Barbara Castleton (September 14, 1894 – December 23, 1978) was an American silent film actress. Castleton appeared in motion pictures from 1914 through 1923, accumulating 28 screen credits.
Barbara Castleton | |
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 Castleton, c. 1920 | |
| Born | September 14, 1894 Little Rock, Arkansas, United States |
| Died | December 23, 1978 (aged 84) Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1914–1923 |
Career
editBorn in Little Rock, Arkansas, Castleton was one of the lower echelon stars who made films for Samuel Goldwyn Studio, along with Cullen Landis, James Kirkwood, and Rowland Lee. The company's major stars were Madge Kennedy, Geraldine Farrar, Will Rogers, and Tom Moore. Her first performance as a film actress came in The Ordeal (1914). She had the lead in Branding Iron (1920), a film directed by Reginald Barker.
Personal life and death
editHer first husband was George W. Zimmerman, an attorney from Vancouver, British Columbia. Castleton won a divorce suit from Zimmerman in October 1921 in Reno, Nevada. She contended that he gambled and lived beyond his income. The decree was granted on grounds of cruelty.
Castleton was a collector of furniture. In March 1923, she purchased a pair of early 17th century blue velvet armchairs with Van Dyke fringe and a 17th century octagonal walnut center table with an elaborately carved base. The pieces were purchased at the Dabissi sale of fine old furniture held at the American Art Galleries in New York City.
Castleton died in Boca Raton, Florida in 1978.
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | The Ordeal | Alternative title: The Mothers of Liberty | |
| 1916 | A Daughter of the Gods | ||
| 1917 | For the Freedom of the World | Betty Milburn | |
| Her Good Name | Agnes Gurnee | ||
| God's Man | Bertie | ||
| On Trial | Mrs. Robert Strickland | ||
| Parentage | Agnes Melton | ||
| Sins of Ambition | Ruth Maxwell | ||
| 1918 | Empty Pockets | Muriel Schuyler | |
| Vengeance | Lady Elsie Drillingcourt | ||
| The Heart of a Girl | Betty Lansing | ||
| Heredity | Nedda Trevor, as an adult | Alternative title: The Blood of the Trevors | |
| Just Sylvia | Sylvia | ||
| 1919 | Peg o' My Heart | Ethel Chicester | *first filmed version of famous play produced by Famous Players–Lasky. It was never released due to copyright conflict with J. Hartley Manners and his wife Laurette Taylor. Taylor starred in a permitted version in 1922 for Metro Pictures directed by King Vidor |
| What Love Forgives | |||
| The Silver King | |||
| The Rough Neck | Frances | Alternative title: The Roughneck | |
| The Man Who Turned White | |||
| Dangerous Hours | May Weston | ||
| 1920 | Dangerous Days | Audrey Valentine | |
| Out of the Storm | Margaret Hill | ||
| The Branding Iron | Joan Carver | ||
| 1921 | The Child Thou Gavest Me | Norma Huntley | |
| 1922 | False Fronts | Helen Baxter | |
| What's Wrong with the Women? | Janet Lee | ||
| The Streets of New York | Lucy Bloodgood | ||
| My Friend the Devil | Anna Ryder | ||
| 1923 | The Net | Allayne Norman |
References
editThis article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (December 2008) |
- Los Angeles Times, "Willard Mack to Wed", June 18, 1920, Page III4.
- Los Angeles Times, "Barbara Castleton Wins Divorce Suit", October 9, 1921, II10.
- Los Angeles Times, "Film Publicist's Memories", July 22, 1958, Page B4.
- The New York Times, "Dabissi Art Brings $58,695", March 25, 1923, Page 17.
External links
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- Barbara Castleton at IMDb
- Barbara Castleton photo at NYP Library