Bernardine R. Leist Explained
| Bernardine R. Leist |
| Birth Name: | Bernadine Risse |
| Birth Date: | August 1880 |
| Birth Place: | Kansas City, Kansas, US |
| Death Date: | October 26, 1926 |
| Death Place: | New York City, New York, US |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter |
| Spouse: | Louis Leist (m. 1906—his death) |
Bernardine R. Leist (sometimes credited as Bernadine Risse) (1880-1926) was an American screenwriter and actress active during Hollywood's silent film era; she spent time at both Biograph Studio and Edison Studio during her time in the industry.[1] [2] [3]
Biography
Leist was born in Kansas City, Kansas, to John Risse and Rose McCurran. After acting in local productions in her native city and working as an elocution teacher, she arrived in New York City sometime in the early 1900s.[4]
Initially, she worked as an actress in theatrical productions, but she forged a career as a scenarist in the fledgling motion pictures industry.[5]
Leist married Louis Leist in 1906; he died two years later. She married her second husband, police captain John White, in 1926,. Later that year, Leist fell to her death from the roof in their apartment in the Bronx.[6]
Selected filmography
- A String of Pearls (1912)
- The Long Road (1911)
- Italian Blood (1911)
- Dan the Dandy (1911)
- Waiter No. 5 (1910)
- The Iconoclast (1910)
Notes and References
- Book: London, Jack. The Letters of Jack London: 1913–1916. Volume three. 1988. Stanford University Press. 9780804715072. en.
- Book: Kelly, Gary. The Oxford History of Popular Print Culture: Volume Six: US Popular Print Culture 1860–1920. 2011. OUP Oxford. 9780199234066. en.
- Web site: Indianapolis Journal 20 November 1903 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program. newspapers.library.in.gov. 2019-08-31.
- Web site: No Place Like Home. 22 Jun 1906. The Press. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121134427/http://www.newspapers.com/image/484079882/?terms=%22bernadine+risse%22 . 2021-11-21 . 2020-03-22.
- Web site: These Tales of the Town. 7 Jun 1902. The Kansas City Gazette. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121134427/http://www.newspapers.com/image/60261948/?terms=%22bernadine+risse%22 . 2021-11-21 . 2020-03-22.
- Web site: Fall Kills Wife of Dry Captain. 27 Oct 1926. The New York Daily News. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121134431/http://www.newspapers.com/image/411236063/?terms=%22bernardine+white%22 . 2021-11-21 . 2020-03-22.
