Florence Gilbert (born Florence Ella Gleistein; February 20, 1904 – February 27, 1991) was an American silent film actress of the 1920s. She was renowned for playing supporting roles alongside such actors as

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and

Jack Hoxie John Hartford Hoxie (January 11, 1885 – March 28, 1965) was an American rodeo performer and motion-picture actor whose career was most prominent in the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1930s. Hoxie is best recalled for his roles in ...

Biography

Florence Ella Gleistein was born to George Gleistein and Maude Kern in

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, where she grew up before moving to

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at the age of 14 (c. 1918) with her brother and mother in the hopes of discovering a career in the film industry. It was in Los Angeles that she was spotted by Italian actor, director and producer

Monty Banks Montague (Monty) Banks (18 July 1897 – 7 January 1950), born Mario Bianchi, was a 20th century Italian-born American comedian, film actor, director and producer who achieved success in the UK and the United States. Career Banks was born Mario ...

.Wing, Ruth. ''The Blue Book of the Screen''. Blue Book of the Screen, 1924. In Hollywood she worked for

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and Fox Studios under the

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of "Florence Gilbert," making over 50 film appearances from the 1920s onward, including the first time

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and

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appeared together on film, in ''

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'' (1921).

Personal life and marriages

Around 1926, when '' The Johnstown Flood'' was released, she married entrepreneur

Ashton Dearholt Ashton Dearholt (April 4, 1894 – April 27, 1942) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in 75 films between 1915 and 1938. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was sometimes billed ...

and bore him two children, Lee and Caryl Lee. She divorced Dearholt after he returned from filming ''

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'' in Guatemala with co-star

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in tow and insisted that Holt be able to live in the Dearholt home. She subsequently married Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Partial filmography

*'' Down Home'' (1920) *''

'' (1921) *'' The Greater Claim'' (1921) * '' Hills of Missing Men'' (1922) * ''

Back Fire ''Back Fire'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Alan James and starring Jack Hoxie, Florence Gilbert, and Lew Meehan James Lew Meehan (September 7, 1890 – August 10, 1951) was an American film actor. Meehan appeare ...

'' (1922) * '' Battling Bates'' (1923) * ''

Breaking Into Society ''Breaking Into Society'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Hunt Stromberg and starring Carrie Clark Ward, Bull Montana Lewis Montagna (born Luigi Montagna; May 16, 1887 – January 24, 1950), better known as Bull Montana, wa ...

'' (1923) * '' Spawn of the Desert'' (1923) *'' The Girl in the Limousine'' (1924) * ''

Cupid's Rustler ''Cupid's Rustler'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Francis Ford and starring Edmund Cobb and Florence Gilbert. It also featured an early appearance by the future star Janet Gaynor. Cast * Edmund Cobb as Victim of a Crooke ...

'' (1924) * ''

Western Yesterdays ''Western Yesterdays'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Francis Ford and starring Edmund Cobb, Florence Gilbert and Ashton Dearholt.Munden, p. 878 Cast * Edmund Cobb as Deputy Jim Blake * Florence Gilbert as Rose Silver * ...

'' (1924) * '' The Diamond Bandit'' (1924) *'' Lash of the Whip'' (1924) * ''

A Man Four-Square ''A Man Four-Square'' is a lost 1926 American silent Western film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Buck Jones, Marion Harlan and Harry Woods.Solomon p.377 Cast * Buck Jones as Craig Norton * Marion Harlan as Polly * Harry Woods ...

'' (1926) *'' The Johnstown Flood'' (1926) *''

The Mad Racer ''The Mad Racer'' was a 1926 American short silent comedy film directed by Philadelphian director Benjamin Stoloff. The film starred Earle Foxe and Florence Gilbert. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Reginald Van Bibber is spendi ...

'' (1926) *'' The Return of Peter Grimm'' (1926) *'' Love Makes 'Em Wild'' (1927)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Florence American film actresses American silent film actresses 1904 births 1991 deaths Actresses from Chicago 20th-century American actresses