Goldie Colwell(1889-1982) was an American film actress and journalist who starred in more than 80 films during Hollywood's silent era. She was

Tom Mix Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western (genre), Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were s ...

's leading lady in many Selig westerns.

Biography

Goldie was born in

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, to John Colwell and Celia Pearson. The family eventually relocated to Los Angeles, where Goldie began working as an actress around 1911; her first credited role was in Joseph A. Golden and Tom Mix's ''Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor''. She was employed at Selig as Tom Mix's leading lady in dozens of westerns before heading to

David Horsley David Horsley (March 11, 1873 – February 23, 1933) was an English-American pioneer of the film industry. He founded the Centaur Film Company and its West Coast branch, the Nestor Film Company, which established the first film studio in Holl ...

's Centaur Film Company, where she continued to take on starring roles. After retiring from acting around 1919, she became a magazine editor, heading up a new publication called ''The Spotlight''. She also wrote for ''The Pomona Bulletin'' and ''The Santa Ana Daily News.'' After her first husband, George Diegel, died in 1933, she married Kenneth Harrell in 1935. Her niece, Vivien Fay, was an actress, dancer, and sculptor.

Selected filmography

* '' The Railroader'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1918) * '' Jerry and the Vampire'' (1917) * ''

The Heart of Texas Ryan The Heart of Texas Ryan, aka The Light of Western Stars, is a 1917 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film starring Tom Mix and Bessie Eyton and directed by E.A. Martin. The film was produced by Sanford Productions. It is Tom ...

'' (1917) * '' The Yaqui'' (1916) * ''

The Adventures of Kathlyn ''The Adventures of Kathlyn'' (1913) is an American motion picture serial released on December 29, 1913, by the Selig Polyscope Company. An adventure serial filmed in Chicago, Illinois, its thirteen episodes were directed by Francis J. Grand ...

'' (1916) * '' When Avarice Rules'' (1915) * '' The Little Detective'' (1915) * '' Taking a Chance'' (1915) * '' A Change of Luck'' (1915) * '' The Oriental Spasm'' (1915) * '' The Treasure Box'' (1915) * ''

The Knockout ''The Knockout'' is a 1914 American silent comedy film starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. It also features Charlie Chaplin in a small role, his seventeenth film for Keystone Studios. It is one of only a few films in which Chaplin's Little Tr ...

'' (1915) * '' He's in Again'' (1915) * '' Ma's Girls'' (1915) * '' Sage Brush Tom'' (1915) * '' Cactus Jake, Heart-Breaker'' (1914) * ''The Scapegoat'' (1914) * '' The Ranger's Romance'' (1914) * '' Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor'' (1914) * '' Carmelita's Revenge'' (1914) * '' The Cruel Crown'' (1914) * ''

'' (1913) * '' Our Lady of the Pearls'' (1912) *'' Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor'' (1911)

References

External links

Goldie Colwell
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