Gertrude Bondhill Explained

Gertrude Bondhill
Birth Date:	7 December 1879
Birth Place:	Cincinnati, Ohio
Death Place:	Chicago, Illinois
Occupation:	actress

Gertrude Bodhill (December 12, 1879 - September 15, 1960) was an American stage and film actress. She is best known for her silent film collaborations with director Otis B. Thayer, which included Miss Arizona (1919) and The Awakening of Bess Morton (1916).

Biography

Before 1912, Bondhill was a performer with the Poli Players, a theatre troupe in Washington, D.C.^[1]

President Woodrow Wilson wrote to Bondhill personally in 1913 to praise her performance as Salomey Jane.^[2]

In 1935, Bondhill originated the role of Grace Richards in the play Mulatto by Langston Hughes.^[3]

Filmography

Feature films

• The Sins That Ye Sin (1916)
• The Awakening of Bess Morton (1916) as Bess Morton
• The Unborn (1916) as Nancy Lee
• Miss Arizona (1919) as Arizona Farnley

Short films

• The Visiting Nurse (1911)
• The New Editor (1911)
• Two Lives (1911)
• The Warrant (1911) as Nell
• The Grey Wolves (1911) as Leona Manley
• Love's Probation (1915) as Myrtle Colwell
• Love's Old Sweet Song (1915) as Stella
• Hilary of the Hills (1915) as Hilary

Stage performances

• Mulatto (1935) as Grace Richards (original)
• St Elmo (1922)^[4]
• The Sweetest Girl in Dixie (1922)^[5]
• Sweet Clover (1904)^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Chandler Mane . Julia . September 29, 1912 . Poli Players Have Enjoyed Notable Washington Success . The Washington Herald.
2. Web site: Woodrow Wilson to Gertrude Bondhill · Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia . 2024-03-22 . presidentwilson.org.
3. Web site: Gertrude Bondhill . March 22, 2024 . Playbill.
4. Web site: Salt Lake Telegram 1922-02-12 . 2024-03-22 . newspapers.lib.utah.edu . en.
5. Web site: Salt Lake Telegram 1922-02-19 . 2024-03-22 . newspapers.lib.utah.edu . en.
6. News: May 5, 1904 . "Sweet Clover" With Gertrude Bondhill as the Heroine, Next at the Walnut. . . 7.