Annette DeFoe explained

Annette DeFoe
Birth Name:Gertrude Marie Aucoin
Birth Place:Ohio, U.S.
Death Date:August 6, 1960, aged 71
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:silent screen actress

Annette DeFoe (born Gertrude Marie Aucoin;  - August 6, 1960), also known as Annette De Foe, was an American silent screen actress, known for her work in early romantic comedies.

DeFoe acted in stock theater in New Orleans before going to Los Angeles to perform for the E & R Jungle Film Company. She debuted with that company in the farce Hitting the High Places.[1] She also acted with the Kalem Company in Jacksonville, Florida.[2] In the early 1902s, DeFoe had leading roles in films made by John M. Stahl and Louis B. Mayer.

DeFoe died on August 6, 1960, at age 71[3] at the Kaiser Foundation Hospital.[4]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. News: Los Angeles Film Brevities . December 13, 2020 . The Moving Picture World . June 10, 1916 . 1867.
  2. Book: Slide . Anthony . Hollywood Unknowns: A History of Extras, Bit Players, and Stand-Ins . September 5, 2012 . Univ. Press of Mississippi . 978-1-61703-474-9 . 119 . December 13, 2020 . en.
  3. News: Ammette De Foe . December 13, 2020 . The New York Times . Associated Press . August 8, 1960 . 21. . ProQuest.
  4. News: Silent Screen Actress Gertrude Aucoin Dies . December 13, 2020 . The Los Angeles Times . August 7, 1960 . 37. Newspapers.com.