Nell Shipman
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Nell Shipman (born Helen Foster-Barham; October 25, 1892 – January 23, 1970) was a Canadian actress, author, screenwriter, producer, director, animal rights activist and animal trainer. Her works often had autobiographical elements to them and reflected her passion for nature.[1] She is best known for making a series of melodramatic adventure films based on the novels by American writer James Oliver Curwood in which she played the robust heroine known as the ‘girl from God’s country.'[2]
Nell Shipman | |
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Born | Helen Foster-Barham (1892-10-25)October 25, 1892 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Died | January 23, 1970(1970-01-23) (aged 77) Cabazon, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress, screenwriter, director, producer, animal trainer |
Years active | 1910–1947 |
Spouses | Ernest Shipman (m. 1910–1920)Charles H. Austin Ayers
(m. 1925–1932) |
Partner | Bert Van Tuyle (c.1918 – 1924) |
Shipman started two independent producing companies in her career: Shipman-Curwood Producing Company and Nell Shipman Productions. In 1919, she and her husband, Ernest Shipman,[3] a film producer, made the most successful silent film in Canadian history, Back to God's Country.[4]