Years active 1925–1961 Name Joyce Compton | Role Actress | |
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Full Name Olivia Joyce Compton Died October 13, 1997, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse William Francis Kaliher (m. 1955–1956) Movies The Awful Truth, Christmas in Connecticut, The Wild Party, Sorry - Wrong Number, Scared to Death Similar People Cecil Cunningham, Leo McCarey, Sidney W Pink, Mary Forbes, Peter Godfrey | ||
Movie legends joyce compton
Not to be confused with British actress Betty Compton.
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- Movie legends joyce compton
- Carole Landis Mary Astor Joyce Compton Turnabout
- Biography
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Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress.
Carole Landis, Mary Astor, Joyce Compton (Turnabout)
Biography
She was born Olivia Joyce Compton in Lexington, Kentucky. (Despite frequent erroneous statements to the contrary, her name was not originally "Eleanor Hunt"; she had appeared in the film Good Sport (1931) with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career.) After graduating high school she spent two years studying at the University of Tulsa, studying dramatics, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra.
Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, alongside Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray. Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a "dumb blonde".
Among her over two hundred films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives.
A devout Christian, on her gravestone, just beneath her dates of birth and death, is written "Christian Actress". She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.
Awards
For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Compton was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the south side of the 7000 block of Hollywood Boulevard.