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Betty Alden

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Betty Alden
A white woman with blond hair, seated at a table
Alden in The Nut Farm (1935)
Born(1891-08-21)August 21, 1891
DiedJuly 4, 1948(1948-07-04) (aged 56)
Resting placeValhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Other namesMrs. Edwin Maxwell[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1920s–1948
SpouseEdwin Maxwell

Betty Alden (August 21, 1891 – July 4, 1948) was an American actress and the wife of actor Edwin Maxwell.[2] She had several theatrical roles in the 1920s.

Career

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She played Nellie in the 1927 theatrical show The Virgin Man. She portrayed one of the lead characters in the 1935 film The Nut Farm, an adaptation of a successful play starring Wallace Ford, whom she acted opposite in the film.[3]

She acted with her husband Edwin Maxwell in the play Life With Father.[4][5][6]

Personal life and death

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Alden married Irish actor Edwin Maxwell.[7][8] She died in 1948 and is buried in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood.[9]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Kitten Entertains Dinner Guests". The Los Angeles Times. October 23, 1938. p. 56. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "MOVIE-GO-ROUND by JACK KARR". The Toronto Star. September 11, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "At the Criterion". The New York Times. April 8, 1935.
  4. ^ "'Life With Father' Stars Have Brilliant Careers". St. Joseph News-Press. September 22, 1946. p. 30. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Stage Colonial Theatre 'Life With Father'". The Boston Globe. August 27, 1946. p. 37. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mae West Comes Back With a New Comedy--Other Plays and Films". The Boston Globe. September 1, 1946. p. 42. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Domino Ball Scheduled". The Boston Globe. March 28, 1937. p. 70. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dominos Clubhouse Scene of Blithe New Year Frolic". The Los Angeles Times. January 5, 1936. p. 64. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 11241). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Betty Alden". catalog.afi.com.
  11. ^ a b Munden, Kenneth White; Institute, American Film (February 11, 1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209695 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Katchmer, George A. (February 11, 1991). Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known. McFarland. ISBN 9780899504940 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "Betty Alden". www.tcm.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
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