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.'' Gertrude Robinson (October 7, 1890 – March 19, 1962) was an American actress of the

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Biography

She appeared in 164 films between 1908 and 1925. She was born in New York City and died in

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. She was the first wife of James Kirkwood with whom she had a child.Who Was Who on Screen, p.399 2nd Edition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt Her first husband was Walter Robinson.

Partial filmography

* ''

The Feud and the Turkey ''The Feud and the Turkey'' is a 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Harry Solter as Mr. Caufield * Linda Arvidson as Mrs. Caufield * Arthur V. Johnson as Colonel Wilkinson * Robert Harron as George Wilki ...

'' (1908) * ''

The Test of Friendship ''The Test of Friendship'' is a 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Arthur V. Johnson as Edward Ross * Florence Lawrence as Jennie Colman * Harry Solter as The Butler / Foreman * George Gebhardt as The Va ...

'' (1908) * '' An Awful Moment'' (1908) * '' One Touch of Nature'' (1909) * '' The Fascinating Mrs. Francis'' (1909) * '' Jones and the Lady Book Agent'' (1909) * '' Those Awful Hats'' (1909) * ''The Cord of Life'' (1909) * '' The Girls and Daddy'' (1909) * ''

A Burglar's Mistake ''A Burglar's Mistake'' is a 1909 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was released on March 25, 1909 by Biograph Company and was met with liked viewers. The film is presumed lost. Cast * Harry Solter as Henr ...

'' (1909) * '' Two Memories'' (1909) * '' The Sealed Room'' (1909) * ''

The Hessian Renegades ''The Hessian Renegades'' is a 1909 American silent war film directed by D. W. Griffith. It is set during the American Revolution. Plot A young soldier during the American Revolution The American Revolution (1765–1783) was a colo ...

'' (1909) * ''

Pippa Passes ''Pippa Passes'' is a verse drama by Robert Browning. It was published in 1841 as the first volume of his ''Bells and Pomegranates'' series, in a low-priced two-column edition for sixpence, and republished in his collected ''Poems'' of 1849, w ...

'' (1909) * '' The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period'' (1909) * ''

In Little Italy ''In Little Italy'' is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Plot Marie has two lovely men pursuing her. She decides to reject Tony and accept Victor as her new sweetheart. Tony, frustrated and jealous of Marie's ...

'' (1909) * ''

To Save Her Soul ''To Save Her Soul'' is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were bas ...

'' (1909) * ''

The Day After ''The Day After'' is a 1983 American television film directed by Nicholas Meyer. The war film postulates a fictional conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact over Germany that rapidly escalates into a full-scale nuclear exchange between the ...

'' (1909) * '' Getting Even'' (1909) * '' In Old Kentucky'' (1909) * '' His Lost Love'' (1909) * ''

The Gibson Goddess ''The Gibson Goddess'' is a 1909 short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. It stars Marion Leonard. Plot Nanette Renfrae, a young woman known for her beauty, decides to take a break from high society and spend the summer at a quiet seaside ...

'' (1909) * ''

Nursing a Viper ''Nursing a Viper'' is a 1909 American silent short film by pioneer director D. W. Griffith. A paper print of the film survives in the Library of Congress. Cast * Arthur V. Johnson as The Husband *Marion Leonard as The Wife *Frank Powell as The Vi ...

'' (1909) * '' The Englishman and the Girl'' (1910) * ''

What the Daisy Said ''What the Daisy Said'' is a one-reel film (about 12 minutes) made by D. W. Griffith for Biograph in 1910. Plot Sisters Martha (Mary Pickford) and Millie (Gertrude Robinson) begin their day in a field of daisies. Millie plucks petals to divin ...

'' (1910) * '' A Flash of Light'' (1910) * '' A Mohawk's Way'' (1910) as Indian * ''

Classmates A classmate is a student who is a member of the same class, in any of its meanings (a course, a lesson, a graduating year). Classmate(s) may also refer to: * ''Classmates'' (1914 film), a 1914 silent film produced by the Biograph Company * ''Cl ...

'' (1914) * ''

Judith of Bethulia ''Judith of Bethulia'' (1914) is an American film starring Blanche Sweet and Henry B. Walthall, and produced and directed by D. W. Griffith, based on the play "Judith and the Holofernes" (1896) by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, which itself was an ada ...

'' (1914) * ''

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'' (1914) * '' May Blossom'' (1915) * '' The Arab'' (1915) * '' A Woman of Impulse'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' On Thin Ice'' (1925)

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