Addie McPhail

Addie McPhail
From a 1927 magazine
Born(1905-07-15)July 15, 1905
White Plains, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 2003(2003-04-14) (aged 97)
Canoga Park, California, U.S.
Years active1927–1941
Spouse(s)Lindsay McPhail
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(m. 1932; died 1933)​
Children1

Addie McPhail (July 15, 1905 – April 14, 2003) was an American film actress.

Early years

McPhail was born Addie Dukes in White Plains, Kentucky, on July 15, 1905.[1] Her parents were Van and Cordelia Dukes, and she attended schools in Madisonville and Providence, Kentucky.[2] Her father worked in insurance, and the family often moved. They went to Chicago in 1911 and "settled for a long period".[1] While there, she won several contests on stage.[2] They went to Hollywood in 1925, a move that McPhail considered to be fate because she wanted to be an actress.[1]

Career

McPhail began her work in films with Stern Brothers, a studio that produced short comedies that Universal distributed.[1] She appeared in more than 60 films between 1927 and 1941.[citation needed] The physical demands of comedy gradually diminished McPhail's interest in acting, and she later said, "May I was never the actress I wanted to be."[1] Her film career ended with Northwest Passage (1940).[1]

Personal life and death

McPhail's first husband was Lindsay McPhail, a pianist and songwriter with whom she had a daughter.[1] She was the third and last wife of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. After she retired from acting, she served for 17 years as a volunteer nurse at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.[3]

McPhail died of undisclosed causes in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, on April 14, 2003.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h McLellan, Dennis (May 5, 2003). "Addie McPhail, 97; Actress, Last Wife of 'Fatty' Arbuckle". Los Angeles Times. p. B 9. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "... actress and queen". The Messenger. Kentucky, Madisonville. September 6, 1996. p. 19. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Mewse, Austin M. (July 21, 2000). "How Fatty fell for me". The Guardian. Retrieved September 2, 2018.


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