Effie Conley Explained

Effie Conley
Birth Date:	7 November 1882
Birth Place:	Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:	Van Nuys, California, U.S.

Effie Conley (November 7, 1882  - August 8, 1967)^[1] was an American dancer and actress who toured the vaudeville circuit with partner Fred Warren and appeared in silent films. Their vaudeville performances were well received.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Early life and family

Conley was born in Massachusetts in 1882.^[1] Her sister Ann Conley married Maxwell Karger.^[6]

The University of Washington Libraries have a photo of her and Fred Warren from 1916^[7] and in performing attire in 1923.^[8] She and her husband were in the 1919 film A Favor to a Friend together.

Death and legacy

Conley died in 1967 in Van Nuys, California.^[1]

Selected filmography

• A Favor to a Friend (1919) as Gloria Morning
• Fair and Warmer (1919), as Tessie
• The Four Flusher (1919), as Senora Flora
• Blind Man's Eyes (1919)
• The Walk-Offs (1920),^[9] as Caroline Rutherford
• The Best of Luck (1920), as Maid
• The Fatal Hour (1920), as Sally
• Garments of Truth (1921)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Effie Conley . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315221737/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba9b40d6e . dead . March 15, 2022 . BFI . 1 December 2020 . en.
2. News: . November 19, 1913 . Great Show at the Orpheum . The Evening Mail . Stockton, California . August 22, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
3. News: . February 21, 1915 . At The Majestic . . Chattanooga, Tennessee . August 22, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
4. Web site: Clipped From The Gazette. March 2, 1918. 6. newspapers.com.
5. Web site: Clipped From Reading Times. October 17, 1917. 6. newspapers.com.
6. Book: Gmür, Leonhard. Rex Ingram: Hollywood's Rebel of the Silver Screen. November 14, 2013. epubli. 9783844246018. Google Books.
7. Web site: Fred Warren and Effie Conley-Warren, March 11, 1916. digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu.
8. Web site: CONTENTdm. digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu.
9. Book: Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. September 8, 2011. Walter de Gruyter. 9783110951943. Google Books.