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Gladys Walton (April 13, 1903 – November 15, 1993)[2] was an American silent film actress.

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Gladys Walton
Walton in 1922
Born	(1903-04-13)April 13, 1903 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	November 15, 1993(1993-11-15) (aged 90) Morro Bay, California, U.S.[1]
Resting place	Indian Cemetery Road, Woodfords, Alpine County, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1919–1925
Spouses	Frank Liddell ​ ​ (m. 1923; div. 1923)​ Henry Merritt Herbel ​ ​ (m. 1923; div. 1947)​ Spiro (Samuel) Dilles ​ ​ (m. 1953; div. 1955)​ Kenneth James Wells ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1973)​
Children	6
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Early life and career

Born in Boston, Massachusetts and educated in Portland, Oregon, Gladys Walton debuted in films at the Fox Sunshine comedy studio's in 1919, doing small parts in their comedy short films.[3] However, as her acting talent came more out into the open, she was given larger and more important roles in films, such as La La Lucille in 1920 with Universal Studios, as well as The Secret Gift, also in 1920. She was also given her first starring role in Pink Tights (1920), opposite film star Jack Perrin. She was a contract player for Universal from 1920 to 1923, completing 28 films and earning $600 a week[4] at the peak of her career. After leaving Universal she went on to do a few independent films. Only 5 of her 38 films exist: Pink Tights from 1920, All Dolled Up from 1921, The Untameable and Sawdust, both from 1923, and A Little Girl in a Big City, released in 1925.[5]

Walton retired from acting in 1925.[6] It should be noted Gladys has been said to have done theater productions, but this is untrue. There were in fact two Gladys Waltons performing in the early 1920's. One was a theater actress on the East Coast, doing traveling stage productions, while the movie star Gladys was making films on the West Coast. Writers of the time often confused the two. [7]

Personal life

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Walton married screenwriter Frank Liddell in 1920. She later married Henry M. Herbel in 1923, with whom she had six children. She later married Spiro (Samuel) Dilles and Kenneth James Wells. All the marriages ended in divorce.

Death

Walton died of cancer on November 15, 1993, aged 90.[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1908	The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays
1920	La La Lucille	Peggy Hughes
1920	The Secret Gift	Winnie
1920	Pink Tights	Mazie Darton
1920	Risky Business	Phillipa
1921	Rich Girl, Poor Girl	Nora McShane / Beatrice Vanderfleet
1921	All Dolled Up	Maggie Quick
1921	Desperate Youth	Rosemary Merridew
1921	The Man Tamer	The Lion Tamer
1921	Short Skirts	Natalie Smith
1921	The Rowdy	Kit Purcell
1921	High Heels	Christine Trevor
1921	Playing With Fire	Enid Gregory
1922	The Guttersnipe	Mazie O'Day
1922	The Wise Kid	Rosie Cooper
1922	Second Hand Rose	Rose O'Grady
1922	The Trouper	Mamie Judd
1922	Top o' the Morning	'Jerry' O'Donnell
1922	The Girl Who Ran Wild	M'liss
1922	The Lavender Bath Lady	Mamie Conroy
1922	A Dangerous Game	Gretchen Ann Peebles
1923	The Love Letter	Mary Ann McKee
1923	Gossip	Caroline Weatherbee
1923	The Town Scandal	Jean Crosby
1923	Crossed Wires	Marcel Murphy
1923	Sawdust	Nita Moore
1923	The Untameable	Edna Fielding / Joy Fielding
1923	The Wild Party	Leslie Adams
1923	The Near Lady	Nora Schultz
1925	Easy Money
1925	Enemies of Youth
1925	The Sky Raider	Marie
1925	Anything Once	Dorothy Nixon
1925	A Little Girl in a Big City	Mary Barry
1928	The Ape		(final film role)[8]

References

External links

Media related to Gladys Walton at Wikimedia Commons

• gladyswalton.com
• Gladys Walton at IMDb
• Gladys Walton at the Internet Broadway Database
• Gladys Walton Herbel at Find a Grave
• Gladys Walton at Virtual History

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