Dixie Chene
Dixie Chene | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ethel Marion Chene July 31, 1894 Detroit, Michigan, US |
| Died | April 30, 1972 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, performer |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Armistead (??–1919); Eddie Mar (div.) |
Ethel "Dixie" Chene was an American film actress active during Hollywood's silent era. She was primarily known for appearing in Mack Sennett's Keystone comedies.
Biography
[edit]Chene was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Cyrus Chene and Catherine Bostwick. The family relocated to Los Angeles when Dixie was young, and as a teenager, she began performing with her older sister, fellow actress/performer Hazel Chene, as part of a vaudeville act.[1]
Around 1912, Chene started acting in motion pictures for Universal; later on, she would gain notoriety for her roles in Keystone comedies[2] opposite Charles Murray. After 1915, however, she returned to her career on the stage.
Chene was married at least twice: first to stuntman Charles Armistead,[2] who died in 1919 while serving in World War I,[3] and later to actor Eddie Mar (real name Edward Maire).[4] Chene and Mar had a son, Robert, before eventually divorcing.
Selected filmography
[edit]- 1915, Hogan's Wild Oats, (short)
- 1915, The Great Vacuum Robbery, (short)
- 1915, A Game Old Knight, (short)
- 1915, No One to Guide Him, (short)
- 1915, Mabel Lost and Won, (short)
- 1915, Those College Girls, (short)
- 1915, He Wouldn't Stay Down, (short)
- 1915, Their Social Splash, (short)
- 1915, Ambrose's Nasty Temper, (short)
- 1915, Droppington's Family Tree, (short)
- 1915, Fatty's Faithful Fido, (short)
- 1915, Willful Ambrose, (short)
- 1915, A Lucky Leap, (short)
- 1915, Giddy, Gay, and Ticklish, (short)
- 1914, Gussle, the Golfer, (short)
- 1914, Fatty's Magic Pants, (short)
- 1914, Ambrose's First Falsehood, (short)
- 1914, Leading Lizzie Astray, (short)
- 1914, The Noise of Bombs, (short)
- 1914, Tillie's Punctured Romance
- 1914, His Talented Wife, (short)
- 1914, Cursed by His Beauty, (short)
- 1914, Gentlemen of Nerve, (short)
- 1914, Killing Horace, (short)
- 1914, The Rounders, (short)
- 1914/I, The Masquerader, (short)
- 1914, The Property Man, (short)
- 1914, The Great Toe Mystery, (short)
- 1914, Mabel's New Job, (short)
- 1914, Mabel's Married Life (Short)
References
[edit]- ^ "Motion Picture Star Prefers Cadillac Sedan—Blame Her?". Arizona Republic. August 21, 1921. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ a b Walker, Brent E. (January 13, 2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5707-6.
- ^ California World War I Soldier Deaths. California State Library. Roll 1, Box 2042, Folder 1.
- ^ "Coliseum Stars Will Marry on Stage at Show". Arizona Republic. November 15, 1919. Retrieved September 12, 2020.