Lucinda Margaret Fox"United States, Passport Applications, 1795-1925", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5Y-5MNS : Sun Mar 10 22:04:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Lucy Margaret Fox, 1922."United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSKQ-7GL : Thu Apr 11 21:12:42 UTC 2024), Entry for J George Fox and Margaret Fox, 1900. (October 25, 1897"New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W3H-CDR : 11 February 2018), Lucy Fox, 25 Oct 1897; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 50816 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,363."United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KS5-3SKR : 10 February 2023), Lucy Fox Foreman, . – May 21, 1970) was an American actress active in the era of

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Early life and career

A native

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,"Miss Compson Is to Start Making Pictures Monday; Written for Miami Setting"
''The Miami News''. January 28, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved December 4, 2024. Fox was the youngest of four children born to Margaret McNally and celebrated Manhattan fire fighter, Capt. George J. Fox."United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5WR-9NW : Fri Mar 08 02:59:37 UTC 2024), Entry for George J Fox and Margarett Fox, 1910. At age 11, Fox got her first taste of media puffery as putative author of an extended account, published in ''

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'', detailing the life and times of Mike, recently departed canine mascot of Engine 11, the

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outpost overseen by her father. She later attended St. Anne's Academy in

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."Lucy Fox Takes Up Serials Work"
''Camden Courier-Post''. August 29, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved December 4, 2024. In January 1921, Fox was one of a host of Hollywood players—including Dick Barthelmess,

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and

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and many others—appearing at New York's

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for a ''

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'' fund-raiser benefitting New York's shoeless schoolchildren. It was later that year that Fox, at the suggestion of actress

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, first tried her hand at serials, beginning with ''

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'', and following up in 1922 with ''

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''.

Personal life and death

Fox retired from acting following her marriage, on April 14, 1925, to New York-based silk manufacturer Jules Louis Foreman. Predeceased by her husband, Fox died at age 72 in

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on May 21, 1970.

Partial filmography

* '' Just for Tonight'' (1918) * '' Why I Would Not Marry?'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1919) * ''

The Winchester Woman ''The Winchester Woman'' is a 1919 American silent crime film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Alice Joyce, Percy Marmont, and Robert Middlemass.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 160 Cast * Alice Joyce as Agatha Winche ...

'' (1919) * '' Something Different'' (1920) * ''

The Flaming Clue ''The Flaming Clue'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edwin L. Hollywood and written by William B. Courtney and Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey. The film stars Harry T. Morey, Lucy Fox, and Sidney Dalbrook. Plot Secret Service a ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Empire of Diamonds ''The Empire of Diamonds'' is a 1920 American silent crime film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Robert Elliott, Lucy Fox and Léon Mathot.Connelly p.343 Plot Cast * Robert Elliott as Matthew Versigny * Lucy Fox as Marguerite Vers ...

'' (1920) * ''

'' (1921)"Lucy Fox"
''Dramatic Mirror'' (June 4, 1921): 956. * ''

The Money Maniac ''The Money Maniac'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Robert Elliott, Henry G. Sell and Marcya Capri.Langman p.47 Plot Cast * Robert Elliott as Didier Bouchard * Henry G. Sell Henry G. Sell ( ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' Sonny'' (1922) * ''

What Fools Men Are ''What Fools Men Are'' is a 1922 American silent comedy drama film directed by George Terwilliger and starring Faire Binney, Lucy Fox, and Huntley Gordon. It is based upon the play ''The Flapper'' by Eugene Walter. Plot As described in a film ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' The Lone Wolf'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' The Trail Rider'' (1925) * '' The Necessary Evil'' (1925) * '' The Arizona Romeo'' (1925) * ''

Bluebeard's Seven Wives ''Bluebeard's Seven Wives'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film produced and released by First National Pictures. It was directed by Alfred Santell and starred Ben Lyon, Lois Wilson, and Blanche Sweet. Plot As described in a film magazine re ...

'' (1926)

References

Bibliography

* Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011.

External links

* 1897 births 1970 deaths American film actresses Actresses from New York City 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub