Alice Davenport

Alice Davenport (née Shepphard; February 29, 1864 – June 24, 1936) was an American film actress. She appeared in 140 films from 1911 to 1930.

Alice Davenport
Davenport in 1891
Born	Alice Shepphard (1864-02-29)February 29, 1864 New York City, New York, US
Died	June 24, 1936(1936-06-24) (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, US
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1911-1930
Spouses	Harry Davenport ​ ​ (m. 1893; div. 1896)​ Edwin H. Morse ​ (died 1936)​
Children	Dorothy Davenport

She was born Alice Shepphard in New York City, and died in Los Angeles. She made her stage debut at age 5.^[1] Davenport married silent actor, director, and talkie character actor Harry Davenport. They divorced in 1896. Actress Dorothy Davenport was their daughter.^[2] She married, secondly, to Edwin H. Morse.^[3]

Selected filmography

• At It Again (1912)
• That Ragtime Band (1913)
• Passions, He Had Three (1913)
• The Telltale Light (1913)
• The Riot (1913)
• Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913)
• Mother's Boy (1913)
• A Quiet Little Wedding (1913)
• A Ride for a Bride (1913)
• Some Nerve (1913)
• He Would a Hunting Go (1913)
• The Under-Sheriff (1914)
• A Robust Romeo (1914)
• Making a Living (1914)
• Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914)
• The Star Boarder (1914)
• Caught in a Cabaret (1914)
• Caught in the Rain (1914)
• The Property Man (1914)
• Gentlemen of Nerve (1914)
• Fatty's Wine Party (1914)
• The Sea Nymphs (1914)
• Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) as Guest
• Mabel and Fatty's Married Life (1915)
• Rum and Wall Paper (1915)
• Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day (1915)
• Mabel, Fatty and the Law (1915)
• That Little Band of Gold (1915)
• Wished on Mabel (1915)
• Mabel's Wilful Way (1915)
• Fickle Fatty's Fall (1915)
• Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915)
• Ramona (1916)
• Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire (1917)
• Little Red Decides (1918)
• Spotlight Sadie (1919)
• Skirts (1921)
• Oh, Mabel Behave (1922)
• The Show (1922)
• The Legend of Hollywood (1924)
• Unmarried Wives (1924)

References

1. White, Wendy Warwick (2007). Ford Sterling: The Life and Films. McFarland. pp. 26–27. ISBN 9780786482207. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
2. "Dorothy Davenport". The Movie Magazine. 2 (3). Movie Magazine Publishing Company, Incorporated: 83. December 1915. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
3. "Stage manager taken by death". Spokane Chronicle. Washington, Spokane. Associated Press. August 23, 1951. p. 26. Retrieved June 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Alice Davenport at IMDb