Julia Dean (actress, born 1878) explained

Julia Dean
Birth Date:13 May 1878
Birth Place:St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Othername:Mrs. Julia Dean Slocum
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1895–1952

Julia Dean (May 13, 1878  - October 17, 1952) was a stage and film actress who began her career in the 1890s.[1]

Biography

Julia Dean was born to Albert Clay Dean and Susan Jane Morton in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1878. She had a sister Eloise and a brother. She made her Broadway debut December 1, 1902 in The Altars of Friendship. She toured with Joseph Jefferson and James Neill. In 1907 she appeared with Maclyn Arbuckle in The Round-Up. She worked for producers William A. Brady and David Belasco.[2]

She began making silent pictures in 1915 and continued until 1919. She then devoted her career to the stage until 1944 when she returned to films in The Curse of the Cat People. She continued to appear in film noir classics like Nightmare Alley lending her support in many uncredited roles. She died in Hollywood in 1952.[3]

Family

She was married to Frank Slocum (aka Orme Caldara; 1875–1925) from 1906 to 1913.[4] She was the niece of 19th-century actress Julia Dean.[5]

Filmography

Silent

Sound

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Julia Dean - North American Theatre Online . Asp6new.alexanderstreet.com . 2013-04-08. site offered to most colleges and universities for free
  2. The Oxford Companion To American Theatre page 191, 2nd edition by Gerald Bordman 1992; by The Oxford University Press
  3. Great Stars of the American Stage, Daniel Blum c. 1952 (profile #60)
  4. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B00E5DF143FE633A25754C1A9639C946296D6CF New York Times
  5. Book: The Scrap book, Vol. 4, Part1, copyright 1907; Google Books . 1907 . 2013-04-08.