Occupation Actress Spouse Ralph Jesson (m. ?–1957) Role Film actress | Name Vivian Rich Years active 1912–1931 Children Ralph William, jnr. | |
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Born May 26, 1893 ( 1893-05-26 ) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died November 17, 1957, Hollywood, California, United States Movies The Honor of the District Attorney, A Happy Coersion Similar People Sydney Ayres, B Reeves Eason, Tom Ricketts, Allan Dwan, David Horsley | ||
Vivian Richards and Neena Gupta with Asha Bhosle at 'Rahul and I' release
Vivian Rich (May 26, 1893 – November 17, 1957) was an American silent film actress.
Contents
- Vivian Richards and Neena Gupta with Asha Bhosle at Rahul and I release
- Career
- Whos Who in the Film World 1914
- Death
- Filmography
- References
Career
Rich was born in Philadelphia and spent her early years there. Later the family moved to Boston and she completed her education at the Boston Latin High School. From high school she went to the stage and played in musical comedy before joining the American film company. She lived with her mother in Santa Barbara, California.
She was signed by the Nestor Film Company in 1912 and starred in almost 200 films. Rich retired from films in 1931.
Who's Who in the Film World (1914)
Her entry in the 1914 book Who's Who in the Film World is as follows:
"Miss Vivian Rich, the talented young leading actress of Sidney Ayres Co., American Films, who has made such a wonderful success in such short a time, was born in Philadelphia. May 26. 1894. Her first appearance in the dramatic world was in the revival of the "Country Girl," then playing in Herald Square Theatre. New York; following this engagement she joined the Lux Company and came to the Pacific Coast. She left this company and joined the Nestor. This was her first appearance before the camera. After remaining with the Nestor for some time she attached herself to the fortunes of the American Film Company, and has been with them ever since. Both on the stage and with the silent drama Miss Vivian Rich has made a wonderful success in her calling, and her vivacious spirit, winsome manner and extreme beauty make her one of the most favorite leading actresses on the screen, Some of her most recent successes have been in "The Oath of Pierre," "The Lost Sermon," "Oil On Troubled Waters," "Truth in the Wilderness," etc. Address: American Film Company, Santa Barbara, Cal."
Death
On November 17, 1957, Rich was killed in a road accident in Hollywood, California. She is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.
Filmography
Actress
1931
Hell's Valley as
Housekeeper
1928
Must We Marry? as
Luella Jefferson
1926
Old Age Handicap
1926
Vanishing Millions as
Vivian Telden
1925
Idaho as
Beth Cameron
1924
Mile-a-Minute Morgan as
Patricia Jennings
1923
The Lone Wagon as
Jeddy
1923
Shell Shocked Sammy
1923
The Unblazed Trail
1922
Blind Circumstances as
Ruth
1922
The Menacing Past
1920
A World of Folly as
Helene Blair
1920
Would You Forgive? as
Mrs. John Cleveland
1920
The Last Straw as
Jane Hunter
1919
Was He Guilty?
1919
The Mints of Hell as
Aline Chaudiare
1918
Code of the Yukon as
Lola Crawford
1918
The Crime of the Hour
1917
A Branded Soul as
Dona Sartoris
1917
The Man from Montana as
Meta Cooper
1917
The Getaway (Short) as
Lucy Harper - the Sheriff's Sister
1917
The Tell-Tale Arm (Short)
1917
Beware of Strangers as
The Lorelei
1917
The Price of Silence as
Grace Vernon - the Judge's Daughter
1916
Little Hero
1916
Rehabilitated (Short) as
His Sweetheart
1916
Professor Jeremy's Experiment (Short) as
Janet
1916
The Atonement (Short) as
Undine Bergold
1916
Enchantment (Short) as
The Faun / Helen Carew
1916
The Holly House (Short) as
Stephanie - Lady Sylvester's Cousin
1916
The Little Troubadour (Short) as
Minta - the Little Troubadour
1916
Pastures Green (Short) as
Helen
1916
The Dancer (Short) as
Capella
1916
The Quicksands of Deceit (Short) as
Ida Allen
1916
Killed by Whom? (Short) as
Mrs. Herbert Murdock
1916
Tangled Skeins (Short) as
Laura Doone
1916
The Gentle Conspiracy (Short) as
Jessie Ridgely / Mollie (dual role)
1916
Jealousy's First Wife (Short) as
Helen Withington
1916
Four Months (Short) as
Bess
1916
The Touch on the Key (Short) as
Jane Randall
1916
The Counterfeit Earl (Short) as
Lucy Bronson
1916
Realization (Short) as
Elsa
1916
The Wayfarers (Short) as
Grace Deering
1916
Ways of the World (Short) as
Mary Morrison
1916
The Code of Honor (Short) as
Zena - Valpar's Niece
1916
The Silken Spider (Short) as
Bona Leonard
1916
Life's Harmony (Short) as
Faith Pringle
1916
A Sanitarium Scramble (Short) as
Janice James
1916
Viviana (Short) as
Viviana
1916
Matching Dreams (Short) as
Martha Weaver
1915
The Solution to the Mystery (Short) as
Bessie Mitchell
1915
A Broken Cloud (Short) as
Nellie Armstrong
1915
The Silver Lining (Short) as
Nell Allen
1915
The Bluffers (Short) as
Patty Murdock
1915
The Substitute Minister (Short) as
Muriel Drysdale
1915
To Rent Furnished (Short) as
Kate Proctor - an Artist
1915
The Wasp (Short) as
The Wasp
1915
The Smuggler's Cave (Short)
1915
The Blot on the Shield (Short) as
Sallie Taliaferro
1915
Profit from Loss (Short) as
Nellie Carter
1915
Hearts in Shadow (Short) as
Nan Raymond
1915
The Barren Gain (Short) as
Meta Daunt
1915
The Little Lady Next Door (Short) as
Virginia Dair - the Little Lady Next Door
1915
In Trust (Short) as
Jane Mills
1915
A Question of Honor (Short) as
Nellie Fisher - Joe's Daughter
1915
The Spirit of Adventure (Short) as
The Mysterious Woman
1915
Drawing the Line (Short) as
Edith Latimer
1915
The Assayer of Lone Gap (Short) as
Belle Dugan
1915
The Exile of Bar-K Ranch (Short) as
Millie Donald
1915
After the Storm (Short) as
Jane Roper
1915
The Newer Way (Short) as
Betty
1915
The Honor of the District Attorney (Short) as
Dora Mortimer
1915
To Melody a Soul Responds (Short) as
Elsa Krieg - the Daughter
1915
Mountain Mary (Short) as
Mountain Mary Turell
1915
A Good Business Deal (Short) as
Susan Warrick
1915
One Woman's Way (Short) as
Grace Phillips
1915
Peggy Lynn, Burglar (Short) as
Peggy Lynn - a Burglar
1915
The Right to Happiness (Short) as
Elsa Dorgan
1915
A Golden Rainbow (Short) as
Mollie Milton
1915
The Purple Hills (Short) as
Katy Ogle
1915
At the Edge of Things (Short) as
Mary Carter - Tom's Wife
1915
The Altar of Ambition (Short) as
Irene Farden - John's Wife
1915
When Empty Hearts Are Filled (Short) as
Nancy Latham
1915
She Walketh Alone (Short) as
Edith Evans
1915
The Day of Reckoning (Short) as
Martha True
1915
The Poet of the Peaks (Short) as
Lydia Lovell
1915
A Touch of Love (Short) as
Fannie
1915
In the Sunlight (Short) as
Helen Abbott
1915
In the Heart of the Woods (Short) as
Nance Morgan
1915
Competition (Short) as
Myra Stubbs - the Daughter
1915
The Two Sentences (Short) as
Helen Wade - Daughter
1915
The Echo (Short) as
Violet Wellborn, His Daughter
1915
Heart of Flame (Short) as
Zira - a Mountain Girl
1915
She Never Knew (Short) as
Alice Conway
1915
In the Twilight (Short) as
Mary Harris
1915
The Wily Chaperon (Short) as
Myrtle Stern
1915
A Heart of Gold (Short) as
Mary Price, Jake's Wife
1915
The Law of the Wilds (Short) as
Jennie Lear
1915
Coals of Fire (Short) as
Mary Vincent Love - The Daughter
1915
Refining Fires (Short) as
Mary
1915
The Black Ghost Bandit (Short) as
Nell Brand
1915
The Legend Beautiful (Short) as
Rachael
1914
The Unseen Vengeance (Short) as
Kate Holland
1914
The Sower Reaps (Short) as
Laurel Pike, the Miser's Daughter
1914
The Girl in Question (Short) as
Ethel Roberts - Russell's Sweetheart
1914
Out of the Darkness (Short) as
Kitty - the Wolf's Daughter
1914
The Strength o' Ten (Short) as
Betty
1914
In the Candlelight (Short) as
Marian, Whom Ralph Loves
1914
Old Enough to Be Her Grandpa (Short) as
Lora White
1914
Redbird Wins (Short) as
Fern Dinwidty, the Colonel's Daughter
1914
Sweet and Low (Short) as
Bryan's Wife
1914
Sir Galahad of Twilight (Short) as
Clotilde
1914
In the Open (Short) as
Conchita, Mendez's Step-daughter
1914
Jail Birds (Short) as
Audrey Austin
1914
Billy's Rival (Short) as
Mary Manning
1914
A Modern Rip Van Winkle (Short) as
Vivian Moore / Vivian Clark (dual role)
1914
The Taming of Sunnybrook Nell (Short) as
Sunnybrook Nell, Clon's Daughter
1914
His Faith in Humanity (Short) as
Mrs. Van Zandt
1914
The Cocoon and the Butterfly (Short) as
Clare Meredith
1914
Break, Break, Break (Short) as
June - the Adopted Daughter
1914
The Aftermath (Short) as
Ann Morrison - Tom's Sister
1914
Their Worldly Goods (Short) as
Betty Mason
1914
The Trap (Short) as
Nan Sage of the Hills
1914
Does It End Right? (Short) as
Alice Ewing - Mrs. Richard Manners
1914
A Man's Way (Short) as
Gladys
1914
Feast and Famine (Short) as
Ida Benton - the Daughter
1914
Cameo of Yellowstone (Short) as
Hope Houston
1914
Nature's Touch (Short) as
Clara
1914
The Painted Lady's Child (Short) as
Elsie Von Pelzer
1914
The Unmasking (Short) as
Clare Morrow
1914
Sparrow of the Circus (Short) as
Princess Ora - the Sparrow's Wife
1914
The Oath of Pierre (Short) as
Nanette Dorchet - Pierre's Sister
1914
A Prince of Bohemia (Short) as
Dorothy Carlton, Robert's Daughter
1914
Metamorphosis (Short) as
Rose Burr, Frank's Daughter
1914
The Lost Sermon (Short) as
Rosamond Day
1914
Beyond the City (Short) as
June Doran
1914
The Navy Aviator (Short) as
Ynez de Torreno
1914
The Story of the Olive (Short) as
Mercedes
1914
David Gray's Estate (Short) as
Lucy Gray
1914
The Widow's Investment (Short) as
Marjorie Stubbs
1914
The Last Supper (Short) as
The Girl Who Loves
1914
A Happy Coercion (Short)
1914
The Certainty of Man (Short) as
Lucille, Pennington's Ward
1914
The Turning Point (Short) as
Nan Clark
1914
The Coming of the Padres (Short) as
Mercedes
1914
A Story of Little Italy (Short) as
Mara
1914
The Call of the Traumerei (Short) as
Enid Sumner
1914
A Child of the Desert (Short) as
Blossom Clark
1914
The Crucible (Short) as
Mary Carter
1914
The 'Pote Lariat' of the Flying A (Short) as
May West
1914
The Cricket on the Hearth (Short) as
Dot
1914
A Blowout at Santa Banana (Short) as
Petaluma
1914
At the Potter's Wheel (Short) as
Vera Nemours
1914
Destinies Fulfilled (Short) as
Lucille / Her Daughter Rosemary
1914
The Power of Light (Short) as
Jennie Bentley
1913
The Rose of San Juan (Short) as
Ines de la Torreno
1913
Personal Magnetism (Short) as
Sylvia Carmen - a Chorus Girl
1913
His First Case (Short) as
Clara Johnson
1913
Trapped in a Forest Fire (Short) as
Vera Redmond
1913
American Born (Short) as
Dorothy Travers aka Pepita
1913
The Occult (Short) as
Edna Brooks
1913
At Midnight (Short) as
Mrs. Marshall
1913
Calamity Anne's Dream (Short) as
The Cannibal Chief's Wife
1913
The Tale of the Ticker (Short) as
Edith Morton
1913
An Assisted Proposal (Short) as
Ellen
1913
The Haunted House (Short) as
Ethel Graham
1913
What Her Diary Told (Short)
1913
The Girl and the Greaser (Short) as
Betty Allen
1913
In the Days of Trajan (Short) as
Princess Octavia
1913
In the Mountains of Virginia (Short) as
Ida Vernon
1913
Hidden Treasure Ranch (Short) as
The Ranchman's First Niece
1913
Calamity Anne's Sacrifice (Short) as
Jimmy's Invalid Sister
1913
A Pitfall of the Installment Plan (Short) as
Alice Martin
1913
The Badge of Honor (Short) as
Margy Case
1913
Master of Himself (Short) as
Frances Hildreth
1913
For the Crown (Short) as
Constance
1913
Jack Meets His Waterloo (Short) as
Sallie Newman
1913
For the Flag (Short) as
Juanita del Movez
1913
A Tide in the Affairs of Men (Short) as
Jessie, as an adult
1913
An Even Exchange (Short) as
Ruth
1913
The Adventures of Jacques (Short) as
Constance
1913
When Chemistry Counted (Short) as
May Martin
1913
Mission Bells (Short) as
Barbara Gordon
1913
The Scapegoat (Short) as
Beauty Van Sant
1913
Tom Blake's Redemption (Short) as
Tom's Sweetheart
1913
At the Half-Breed's Mercy (Short)
1913
Truth in the Wilderness (Short) as
Mary - the Saloonkeeper's Daughter
1913
The Song of the Soup (Short) as
The City Girl
1913
A Foreign Spy (Short)
1913
Pride of Lonesome (Short) as
Pride
1913
Quicksands (Short) as
Ruth
1913
Dead Man's Shoes (Short) as
Mabel
1913
A Husband's Mistake (Short) as
Evelyn Worthington
1913
Hearts and Horses (Short) as
Bessie - Bill's Sweetheart
1913
Via Cabaret (Short) as
Vail, the cabaret singer
1913
When Luck Changes (Short) as
Betty
1913
On the Border (Short) as
Chiquita - the Dancer
1913
A Modern Snare (Short) as
Jane Hathaway
1913
Her Innocent Marriage (Short) as
Bessie
1913
The Kiss (Short) as
Claudine Hathaway
1913
Youth and Jealousy (Short) as
Margaret
1913
The Brothers (Short) as
Señorita Estabon
1913
The Tattooed Arm (Short) as
Mabel Whitaker
1913
Oil on Troubled Waters (Short) as
Benton's Daughter
1913
When Jim Returned (Short) as
Kate
1913
The Ways of Fate (Short) as
The Mountain Nymph
1912
Maud Muller (Short) as
Maud Muller
1912
The Story of a Wallet (Short) as
Mrs. Moore, Tom's Wife
1912
The Trifler (Short) as
Muriel White
1912
The Bandit of Tropico (Short) as
Kitty - Blake's Daughter
1912
The Belle of Bar-Z Ranch (Short) as
Jessie - the Belle of Bar-Z Ranch
1912
The Half-Breed's Way (Short) as
Marie Mantell
1912
The Power of Melody (Short)
1912
A Game of Bluff (Short) as
Grace Smithson - Jack's Sweetheart
1912
The Ten of Diamonds (Short) as
The Boy's Mother
1912
Her Corner on Hearts (Short) as
Alice
1912
Three of a Kind (Short) as
Violet Reynolds
1912
Cupid's Victory (Short) as
The Girl
Writer
1914
Nieda (Short) (story)
References
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