Emily Gerdes Explained

Emily Gerdes
Birth Date:	December 29, 1890
Birth Place:	Montgomery County, Kansas, U.S.
Death Date:	September 17, 1974 (aged 83)
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1917–1940

Emily Gerdes (sometimes credited as Emma Gerdes) was an American character actress active primarily during Hollywood's silent era.^[1]

Biography

Gerdes was born near Independence, Kansas,^[2] to Herman Eden Gerdes (a veterinarian) and Mary Ellen Glaze.^{[3] [4]} The family soon moved to Missouri and then Arizona before later settling in Glendale, California.^[2] Her parents later divorced. In Los Angeles, Gerdes began appearing in films; her first known credit was in 1917's Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.^{[2] [5]}

Selected filmography

• Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
• A Lady's Name (1918)
• How Could You, Jean? (1918)
• Puppy Love (1919)
• Once to Every Woman (1920)^[6]
• Bell Boy 13 (1923)
• Dynamite Dan (1924)
• Behind Two Guns (1924)
• Heir-Loons (1925)
• Ella Cinders (1926)
• Unknown Dangers (1926)
• Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness (1926)
• Heroes of the Wild (1927)
• Never the Twins Shall Meet (1932)^[7]
• Banjo on My Knee (1936)
• The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

External links

• • Emily Gerdes at AFI
• Emma Gerdes at AFI

Notes and References

1. Book: Stumpf, Charles. ZaSu Pitts: The Life and Career. 2010-04-13. McFarland. 9780786460236. en.
2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1012928392/?clipping_id=157791967 "Lack of Beauty Did Not Stop Her From Film Career"
3. Web site: Mrs. Beaver Home. 1 Nov 1947. The News-Review. en. 2019-09-04.
4. "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1940",, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z7FR-822M : Fri Jul 12 08:23:44 UTC 2024), Entry for Lester Eden Gerdes and Herman Eden Gerdes, 15 Jan 1895.
5. Book: Artcraft Advance. 1917. Artcraft Pictures Corporation. en.
6. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lake-geneva-regional-news/157844919/ "'Once to Every Woman' Will Be Shown Here"
7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9o9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iGkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2697%2C564383 "Twins Don't Know It, But They Have Job"