Lillian Leighton Explained

Lillian Leighton
Birth Name:Lillianne Leighton Brown
Birth Date:May 17, 1874
Birth Place:Auroraville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Place:Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Othername:Lyllian Leighton
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1910 - 1940

Lillianne Brown Leighton (May 17, 1874  - March 19, 1956), known professionally as Lillian Leighton, was an American silent film actress. Leighton started her career in Chicago.[1]

Leighton was born in Auroraville, Wisconsin, on May 17, 1874. She was a performer on stage and in vaudeville before she began working in films.[2] She portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910).[3]

She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940. Leighton died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California on March 19, 1956, at the age of 81.[4]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1910The Wonderful Wizard of OzUnion EnforcerUndetermined
1911Brown of HarvardMrs. Kenyon
1913Truth in the Wilderness
1916The Grasp of Greed
1917Joan the WomanIsambeau
1917Castles for TwoBrian's Sister
1917The Little AmericanAngela's Great AuntUncredited
1917The Devil-Stone
1918Old Wives for NewMaid
1918The Married VirginAnne Mullins, the MaidAlternate title: Frivolous Wives
1918Till I Come Back to YouMargot
1919Poor RelationsMa Perkins
1919A Girl Named MaryHannah
1920The Dancin' FoolMa Budd
1920Thou Art the ManCook
1920The Week-EndMrs. James Corbin
1920The Jack-Knife ManWidow Potter
1920Held by the EnemyClarissa
1921Midsummer MadnessCaretaker's Wife
1921Peck's Bad BoyMrs. George W. Peck - Henry's Ma
1921Crazy to MarrySarah De MorganAlternate title: Three Miles Out
1921Love Never DiesMrs. Cavanaugh
1921Under the LashTant Anna VanderbergAlternate title: The Shulamite
1922Saturday NightMrs. Ferguson
1923The Eternal ThreeHousekeeper
1923Ruggles of Red GapMa Pettengil
1923The Call of the CanyonMrs. Hutter
1924Code of the SeaMrs. McDow
1924The Mine with the Iron Door
1925Go StraightGilda's Aunt
1926TorrentMrs. Ferguson
1926Be Your AgeMrs. Schwartzkopple
1933The Man from MontereyJuanita
1933Secret Sinners Mrs. Simmons

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Notes and References

  1. Charles R.. Condon. Selig Player Enjoys Character Work. Motography. January 23, 1915. 133.
  2. Book: Katchmer . George A. . A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses . 2015 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-0905-8 . 206 . April 13, 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Wollstein . Hans J. . Lillian Leighton . AllMovie . April 13, 2022.
  4. Book: Vazzana, Eugene Michael. Silent Film Necrology. 2001. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub. 978-0-786-41059-0. 309.