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Louise Lester is a Actor American born on 8 august 1867 at Milwaukee
Louise Lester (August 8, 1867 – November 18, 1952) was an American silent film actress. She was the first female star of Western films.
Louise Lester is most famous for starring as Calamity Anne in the film series playing the lead role in films such as Calamity Anne's Inheritance', Calamity Anne's Vanity, Calamity Anne's Beauty and Calamity Anne, Heroine all in 1913. The Calamity Anne series was the beginning of horse operas. She also starred with William Garwood in films such as The Oath of Pierre.
The actress' married name was Louise Lester Beal. She was the widow of Frank Beal, an innovative film director. Louise was one of the best-dressed women in motion pictures.
Louise Lester died at the Motion Picture Country Home in 1952 at the age of 85 years. Her funeral was conducted in the chapel of the Utter-McKinley Strouthers Mortuary, 6240 Hollywood Boulevard. The services were conducted by the Bahá'í World Faith. Her interment was in the Inglewood, California Park Cemetery.
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Louise Lester
Nationality USA
Birth 8 august 1867 at Milwaukee
Death 18 november 1952 (at 85 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Birth 8 august 1867 at Milwaukee
Death 18 november 1952 (at 85 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Biography
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lester came to California in 1910 with one of the first companies assembled to make motion pictures. She made her debut in movies as a member of the Flying A Company in Santa Barbara, California after a noteworthy career on stage. She starred in over 150 films before her retirement in 1935.Louise Lester is most famous for starring as Calamity Anne in the film series playing the lead role in films such as Calamity Anne's Inheritance', Calamity Anne's Vanity, Calamity Anne's Beauty and Calamity Anne, Heroine all in 1913. The Calamity Anne series was the beginning of horse operas. She also starred with William Garwood in films such as The Oath of Pierre.
The actress' married name was Louise Lester Beal. She was the widow of Frank Beal, an innovative film director. Louise was one of the best-dressed women in motion pictures.
Louise Lester died at the Motion Picture Country Home in 1952 at the age of 85 years. Her funeral was conducted in the chapel of the Utter-McKinley Strouthers Mortuary, 6240 Hollywood Boulevard. The services were conducted by the Bahá'í World Faith. Her interment was in the Inglewood, California Park Cemetery.
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Filmography of Louise Lester (130 films)
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Second Choice (1930)
, 1h7Directed by Howard Bretherton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Dolores Costello, Chester Morris, Jack Mulhall, Edna Murphy, Ethlyne Clair, Charlotte Merriam
Roles Minor Role (uncredited)
Vallery Grove (Costello) is in love with Don Warren (Morris), but her mother opposes the match because he is poor and has no social standing. Don decides to terminate his engagement to Vallery after attending a party where he meets a spoiled rich girl who is interested in him.
Galloping On (1925)
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Wally Wales, Louise Lester, Slim Whitaker
Roles M Moore, la mère de Wally
Rating66%
Wally Moore vient juste d'être libéré de prison, où il était pour un crime qu'il n'avait pas commis. En arrivant au ranch de sa mère, il découvre qu'il est désormais entre les mains de Banker Brown. Wally se retrouve en prison après s'être battu avec Jack Bowers qui ennuyait Helen Jenkins. Jack Bowers et sa bande attaquent la banque de la ville et Wally est relâché pour partir à leur poursuite. Il les retrouve ainsi que le butin, obtient une récompense, et se marie avec Helen.
The Luck of the Irish (1920)
, 1h10Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors James Kirkwood Sr., Anna Q. Nilsson, Harry Northrup, Ward Crane, Gertrude Dolores Messinger, Rose Dione
Roles The Landlady
Rating34%
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919)
, 1hDirected by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Harry Carey, Cullen Landis, Gloria Hope, Duke R. Lee, Joe Harris, Louise Lester
Rating43%
As described in a film magazine, Square Shootin' Harry Lanyon (Carey), proprietor of a gambling hall in Arizona, is in love with his ward Ruth Watson (Hope). However, he believes that she is in love with his pal Billy Lanyon (Landis), and intends to let the youth have the girl. While in this uncertain mind about his own love affair, Harry begins to read Bret Harte's story "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" and begins to liken himself to John Oakhurst in the story. Oakhurst (Carey) befriends a girl named Sophy (Hope) on a riverboat. The girl is being deserted by a gambler named Ned Stratton (Harris), who had promised to marry her, and Oakhurst saves her from self-destruction. Oakhurst brings Sophy to the questionable neighborhood of Poker Flat, and encourages her to marry some youth who loves her, although Oakhurst also cares for her. Stratton reappears and Oakhurst makes it his business to rid the camp of him. Later, the Vigilantes swoop down upon Poker Flat and, in a reform movement, send Oakhurst, Mother Shipton, the Duchess, and others into the hills. Sophy and her young husband follow. They are all caught in a violent storm from which only the latter two emerge alive. Harry Lanyon is impressed with the Bret Harte story, and vows that he will not repeat the mistake of Oakhurst and in sacrificing his love for another. Harry then discovers that Ruth loves him and not Billy after all.
The Reckoning Day (1918)
Directed by Roy Clements
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Belle Bennett, Jack Richardson, J. Barney Sherry, Tom Buckingham, Elinor Fair, Louise Lester
Roles Mrs. Schram
Durant la Première Guerre mondiale, Jane Whiting, une jeune avocate fiancée au sénateur Wheeler, est chargée par le district attorney de poursuivre un groupe d'espions qui collectent de l'argent pour le gouvernement allemand via une fausse organisation de charité. Frank, le fils de Wheeler, est amoureux de Lola Schram. La mère de celle-ci, pro-allemande, la force à travailler pour Frederick Kube, le chef du réseau d'espionnage. Après que Lola s'est confessée à Frank, Kube la tue et maquille le meurtre pour faire condamner Frank. Pendant ce temps, Jane, avec l'aide de Jimmy et Tilly Ware, a découvert le quartier général de Kube et la manière dont il opère. Elle arrivera à innocenter Frank et à faire condamner Kube et sa bande.
Dollars of Dross (1916)
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Frank Borzage, Vivian Rich, Louise Lester, George Periolat
The Silken Spider (1916)
, 30minutesDirected by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Frank Borzage, Louise Lester, George Periolat, Vivian Rich
The Gentle Conspiracy (1916)
, 20minutesDirected by Carl M. Leviness
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Louise Lester, George Periolat, Vivian Rich, Gayne Whitman
Roles M John Ridgely
The Altar of Ambition (1915)
Directed by Archer MacMackin
Origin USA
Actors Jack Richardson, Louise Lester, Vivian Rich, Harry von Meter, David Lythgoe
The Assayer of Lone Gap (1915)
Directed by B. Reeves Eason
Origin USA
Actors Perry Banks, Louise Lester, Jack Richardson, Vivian Rich
At the Edge of Things (1915)
Origin USA
Actors Jack Richardson, Louise Lester, Vivian Rich, Harry von Meter, David Lythgoe
The Black Ghost Bandit (1915)
Directed by Tom Ricketts
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Jack Richardson, Louise Lester, Harry von Meter, Vivian Rich, B. Reeves Eason
Coals of Fire (1915)
Directed by Tom Ricketts
Origin USA
Actors Harry von Meter, Jack Richardson, Louise Lester, Vivian Rich, Arthur Millett
The Day of Reckoning (1915)
Directed by B. Reeves Eason
Origin USA
Actors Vivian Rich, David Lythgoe, Jack Richardson, Louise Lester, Charlotte Burton
Roles Mrs. Crew