Gladys Coburn

Gladys Coburn was an actress in theater and films. She had starring roles during the silent film era including in the 1917 film The Primitive Call and the 1920 film Heart Strings. She also performed in theatrical productions.^[1][2]

Gladys Coburn
Coburn in Illinois Central Magazine, 1921
Died	(1969-01-01)January 1, 1969

Her appearance was described as being similar to June Caprice.^[3]

Gladys was born on August 22, 1893, in Arkansas. She lived most of her life in New Castle, Indiana. She died in January 1969 at the age of 75.^[4]

Filmography

• Madame X (1916) as Helene
• The Primitive Call (1917) as Betty Malcolm
• The Firing Line (1919) as Jessie Bradley
• The Fatal Hour (1920 film) as Dorothy Gore
• Voices (1920) as Marion Lord
• Out of the Snows (1920)
• Heart Strings (1920) as Kathleen Noyes
• God's Crucible^[5] as Marjorie Menzies
• The Battle of Life^[6]

References

1. "Gladys Coburn – Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
2. "The Battle of Life". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. 17 December 1916. p. 15. Retrieved 5 January 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines. Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company. 1917. p. 171.
4. "Coburn Gladys info board – Henry County Historical Society & Museum…". 10 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
5. Katchmer, George A. (20 May 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 9781476609058.
6. And Now the Original: William Fox Offers Theda Bara, Gladys Corburn. Vol. 16. Motography: The Motion Picture Trade Journal. 1 July 1916. ISBN 978-0282001629.

External links

Gladys Coburn at Internet Broadway Database