Gertrude Bondhill
Born(1879-12-07)December 7, 1879
Cincinnati, Ohio
DiedSeptember 15, 1960(1960-09-15) (aged 80)
Chicago, Illinois
Occupationactress

Gertrude Bodhill (December 12, 1879 - September 15, 1960) was an American stage and film actress. She is best known for her silent film collaborations with director Otis B. Thayer, which included Miss Arizona (1919) and The Awakening of Bess Morton (1916).

Biography

Before 1912, Bondhill was a performer with the Poli Players, a theatre troupe in Washington, D.C.[1]

President Woodrow Wilson wrote to Bondhill personally in 1913 to praise her performance as Salomey Jane.[2]

In 1935, Bondhill originated the role of Grace Richards in the play Mulatto by Langston Hughes.[3]

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

Bondhill (center) in a scene from "Sweet Clover" with Otis Thayer (left)

Stage performances

References

  1. ^ Chandler Mane, Julia (September 29, 1912). "Poli Players Have Enjoyed Notable Washington Success". The Washington Herald.
  2. ^ "Woodrow Wilson to Gertrude Bondhill · Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia". presidentwilson.org. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ "Gertrude Bondhill". Playbill. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-02-12". newspapers.lib.utah.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  5. ^ "Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-02-19". newspapers.lib.utah.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  6. ^ ""Sweet Clover" With Gertrude Bondhill as the Heroine, Next at the Walnut". Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. May 5, 1904. p. 7.
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