Lottie Williams (January 20, 1874 – November 16, 1962) was an American

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whose career spanned both the silent and

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eras.

Early life

Lottie Williams was born on January 20, 1874, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Career

Williams debuted on film in a supporting role in the 1920 silent comedy ''A Full House''. She appeared in over 70 films, mostly in smaller and supporting roles, during her 30-year career. Some of the more notable films in which she appeared include:

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' ''

Angels with Dirty Faces ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Brothers. It stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, The Dead End Kids, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, and George Bancroft. The screenplay was wr ...

'' (1938), starring

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and Pat O'Brien; the 1939 melodrama ''

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'', with

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and

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; ''

Meet John Doe ''Meet John Doe'' is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward Arnold. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created ...

'' (1941), directed by

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, and starring

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and

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; the screwball comedy, ''

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'' (1942), starring Bette Davis,

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, and

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; and ''

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'' (1942), starring

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and Ann Sheridan; Her final appearance would be in a supporting role in 1949's ''One Last Fling'', starring

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and Zachary Scott, after which she retired from the film industry.

Death

Williams died on November 16, 1962, in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

(Per

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A Full House ''A Full House'' is a farce in three acts by Frederick J. Jackson. A comedy of errors, the play centers around the theft of a ruby necklace and relies heavily upon slapstick and physical comedy. It premiered on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre ...

'' (1920) * '' Twin Beds'' (1920) * ''

All Soul's Eve ''All Souls' Eve'' is a 1921 American Silent film, silent drama film directed by Chester M. Franklin and starring Mary Miles Minter. The film is based on the mystical 1920 Broadway theatre, Broadway play of the same name by Anne Crawford Flexner ...

'' (1921) * ''

Is Matrimony a Failure? ''Is Matrimony a Failure?'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Walter Woods based upon a play of the same name by Leo Ditrichstein, which itself was an adaptation of the German play ''Die Tür ins Fre ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Veiled Woman ''The Veiled Woman'' is a 1929 American Synchronized sound drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring Lia Torá, Lupita Tovar and Walter McGrail, also featuring Bela Lugosi.Kohner p. 347 While the film has no audible dialog, it was rel ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Barefoot Boy "The Barefoot Boy" is a poem written by American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier. The poem was first published in '' The Little Pilgrim'' in January 1855. Overview The poem is about a barefoot boy who is both innocent and connected to nature. ...

'' (1923) * ''

Yesterday's Wife ''Yesterday's Wife'' is a lost 1923 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Irene Rich, Eileen Percy, and Lottie Williams. The film was released by the CBC Film Sales Corporation, which would later become Co ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Tomboy ''The Tomboy'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by David Kirkland and starring Herbert Rawlinson and Dorothy Devore. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Tommy Smith (Devore), the village tomboy, runs a boardin ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' Arizona Nights'' (1927) * '' Strictly Modern'' (1930) * ''

Wonder Bar ''Wonder Bar'' is a 1934 American film adaptation of a Broadway musical of the same name directed by Lloyd Bacon with musical numbers created by Busby Berkeley. It stars Al Jolson, Kay Francis, Dolores del Río, Ricardo Cortez, Dick Pow ...

'' (1934) * ''

6 Day Bike Rider ''6 Day Bike Rider'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Earl Baldwin, and starring Joe E. Brown, Maxine Doyle, Frank McHugh, Gordon Westcott, Arthur Aylesworth and Lottie Williams. The film's production took eleve ...

'' (1934) * ''

Elinor Norton ''Elinor Norton'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Rose Franken and Philip Klein (screenwriter), Philip Klein. It is based on the 1933 novel, ''The State versus Elinor Norton'' by Mary Roberts Rinehart. ...

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

Anthony Adverse ''Anthony Adverse'' is a 1936 American epic historical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland. The screenplay by Sheridan Gibney draws elements of its plot from eight of the nine books in Hervey ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Case of the Black Cat ''The Case of the Black Cat'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by William C. McGann and an uncredited Alan Crosland, based on the 1935 Perry Mason novel '' The Case of the Caretaker's Cat'' by Erle Stanley Gardner. The film stars Ricard ...

'' (1936) * ''

I Married a Doctor ''I Married a Doctor'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Archie Mayo and written by Casey Robinson. It is an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s novel Main Street. The film stars Pat O'Brien, Josephine Hutchinson, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibb ...

'' (1936) * '' Murder by an Aristocrat'' (1936) * ''

The Story of Louis Pasteur ''The Story of Louis Pasteur'' is a 1936 American black-and-white biographical film from Warner Bros., produced by Henry Blanke, directed by William Dieterle, that stars Paul Muni as the renowned scientist who developed major advances in micr ...

'' (1936) * '' Wine, Women and Horses'' (1937) * '' That Man's Here Again'' (1937) * ''

The Cherokee Strip ''The Cherokee Strip'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Luci Ward and Joseph K. Watson. The film stars Dick Foran, Jane Bryan, Robert Paige, Joan Valerie, Edmund Cobb and Joseph Crehan. The film was re ...

'' (1937) * '' Submarine D-1'' (1937) * '' The Great O'Malley'' (1937) * '' Empty Holsters'' (1937) * '' The Beloved Brat'' (1938) * ''

'' (1938) * '' The Sisters'' (1938) * '' Nancy Drew... Detective'' (1938) * ''

Love, Honor and Behave ''Love, Honor and Behave'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Stanley Logan and starring Wayne Morris and Priscilla Lane. The supporting cast includes John Litel, Thomas Mitchell, Dick Foran and Dickie Moore. " Bei Mir Bist Du Scho ...

'' (1938) * ''

Little Miss Thoroughbred ''Little Miss Thoroughbred'' is a 1938 film directed by John Farrow. Peggy Ann Garner made her debut in the film. It was also known as Little Lady Luck. Plot Knowing her father's out there somewhere, little Janet runs away from an orphanage. A c ...

'' (1938) * ''

Penrod and His Twin Brother ''Penrod and His Twin Brother'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and written by William Jacobs (producer), William Jacobs and Hugh Cummings. The film stars Billy and Bobby Mauch, Billy Mauch, Billy and Bobby Mauch, Bob ...

'' (1938) * '' The Roaring Twenties'' (1939, uncredited) * '' King of the Underworld'' (1939, uncredited) * ''

'' (1939) as Lucy * '' On Trial'' (1939) * '' No Place to Go'' (1939) * '' Off the Record'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * ''

Espionage Agent ''Espionage Agent'' is a pre–World War II spy melodrama produced by Hal B. Wallis in 1939. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, ''Espionage Agent'', like many Warner Bros. movies, clearly identifies the Germans as the enemy. This was unlike many other mov ...

'' (1939) * ''

Four Wives ''Four Wives'' is a 1939 American drama film starring the Lane Sisters ( Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane) and Gale Page. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz and is based on the story "Sister Act" by Fannie Hurst. The supporting c ...

'' (1939) * '' Yes, My Darling Daughter'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * ''

Money and the Woman ''Money and the Woman'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by William K. Howard and written by Robert Presnell Sr.. The film stars Jeffrey Lynn, Brenda Marshall, John Litel, Lee Patrick, Henry O'Neill and Roger Pryor. The film was releas ...

'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) * ''

A Fugitive from Justice ''A Fugitive from Justice'' is a 1940 film starring Roger Pryor, Lucile Fairbanks and Eddie Foy Jr. Plot Fugitive Lee Leslie ( Donald Douglas) is wanted by three groups; the police, the gangsters who fear his testimony in court and the insura ...

'' (1940) * '' Ladies Must Live'' (1940) * ''

Calling All Husbands ''Calling All Husbands'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Robert E. Kent and based on Martin Flavin's 1929 play "Broken Dishes". The film stars George Tobias, Lucile Fairbanks, Ernest Truex, George R ...

'' (1940) * '' Always a Bride'' (1940) * ''

The Man Who Talked Too Much ''The Man Who Talked Too Much'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Walter DeLeon and Earl Baldwin. Starring George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall, Richard Barthelmess, William Lundigan, George Tobias ...

'' (1940) * ''

An Angel from Texas ''An Angel from Texas'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Bertram Millhauser, based on the hit 1925 play '' The Butter and Egg Man'' written by George S. Kaufman. The film stars Eddie Albert, Ros ...

'' (1940) * '' The Great Mr. Nobody'' (1941) * ''

The Nurse's Secret ''The Nurse's Secret'' is a 1941 American murder mystery film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Lee Patrick as a crime-solving nurse. The supporting cast features Regis Toomey and Julie Bishop. It was produced and distributed by Warner Br ...

'' (1941) * ''

Passage from Hong Kong ''Passage from Hong Kong'' is a 1941 American comedy mystery film directed by D. Ross Lederman and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Earl Derr Biggers. The film stars Lucile Fairbanks, Douglas Kennedy, Paul Cavanagh, Richard Ainley, Marjorie Gate ...

'' (1941) * ''

One Foot in Heaven ''One Foot in Heaven'' is a 1941 American biographical drama film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Fredric March, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart and Elisabeth Fraser. The film was adapted by Casey Robinson from the autobi ...

'' (1941) * ''

'' (1942) Fan at train station (uncredited) * '' All Through the Night'' (1942) * ''

Busses Roar ''Busses Roar'' is a 1942 film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Richard Travis and Julie Bishop. Plot A bungling saboteur attempts to place a bomb on board a bus so that it will explode as the bus passes by some oil wells. The plot ...

'' (1942) * ''

'' (1943) * ''

The Gorilla Man ''The Gorilla Man'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Despite the title and marketing, it is not a horror film, but a World War II espionage thriller. Plot Military officer Captain Craig Killian is wounded in the lin ...

'' (1943) * '' Mr. Skeffington'' (1944) * '' Hotel Berlin'' (1945) * '' One More Tomorrow'' (1946) * '' Shadow of a Woman'' (1946) * ''

Two Guys from Milwaukee ''Two Guys from Milwaukee'' (UK title: ''Royal Flush'') is a 1946 American comedy film directed by David Butler, and starring Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and Joan Leslie. It was distributed by Warner Bros. The film is about a Balkan prince who ...

'' (1946) * ''

Nora Prentiss ''Nora Prentiss'' is a 1947 American film noir directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Bruce Bennett, and Robert Alda. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The cinematography is by James Wong Howe and the mus ...

'' (1947) * ''

The Big Punch ''The Big Punch'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Ford. No copy of the film is known to survive in either a public repository or private collection, so it is currently presumed to be a lost film. In France, the film was ...

'' (1948) * ''

June Bride ''June Bride'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Bretaigne Windust. The screenplay, which was based on the unproduced play ''Feature for June'' by Eileen Tighe and Graeme Lorimer, was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for ...

'' (1948) * '' To the Victor'' (1948) * '' A Kiss in the Dark'' (1949) * '' One Last Fling'' (1949)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Lottie American film actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Indianapolis 1874 births 1962 deaths Burials at Chapel of the Pines Crematory