Caryl Lincoln Explained

Birth Date:16 November 1903
Birth Place:Oakland, California, U.S.
Death Place:Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1927 - 1964
Children:1

Caryl Lincoln (November 16, 1903  - February 20, 1983) was an American film actress whose career spanned from 1927 to 1964.

Biography

The Oakland, California-born Lincoln started her acting career in silent films. In 1927, she signed a long-term contract with Fox Film studios.[1] Her first film was Slippery Silks in 1927. She starred in ten films from 1927 to the end of 1928 and was selected as a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1929.[2] In 1930 she starred opposite Bob Steele in The Land of Missing Men, which started her on a path to several heroine roles in western films. One of her best known roles during this period was opposite Tom Tyler in War on the Range (1933).

Her career had slowed by 1934, however, and her last credited role was that same year, in Charlie Chan's Courage. She was a friend (and future sister-in-law) of actress Barbara Stanwyck, through whom she met Stanwyck's brother, Byron Stevens. She and Stevens married in 1934, and remained together until his death in 1964. She never remarried. They had one son, Brian.

When she tired of the effort needed to be a star in films, Lincoln chose to work as a bit player and extra rather than leave the profession.

Her acting career took a backseat to her marriage and family, with her having few roles from 1934 to 1964, all uncredited. She retired in 1964 and never returned to acting. She died on February 20, 1983, in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1927Wolf Fangs Ellen
1928A Girl in Every Port Girl in Liverpool Uncredited
1928Hello Cheyenne Diana Cody
1928Wild West Romance Ruth Thorndyke
1928Tracked Molly Butterfield
1930The Land of Missing Men Nita Madero
1931The Spider Audience Member Uncredited
1931The Cyclone Kid Rose Comstock
1931Quick Trigger Lee Rose Campbell
1932Human Targets Uncredited
1932Tangled Fortunes Sally Martin
1932The Man from New Mexico Sally Langton
1932Thrill of Youth Marcia Dale
1932Back Street Minor Role Uncredited
1932Okay, America! Minor Role Uncredited
1932The Lost Special Kate Bland Serial
1933Man of Action Irene Sherman
1933War of the Range' Grace Carlysle
1933Only Yesterday Uncredited
1934Three on a Honeymoon Guest at Captain's Tea Uncredited
1934The Life of Vergie Winters One of Madame Claire's Girls Uncredited
1934Charlie Chan's Courage Leading Lady
1934The Merry Widow Maid to Sonia Uncredited
1934Elinor Norton Publisher's Staff Uncredited
1934Kid Millions Goldwyn Girl Uncredited
1944None Shall Escape Housekeeper Uncredited
1947Golden Earrings Farmer's Wife Uncredited
1948That Wonderful Urge Secretary Uncredited
1950Mother Didn't Tell Me Mrs. Raymond Uncredited
1950Cheaper by the Dozen Teacher Uncredited
1950The Jackpot Susan Wertheim Uncredited
1951Love Nest Mrs. McNab Uncredited
1956Meet Me in Las Vegas Casino Patron Uncredited
1957An Affair to Remember Ballet Audience Member Uncredited
1958The Buccaneer Party Guest Uncredited
1959This Earth Is Mine Minor Role Uncredited
1959North by Northwest Woman at Auction Uncredited
1959It Started with a Kiss Party Guest Uncredited
1960Please Don't Eat the Daisies Party Guest Uncredited
1960The Facts of Life Woman at Airport Uncredited
1961Flower Drum Song Club Patron Uncredited
1962All Fall Down Clubwoman Uncredited
1963The Nutty Professor Faculty Member Uncredited
1964Honeymoon Hotel Jessie - Hotel Gift Shop Saleslady Uncredited
1964Marnie Party Guest Uncredited
1964The Pleasure Seekers Party Guest Uncredited
1969Topaz Party Guest Uncredited

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Notes and References

  1. News: Studio Flashes . December 16, 2020 . The New York Times . December 4, 1927 . X 7. . ProQuest.
  2. News: Heffernan . Harold . Remember Caryl Lincoln, Wampas Star? . December 16, 2020 . Star News . July 11, 1971 . California, Pasadena . 17. Newspaperarchive.com.