Winifred Bryson Explained

Winifred Bryson
Birth Name:Winifred Brison
Birth Date:December 20, 1892
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting Place:Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1915 - 1928
Spouse:
  • Ferdinand H. Manger

Winifred Bryson (born Winifred Brison; December 20, 1892 – August 20, 1987) was an American actress of the stage and of silent films.

Biography

Bryson was a native of Los Angeles.[1] She began to perform publicly in 1914 (A February 12, 1914, newspaper article says, "She has been on the stage for a year."[2]), initially in the musical comedy stage, and in the drama Regeneration with Bert Lytell.[3] She was the ingenue in a touring company headed by May Robson "for months". In 1916 she was the leading lady of the Baker Stock Company in Portland, Oregon.[4]

On Broadway Bryson portrayed Muriel in Lombardi, Ltd. (1917).[5]

Although her first film was Peer Gynt (1915), her real transition to motion pictures was in the film A Heart to Let (1921). In total, Bryson acted in 19 films, her final screen appearance being in Adoration (1928). Her career ended with the advent of talkies.

She was married twice, first to actor Warner Baxter from 1918 until his death in 1951,[6] and then to Ferdinand H. Manger until her death.[7]

Winifred Bryson died on August 20, 1987. Her inurnment was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. News: Winifred Bryson Has Rapid Rise in Movie World . October 5, 2024 . Minnesota Daily Star . January 26, 1924 . 5. . subscription .
  2. News: Too Lucky to Give Advice; Miss Bryson's Success Easy . October 5, 2024 . Los Angeles Express . February 12, 1914 . 10. . subscription .
  3. Web site: Stars of the Photoplay. (Chicago). Photoplay. 1924.
  4. News: Baer . Leone Cass . Little matinee girls curious about actress . October 5, 2024 . The Morning Oregonian . January 28, 1916 . Oregon, Portland . 9. . subscription .
  5. Web site: Winifred Bryson . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . October 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130205650/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/winifred-bryson-33511 . January 30, 2023 . live.
  6. News: Warner Baxter, 62, Star Of Motion Pictures, Dies. The Morning Herald. Associated Press. May 8, 1951. Maryland, Hagerstown. 1. Newspapers.com. February 11, 2017.
  7. Web site: Winifred Bryson, Actress, Dies at 94 - Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. August 23, 1987. https://web.archive.org/web/20221029191837/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-23-mn-3076-story.html . live . October 29, 2022.