Aileen Manning Explained

Aileen Manning
Birth Date:	January 20, 1886
Death Date:	March 25, 1946 (aged 60)
Death Place:	Hollywood, California, U.S.
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Actress

Aileen Manning (January 20, 1886 – March 25, 1946) was an American film actress.

Manning was in demand as a character actress in silent films.^[1] She was known for her roles in silent and early sound films, including Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) and Huckleberry Finn (1931).^[2]

About her performance in Everybody's Sweetheart (1920), Variety wrote that she "makes the character necessarily disagreeable, but true to life".^[3] She played Queen Anne in A Lady of Quality (1924); it was noted that she bore a resemblance to the character she was playing.^{[4] [5]} She played another queen, Elizabeth I, in the MGM short The Virgin Queen (1928).^[6]

Manning lived at Hollywood-by-the-Sea.^{[7] [8]} She died on March 25, 1946, in Hollywood.^{[9] [10]}

Filmography

• A Regular Fellow (1919) as Mrs. Horatio Grimm
• The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1920) as Cousin Lucy
• Heart of Twenty (1920) as Aunt Lucy
• Everybody's Sweetheart (1920) as Mrs. Willing^[11]
• Her Husband's Friend (1920) as Dr. Henrietta Carter
• Home Stuff (1921) as Mrs. 'Pat'
• Beauty's Worth (1922) as Aunt Cynthia Whitney
• A Tailor-Made Man (1922) as Miss Shayn
• Rags to Riches (1922) as Purist League member
• The Power of Love (1922) as Ysabel Almeda
• Mixed Faces (1922) as Mrs. Molly Crutcher
• Nobody's Money (1923) as Prue Kimball
• Main Street (1923) as Mrs. Stowbody
• Lovers' Lane (1924) as Miss Mealy^[12]
• The House of Youth (1924) as Aunt Maggie Endicott
• The Snob (1924) as Lottie^[13]
• The Bridge of Sighs (1925) as Mrs. Smithers
• Enticement (1925) as The Old Maid
• Under the Rouge (1925) as Mrs. Fleck
• Thank You (1925) as Hannah
• Stella Maris (1925) as Mary Heaton
• The Boy Friend (1926) (uncredited)
• The Whole Town's Talking (1926) as Mrs. Van Loon
• Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) as Aunt Ophelia (as Aileen Mannin)
• Man, Woman and Sin (1927)
• The Virgin Queen (1928) (Short) as Queen Elizabeth
• The Olympic Hero (1928) as Physical Instructress
• Heart to Heart (1928) as Aunt Meta^[14]
• Home, James (1928) as Mrs. Elliot
• Vacation Waves (1928) (Short) as Eddie's Mother-in-law
• A Single Man (1929) as Mrs. Farley^{[15] [16]}
• Sweetie (1929) as Miss Twill (uncredited)
• Wedding Wings (1929) as Ester Quinn
• The Third Alarm (1930) as Mrs. Craig - Orphanage Matron
• Huckleberry Finn (1931) as Abigail Martin (uncredited)
• Range Law (1931) as Ruth's Attendant

Notes and References

1. News: 1925-06-25. Aileen Manning. 1. Times-Advocate. 2020-08-09.
2. News: 1928-03-22. "Tom" Cast Is Notable. 11. The Los Angeles Times. 2020-08-09.
3. "Moving Pictures: Everybody's Sweetheart." Variety (Archive: 1905-2000); Los Angeles Vol. 60, Iss. 7,  (Oct 8, 1920): p. 41. Via Proquest.
4. News: 1923-06-27. Will Film Big Scenes. 27. The Los Angeles Times. 2020-08-09.
5. News: 1924-03-28. Shown Last Times in Theater Visalia Tonight. 5. Visalia Daily Times. 2020-08-09.
6. Book: Rainey, Buck. Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. 2010-03-23. McFarland. 978-0-7864-4702-2. en.
7. News: 1929-09-03. Open House at Burnham Cottage. 2. Press-Courier. 2020-08-09.
8. News: 1929-09-03. Silver Screen Celebrity Here. 2. Press-Courier. 2020-08-09.
9. "Obituaries." Variety (Archive: 1905-2000); Los Angeles Vol. 162, Iss. 4,  (Apr 3, 1946): 62. Via Proquest.
10. News: 1946-03-28. Manning, Aileen. 9. The Los Angeles Times. 2020-08-09.
11. Book: Connelly, Robert B.. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36. 1998. December Press. 978-0-913204-36-8. en.
12. Book: Ankerich, Michael G.. Broken Silence: Conversations with 23 Silent Film Stars. 1993. McFarland & Company. 978-0-89950-835-1. en.
13. Book: Golden, Eve. John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. 2013-04-12. University Press of Kentucky. 978-0-8131-4163-3. en.
14. Book: Marshall, Wendy L.. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. 2005. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-5218-1. en.
15. Book: Rainey, Buck. Those Fabulous Serial Heroines: Their Lives and Films. 1990. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-1911-5. en.
16. Book: Rainey, Buck. Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing in Western Movies. 1992. McFarland. 978-0-89950-565-7. en.