Julia Dean (actress, born 1878)

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Julia Dean (actress, born 1878)

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Julia Dean

Born	(1878-05-13)May 13, 1878 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	October 17, 1952(1952-10-17) (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Mrs. Julia Dean Slocum
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1895–1952
Spouse	Orme Caldara (m. 1906; div. 1913)

Julia Dean (May 13, 1878 – October 17, 1952) was a stage and film actress who began her career in the 1890s.^[1]

Biography

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Julia Dean was born to Albert Clay Dean and Susan Jane Morton in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1878. She had a sister Eloise and a brother. She made her Broadway debut December 1, 1902 in The Altars of Friendship. She toured with Joseph Jefferson and James Neill. In 1907 she appeared with Maclyn Arbuckle in The Round-Up. She worked for producers William A. Brady and David Belasco.^[2]

She began making silent pictures in 1915 and continued until 1919. She then devoted her career to the stage until 1944 when she returned to films in The Curse of the Cat People. She continued to appear in film noir classics like Nightmare Alley lending her support in many uncredited roles. She died in Hollywood in 1952.^[3]

Family

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She was married to Frank Slocum (aka Orme Caldara; 1875–1925) from 1906 to 1913.^[4] She was the niece of 19th-century actress Julia Dean.^[5]

Filmography

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Silent

How Molly Made Good (1915) (* herself; cameo appearance, with her sister Eloise) - Herself
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings (1915) - Molly Hanlon
Matrimony (1915, Short) - Diana Rossmore
The Ransom (1916) - Janet Osborne
Rasputin, the Black Monk (1917) - Mme. Vasta, Lady in waiting
Ruling Passions (1918) - Eveline Roland
A Society Exile (1919) - Lady Doris Furnival
An Honorable Cad (1919, Short)

Sound

The Curse of the Cat People (1944) - Mrs. Julia Farren
Experiment Perilous (1944) - Deria
Do You Love Me (1946) - Mrs. Allen (uncredited)
O.S.S. (1946) - Madame Prideaux
Out of the Blue (1947) - Miss Ritchie
Magic Town (1947) - Mrs. Wilton
Nightmare Alley (1947) - Addie Peabody (uncredited)
The Emperor Waltz (1948) - Archduchess Stephanie
Easy Living (1949) - Mrs. Belle Ryan
Girls' School (1950) - Emily Matthews
People Will Talk (1951) - Old Lady (uncredited)
Elopement (1951) - Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
At Sword's Point (1952) - Madame D'Artagnan (uncredited)
You for Me (1952) - Aunt Clara Chadwick (uncredited)

References

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^ "Julia Dean - North American Theatre Online". Asp6new.alexanderstreet.com. Retrieved April 8, 2013.site offered to most colleges and universities for free
^ The Oxford Companion To American Theatre page 191, 2nd edition by Gerald Bordman 1992; by The Oxford University Press
^ Great Stars of the American Stage, Daniel Blum c. 1952 (profile #60)
^ New York Times "Divorce for Julia Dean; Actress's Decree Made Final in Westchester Court" (May 17, 1913)
^ The Scrap book, Vol. 4, Part1, copyright 1907; Google Books. 1907. Retrieved April 8, 2013.

External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Julia Dean (actress).

Julia Dean at IMDb
Julia Dean at the Internet Broadway Database
Julia Dean at Find a Grave
Julia Dean gallery NY Public Library
Julia Dean portraits University of Washington; Sayre collection

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