Golda Madden

Golda Madden
A young blond woman wearing a hat with a wide brim
Golda Madden, from a 1922 publication
BornJuly 17, 1886
Red Cloud, Nebraska, US
DiedOctober 26, 1960 (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California, US
OccupationActress
RelativesHarold Lloyd (cousin)

Golda Madden (July 17, 1886 – October 26, 1960) was an American actress active during Hollywood's silent era.[1][2]

Biography

Madden was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska, in 1886. She was a first cousin of actor/director Harold Lloyd on her mother's side.[3][4][5] She began appearing in plays in Chicago in the early 1910s and was signed to Mack Sennett's Keystone in 1916.[6] She retired from acting in the early 1920s and afterward enjoyed a rich social life, serving as president of the Velada Club—a women's group—in Hollywood.[7] She also served as production manager for the Little Theater of Beverly Hills in the 1930s.[8][9]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1916.
  2. ^ Snyder, Sherri (2017-11-15). Barbara La Marr: The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful for Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-7427-3.
  3. ^ Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association (1907). The Moving picture world. California State Library. New York : The World Photographic Publishing Company.
  4. ^ "Services for Mrs. Craig Set for Today". The Los Angeles Times. 28 Oct 1960. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  5. ^ "Amusements". The Bridgeport Telegram. 29 Mar 1920. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  6. ^ "Gossip of Movie-Land". News-Journal. 23 Dec 1916. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  7. ^ Hollywood. 1922.
  8. ^ "Professionals' Little Theater". The Los Angeles Times. 12 Nov 1933. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  9. ^ "Comedy to Reopen Beverly Hills Theater". The Los Angeles Times. 19 Feb 1939. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  10. ^ "Flashes from Filmdom". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 27 Oct 1916. Retrieved 2020-03-18.


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