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | 5, including J. Paul Getty and Rudolph A. Light |
| Children |
John Paul Getty, Jr. Gordon Getty |
| Parent(s) | Sam E. Rork |
Ann Rork Light (c. 1909–1988) was an American silent film actress.
Early life
Ann Rork was born circa 1909 in Darien, Connecticut.[1] Her father, Sam E. Rork, was a film producer at First National.[1][2] Actor Will Rogers was her godfather.[2]
Career
She starred in silent films such as The Blonde Saint and Old Loves and New in 1926, followed by The Notorious Lady, A Texas Steer and The Prince of Headwaiters in 1927. Some of her co-stars included Will Rogers and Rudolph Valentino.[3]
Personal life
She was married five times.[1] Her first husband was J. Paul Getty, an oil heir from San Francisco, California, from 1932 to 1935.[1][4] They had two sons: John Paul Getty, Jr. and Gordon Getty.[4]
She then married a succession of three other men.[1] In 1960, she married her fifth husband, Dr. Rudolph A. Light, an Upjohn heir and Professor of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.[1][2]
Death
She died of emphysema and lung cancer on January 23, 1988 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.[1][2] She was seventy-nine years old.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ANN RORK LIGHT, 79, Orlando Sentinel, January 25, 1998
- 1 2 3 4 5 Associated Press, Ann Rork Light, Former Actress, 79, The New York Times, January 25, 1988
- ↑ Ann Rork Light, Chicago Tribune, January 31, 1988
- 1 2 Stacy Finz, Jaxon Van Derbeken, Getty's Secret Double Life / Second family in L.A. – 3 daughters, San Francisco Chronicle, August 21, 1999