Maude Turner Gordon (November 10, 1868 – January 12, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in 81 films between 1914 and 1938.

Biography

Born in

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, Gordon was the daughter of Alexander and Nancy Wright Turner. She was educated in the schools in Franklin. In the early 1900s, Gordon performed in

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with the Neill Stock Company in California. She appeared in a number of Broadway productions from 1908 to 1925 including: ''Glorious Betsy'', ''The American Maid'', ''A Full House'', ''Elsie'', and ''Big Boy''. She appeared onstage in ''Mrs. Holmes, Detective'', which was produced by her own company. Her elder sister
Emma Harper Turner
served as Grand President of

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, from 1890 to 1893. Another sister, Nelle Turner, was a member of

fraternity for women.

Family

She eloped and married John C. Gordon on December 19, 1885, in

Johnson County, Indiana Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 161,765. The county seat is Franklin. Johnson County is included in the Indianapolis- Carmel- Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Trans ...

. Their daughter, Dorothy, an alumna of the Fauquier Institute of

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, married Lt. Robert A. White of the U.S. Navy in 1916.

Death

On January 12, 1940, Gordon died from pneumonia in Los Angeles, California, aged 71. She was survived by a sister.

Selected filmography

* '' The Kreutzer Sonata'' (1915) * ''

Miss George Washington ''Miss George Washington'' is a lost 1916 silent film comedy directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Marguerite Clark. It was produced by Adolph Zukor through his Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot A gir ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Honeymoon ''The Honeymoon'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Constance Talmadge, Earle Foxe, and Maude Turner Gordon Maude Turner Gordon (November 10, 1868 – January 12, 1940) was an American actres ...

'' (1917) * '' Her Better Self'' (1917) * '' The Lie'' (1918) * '' The Service Star'' (1918) * ''

The Danger Mark ''The Danger Mark'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Ford and starring Elsie Ferguson. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a play by Robert W. Chambers. Prior ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Turn of the Wheel ''The Turn of the Wheel'' is a lost 1918 American silent romantic drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. Reginald Barker directed and Geraldine Farrar starred. Plot As described in a film magazine, Rosalie Dean (Farrar) dissuad ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Ordeal of Rosetta ''The Ordeal of Rosetta'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Emile Chautard and starring Alice Brady, Crauford Kent and Ormi Hawley.Bertellini p.233 Cast * Alice Brady as Rosetta / Lola Gelardi (twins) * Crauford Kent as Aubrey ...

'' (1918) * '' Just for Tonight'' (1918) * ''

The Divorcee ''The Divorcee'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film written by Nick Grindé, John Meehan, and Zelda Sears, based on the 1929 novel ''Ex-Wife'' by Ursula Parrott. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, who was nominated for the Academy ...

'' (1919) * ''

Away Goes Prudence ''Away Goes Prudence'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This picture was directed by John S. Robertson and starred Billie Burke. Screenwriter Josephine Lovett provid ...

'' (1920) * ''

Civilian Clothes ''Civilian Clothes'' is a surviving 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It stars Thomas Meighan and was directed by Hugh Ford. This film is based on the 1919 Broadway play, ''C ...

'' (1920) * ''

Beyond Price ''Beyond Price'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Pearl White, Vernon Steele and Ottola Nesmith.Munden p.54 Cast * Pearl White as Sally Marrio * Vernon Steele as Philip Marrio * Nora Reed as Vali ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Price of Possession ''The Price of Possession'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Hugh Ford and starring Ethel Clayton. It was produced by Jesse Lasky. Cast *Ethel Clayton as Helen Carston *Rockliffe Fellowes as Jim Barston, A Bushrid ...

'' (1921) * '' Enchantment'' (1921) * ''

Women Men Marry ''Women Men Marry'' is a 1922 silent film drama produced and directed by Edward Dillon. Cast * E. K. Lincoln – Dick Clark *Florence Dixon – Emerie Rogers *Charles Hammond – Montgomery Rogers *Hedda Hopper – Eleanor Carter *Cyril Chadwic ...

'' (1922) * '' Homeward Bound'' (1923) * '' Born Rich'' (1924) * ''

The Little French Girl ''The Little French Girl'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and written by John Russell and Anne Douglas Sedgwick from a 1924 novel by Sedgwick. The film stars Mary Brian, Maurice de Canonge, Paul Doucet, Maude T ...

'' (1925) * '' The Early Bird'' (1925) * ''

The Palm Beach Girl ''The Palm Beach Girl'' is a 1926 silent romantic comedy film starring Bebe Daniels and directed by Erle C. Kenton. It is based upon the short-lived Broadway play, ''Please Help Emily'', written by H. M. Harwood. Cast *Bebe Daniels as Emily ...

'' (1926) * '' Cheating Cheaters'' (1927) * '' The Wizard'' (1927) * '' Home Made'' (1927) * ''

Hot News ''Hot News'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation, an amalgamation of Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures. Clarence Badger directed and Bebe Daniels starred. Cast * Bebe ...

'' (1928) * ''

Glad Rag Doll "Glad Rag Doll" is a 1928 song composed by Milton Ager and Dan Dougherty with lyrics by Jack Yellen. It was Ager and Yellen's first movie theme song, written for the motion picture of the same name (released in 1929) starring Dolores Costello. ...

'' (1929) * '' The Hottentot'' (1929) * ''

The Marriage Playground ''The Marriage Playground'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Lothar Mendes, and written by Doris Anderson, J. Walter Ruben, and Edith Wharton. The film stars Mary Brian, Fredric March, Lilyan Tashman, Huntley Gordon, Kay Franc ...

'' (1929) * '' Sally'' (1929) * '' High Stakes'' (1931) * '' Back Street'' (1932) * '' Shopworn'' (1932) * '' She Loves Me Not'' (1934) * ''

Living on Velvet ''Living on Velvet'' is a 1935 American romantic drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Kay Francis, Warren William and George Brent. Plot One day, Terry Parker, an airplane pilot, is in a plane crash that kills his family. He feel ...

'' (1935)

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* * 1868 births 1940 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses American theatre managers and producers Actresses from Indiana Deaths from pneumonia in California 20th-century American actresses People from Franklin, Indiana {{US-film-actor-1860s-stub