Edna Hunter Explained

Edna Hunter
Other Names:Edna Hunter Wood
Birth Date:9 April 1876
Birth Place:Attica, Indiana
Death Place:New York City
Occupation:Actress

Edna Hunter (April 9, 1876 – February 5, 1920) was an American stage and film actress of the silent film era, who appeared in more than a dozen films between 1915 and 1918.

Early life

Hunter was born in Attica, Indiana[1] and raised in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Samuel Hunter and Emma Hunter (later Brownlee). Her stepfather Charles Brownlee was a railroad conductor.[2]

Career

Hunter performed on Broadway from 1898 to 1914, with parts in the shows The Runaway Girl (1898), Chris and the Wonderful Lamp (1900), Foxy Quiller (In Corsica) (1900), The Strollers (1901), The Liberty Belles (1901), Florodora (1902),[3] Tom, Dick and Harry (1905), Girlies (1910),[4] The Girl in the Train (1910), Over the River (1912), and Papa's Darling (1914).[5]

Hunter appeared in more than a dozen full-length silent films and many short films, including A Witch of Salem Town (1915), You Can't Always Tell (1915), A Strange Disappearance (1915),[6] The Marble Heart (1915), Crime's Triangle (1915),[7] The Woman Who Lied (1915), The Reward (1915), Man or Money? (1915),[8] Almost a Papa (1915), The Law of Life (1916),[9] The Hoax House (1916), Patterson of the News (1916),[10] The Haunted Bell (1916), Through Flames to Love (1916), Won with a Make-Up (1916), Half a Rogue (1916),[11] [12] Jim Slocum No. 46393 (1916), The Fool (1916), The Head of the Family (1916), The Man Across the Street (1916), The Circular Room (1916), A Lucky Gold Piece (1916), The Captain of the Typhoon (1916), The Laugh of Scorn (1916), The Lie Sublime (1916), In the Heart of New York (1916), The Common Law (1916), A Prince in a Pawnshop (1916), Are You an Elk? (1916), A Wife's Folly (1917), Jimmie Dale Alias the Grey Seal (1917),[13] Two Little Imps (1917),[14] The Co-respondent (1917), The Naulahka (1918),[15] De Luxe Annie (1918),[16] and The Unchastened Woman (1918). She co-starred with King Baggot in several movies.

Hunter was often described as a "beauty"[17] and as athletic, skilled in swimming, riding, ice skating, tennis, and golf.[18] In 1916 she was selected as "Miss Personal Beauty" by delegates from 35 motion picture companies, to star in a special film marking the Shakespeare tercentenary.[19] During World War I, she was active in the Motion Picture Players division of Stage Women's War Relief.[20]

Personal life

Hunter married "nautical artist" Worden G. Wood in 1903.[21] They had two children, Emily and Hunter,[22] before they divorced in 1912.[23] She died in the Spanish flu pandemic in 1920, aged 43 years.[24] [25] [26] Her son Hunter Wood became an artist best known for seascapes and nautical scenes, like his father.[27]

Notes and References

  1. News: February 10, 1920 . Personal Tribute to Memory of Edna Hunter Wood . 1 . Attica Daily Tribune . April 9, 2022 . NewspaperArchive.com.
  2. News: 1914-07-17 . Conductor Passes Away . 2 . The Daily Times . 2022-04-09 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: 1906-09-11 . Miss Edna Hunter, Stage Beauty . 5 . The Journal . 2022-04-09 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Book: Dietz, Dan . The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals . 2021-06-15 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-5381-5028-3 . 26 . en.
  5. Book: Dietz, Dan . The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals . 2021-06-15 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-5381-5028-3 . 26, 132–133 . en.
  6. Book: Wlaschin, Ken . Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography . 2009-10-21 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-5429-7 . 118, 213 . en.
  7. September 11, 1915 . Imp.: Crime's Triangle . The Moving Picture World . 25 . 1903.
  8. News: 1915-11-28 . 'Man or Money'--Tuesday . 20 . The Columbia Record . 2022-04-09 . Newspapers.com.
  9. News: 1916-02-18 . Neil Theatre Tomorrow . 2 . The Champaign Daily Gazette . 2022-04-09 . Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 1916-03-25 . Hippodrome . 5 . The Leavenworth Post . 2022-04-09 . Newspapers.com.
  11. Book: Goble, Alan . The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film . 2011-09-08 . Walter de Gruyter . 978-3-11-095194-3 . 299 . en.
  12. Book: Langman, Larry . The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900-1996 . 2015-07-11 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-0925-6 . 114 . en.
  13. December 23, 1916 . 'Jimmie' Stirs in Chicago . Motography . 16 . 1390.
  14. Book: Solomon, Aubrey . The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography . 2014-01-10 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-8610-6 . 240 . en.
  15. Book: Curtis, James . William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come . 2015-11-17 . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group . 978-1-101-87067-9 . en.
  16. Book: Soister . John T. . American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929 . Nicolella . Henry . Joyce . Steve . 2014-01-10 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-8790-5 . 130–131 . en.
  17. News: 1916-03-02 . Metuchen Woman Wins Moving Picture Prize . 15 . The Courier-News . 2022-04-09 . Newspapers.com.
  18. News: 1917-03-25 . Film Facts . 45 . The Salt Lake Herald-Republican . 2022-04-09 . Newspapers.com.
  19. April 1916 . 'Miss Personal Beauty', Chosen From Among One Thousand Blondes . Green Book . 15 . 624.
  20. June 2, 1917 . Picture Actresses Give Tableaux for Kit Fund . The Dramatic Mirror . 77 . 33.
  21. News: 1903-07-08 . Things Theatrical . 9 . The Charlotte News . 2022-04-09 . Newspapers.com.
  22. News: June 29, 1921 . Vaudeville News: Actress Estate Up . 28 . New York Clipper . April 8, 2022 . Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections.
  23. News: King . Judy . 1947-09-14 . Nautical artist . 55 . The Miami News . 2022-04-09 . Newspapers.com.
  24. News: 1920-02-12 . Offer Will of Edna Hunter Wood . 5 . The Central New Jersey Home News . 2022-04-09 . Newspapers.com.
  25. News: 1920-04-14 . Cousins Are Named General Guardians of Metuchen Children . 7 . The Central New Jersey Home News . 2022-04-09 . Newspapers.com.
  26. News: February 13, 1920 . Death Claims Mrs. Edna Hunter Wood . 1 . Attica Ledger . April 9, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  27. News: 1943-11-28 . Works from Experience . 63 . Hartford Courant . 2022-04-09 . Newspapers.com.

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