Julia Hoyt (September 15, 1897 – October 31, 1955) was an American actress on stage and in silent films.

Early life

Julia Wainwright Robbins was born in 1897, the daughter of Julian W. Robbins and Sarah Guthrie (née Jewett) Robbins (1862–1939). Her grandfather

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was president of the

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and a congressman from Ohio.

Career

Julia Robbins performed on stage as a debutante in charity entertainments. Films she appeared in included ''The Wonderful Thing'' (1921) with

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, ''The Man Who Found Himself'' (1925), and ''Camille'' (1926). During World War I, she lent her image and name to an American Red Cross campaign for the employment of disabled veterans. On Broadway, she was in a revival of ''The Squaw Man'' (1921) by

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, ''Rose Briar'' (1922–23) by

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, ''The Virgin of Bethulia'' (1925) by

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, ''

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'' (1925), ''The Pearl of Great Price'' (1926), ''The Dark'' (1927), ''Mrs. Dane's Defense'' (1928), '' Within the Law'' (1928) by

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, ''Sherlock Holmes'' (1928), ''Serena Blandish'' (1929), ''The Rhapsody'' (1930) by Louis K. Anspacher, ''The Wiser they Are'' (1931), and ''Hay Fever'' (1931–32) by Noël Coward, with

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. Her fashion business, named Julia Hoyt Modes, designed dresses and coats sold in department stores across the United States. She wrote syndicated articles about etiquette and fashion. In 1924, she wrote a series of reports from a European trip for the ''Bridgeport Post''.

Personal life

Julia Hoyt was considered a great beauty, and sat for portraits by

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(for the cover of ''Woman's Home Companion'' in 1921 and ''McCall's'' in May 1923), John Singer Sargent and Carl Van Vechten. Julia Robbins was married three times, first to lawyer Lydig Hoyt in 1914, as his second wife, when she was 17 years old. They had two children who died in infancy,"Ex-Actress Julia Hoyt Dies at 58"
''Corpus Christi Times'' (November 1, 1955): 7-B. via

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and divorced in 1924. She later wed actor

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in 1927, the same year they co-starred in ''The Dark'' on Broadway; she divorced him in 1932. In 1935, she wed motion picture executive Aquila C. Giles. Hoyt had several health problems in the late 1930s, including pneumonia while at sea in 1935, and a lasting chest infection that necessitated the removal of ribs. Julia Hoyt Giles died in 1955 from a heart attack at age 58."Julia Hoyt, Film and Stage Beauty, Dead"
''Chicago Tribune'' (November 1, 1955): pt. 3, p. 10.

References

External links

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Julia Hoyt's listing at IBDB
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