Joyce Compton
Not to be confused with British actress Betty Compton.
| Joyce Compton | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Olivia Joyce Compton January 27, 1907 Lexington, Kentucky, US |
| Died |
October 13, 1997 (aged 90) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Years active | 1925–1961 |
| Spouse(s) | William Francis Kaliher (1955-1956) (divorced) |
Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress.
Biography
She was born Olivia Joyce Compton in Lexington, Kentucky.[1] (Despite frequent erroneous statements to the contrary, her name was not originally "Eleanor Hunt"; she had appeared in the film Good Sport (1931) with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career.) After graduating high school she spent two years studying at the University of Tulsa, studying dramatics, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra.
Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, alongside Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray. Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a "dumb blonde".[2]
Among her over two hundred films[3] were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives.[4]
A devout Christian, on her gravestone, just beneath her dates of birth and death, is written "Christian Actress".[5] She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.
Partial filmography
- What Fools Men (1925)
- Syncopating Sue (1926)
- Broadway Lady (1926)
- Ankles Preferred (1927)
- Dangerous Curves (1929)
- The Wild Party (1929)
- The Sky Hawk (1929)
- Salute (1929)
- High Society Blues (1930)
- Wild Company (1930)
- Lightnin' (1930)
- The Three Sisters (1930)
- Up Pops the Devil (1931)
- Three Girls Lost (1931)
- Good Sport (1931)
- Women of All Nations (1931)
- Annabelle's Affairs (1931)
- Under 18 (1932)
- Lena Rivers (1932)
- Unholy Love (1932)
- Beauty Parlor (1932)
- Westward Passage (1932)
- Lady and Gent (1932)
- Afraid to Talk (1932)
- Fighting for Justice (1932)
- Sing, Sinner, Sing (1933)
- Only Yesterday (1933)
- Imitation of Life (1934)
- The White Parade (1934)
- The Trumpet Blows (1934)
- Affairs of a Gentleman (1934)
- King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934)
- Dream Stuff (short, 1934)
- Million Dollar Ransom (1934)
- Let 'Em Have It (1935)
- Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)
- Go into Your Dance (1935)
- College Scandal (1935)
- Magnificent Obsession (1935) (unbilled)
- Mister Dynamite (1935)
- Trapped by Television (1936)
- Love Before Breakfast (1936)
- The Harvester (1936)
- Under Your Spell (1936)
- Ellis Island (1936)
- Star for a Night (1936)
- Country Gentlemen (1936)
- Murder with Pictures (1936)
- Sitting on the Moon (1936)
- The Awful Truth (1937)
- China Passage (1937)
- We Have Our Moments (1937)
- Top of the Town (1937)
- Pick a Star (1937)
- Kid Galahad (1937)
- Rhythm in the Clouds (1937)
- Born Reckless (1937)
- The Toast of New York (1937)
- She Asked for It (1937)
- Sea Racketeers (1937)
- Small Town Boy (1937)
- Wings Over Honolulu (1937)
- You and Me (1938)
- Man-Proof (1938)
- Love on a Budget (1938)
- Spring Madness (1938)
- The Last Warning (1938)
- Trade Winds (1938)
- Artists and Models Abroad (1938)
- Going Places (1938)
- Rose of Washington Square (1939)
- Reno (1939)
- The Flying Irishman (1939)
- Escape to Paradise (1939)
- Hotel for Women (1939)
- Balalaika (1939)
- I Take This Oath (1940)
- Turnabout (1940)
- Honeymoon Deferred (1940)
- City for Conquest (1940)
- Sky Murder (1940)
- The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
- Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940)
- They Drive by Night (1940) (uncredited)
- Let's Make Music (1941)
- Manpower (1941)
- Blues in the Night (1941)
- Scattergood Meets Broadway (1941) (aka Blonde Menace)
- Moon Over Her Shoulder (1941)
- Bedtime Story (1941)
- Thunder Birds (1942)
- Too Many Women (1942)
- Let's Face It (1943)
- Silver Spurs (1943)
- Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)
- Roughly Speaking (1945)
- Pillow to Post (1945)
- Danger Signal (1945)
- Mildred Pierce (1945)
- Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- Dark Alibi (1946)
- Behind the Mask (1946)
- Night and Day (1946)
- Rendezvous with Annie (1946)
- Scared to Death (1947)
- Exposed (1947)
- Incident (1948)
- Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
- A Southern Yankee (1948)
- Mighty Joe Young (1949)
- Jet Pilot (1957) (made in 1951)
- Girl in the Woods (1958)
References
- ↑ Compton, Joyce and Ankerich, Michael (2009). "The Real Joyce Compton: Behind the dumb blonde movie image". BearManor Media, p.286-7. Archived July 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Compton & Ankerich, (2009), p.12.
- ↑ Lamparski, Richard (1982). Whatever became of-- ?: eighth series. Crown Publishers.
- ↑ Compton & Ankerich, 2009.
- ↑ Find a Grave
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