Leatrice Joy

Leatrice Joy (actually Leatrice Johanna Zeidler; born November 7, 1896 in New Orleans, † 13 May 1985 in Riverdale, New York ) was an American actress of the silent and early sound era.

Career

Leatrice Joy debuted in 1915 as an extra in a small film company Nola Film Company in New Orleans. Two years later, she moved to Hollywood, where she stood at Samuel Goldwyn under contract. With her ​​performance in The Pride of the Clan, she was known in 1917 alongside Mary Pickford and rose rapidly to become a popular actress of the Goldwyn Studios. By 1920, she was often next to Wallace Beery to see Conrad Nagel, Nita Naldi and Irene Rich. The highlight of Leatrice Joy's career came with the signing of the contract at Paramount Pictures, where she was one of the favorite stars of Cecil B. DeMille, who put them in successful films such as The Ten Commandments, Saturday Night and manslaughter. 1922 Leatrice Joy married her colleague John Gilbert, who was just beginning his career at that time. The couple divorced in 1924, shortly after the birth of their daughter, Leatrice Joy Fountain. 1928 ended the actress working with DeMille and signed with Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer, but her career ended with the advent of the talkies. My Southern accent proved to be a handicap. Leatrice Joy returned in the next few years only sporadically back to the canvas.

Your final years spent Leatrice Joy withdrawn in Greenwich, Connecticut. She died on November 7, 1985 to anemia in Riverdale and was buried in the cemetery of Old Greenwich. A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame recalls the actress.

Filmography (selection)

Literature sources

• Ephraim Katz: The Movie Encyclopedia. Reprinted edition. Harper & Row, New York NY, 1990, ISBN 0-690-01204-7.
• David Gill, Kevin Brownlow: Hollywood. A Celebration of the American Silent film. Part 1: The Pioneers. HBO Video, New York NY 1979 ( VHS video ).