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Winifred Bryson

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Winifred Bryson
Bryson in 1924
Born
Winifred Brison

(1892-12-20)December 20, 1892
DiedAugust 20, 1987(1987-08-20) (aged 94)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
OccupationActress
Years active1915–1928
Spouses
(m. 1918; died 1951)
  • Ferdinand H. Manger

Winifred Bryson (born Winifred Brison; December 20, 1892 – August 20, 1987) was an American actress of the stage and of silent films.

Biography

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Bryson was a native of Los Angeles.[1] She began to perform publicly in 1914 (A February 12, 1914, newspaper article says, "She has been on the stage for a year."[2]), initially in the musical comedy stage, and in the drama Regeneration with Bert Lytell.[3] She was the ingenue in a touring company headed by May Robson "for months".[2] In 1916 she was the leading lady of the Baker Stock Company in Portland, Oregon.[4]

On Broadway Bryson portrayed Muriel in Lombardi, Ltd. (1917).[5]

Although her first film was Peer Gynt (1915), her real transition to motion pictures was in the film A Heart to Let (1921). In total, Bryson acted in 19 films, her final screen appearance being in Adoration (1928). Her career ended with the advent of talkies.

She was married twice, first to actor Warner Baxter from 1918 until his death in 1951,[6] and then to Ferdinand H. Manger until her death.[7]

Winifred Bryson died on August 20, 1987. Her inurnment was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.[7]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Winifred Bryson Has Rapid Rise in Movie World". Minnesota Daily Star. January 26, 1924. p. 5. Retrieved October 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Too Lucky to Give Advice; Miss Bryson's Success Easy". Los Angeles Express. February 12, 1914. p. 10. Retrieved October 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ (Chicago), Photoplay (1924). "Stars of the Photoplay".
  4. ^ Baer, Leone Cass (January 28, 1916). "Little matinee girls curious about actress". The Morning Oregonian. Oregon, Portland. p. 9. Retrieved October 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Winifred Bryson". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Warner Baxter, 62, Star Of Motion Pictures, Dies". The Morning Herald. Maryland, Hagerstown. Associated Press. May 8, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ a b "Winifred Bryson, Actress, Dies at 94 - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. August 23, 1987. Archived from the original on October 29, 2022.
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