Addie McPhail | |
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Born |
White Plains, Kentucky, U.S. | July 15, 1905
Died | April 14, 2003
Canoga Park, California, U.S. | (aged 97)
Years active | 1927–1941 |
Spouse(s) | Lindsay McPhail |
Children | 1 |
Addie McPhail (July 15, 1905 – April 14, 2003) was an American film actress.
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]
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]
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]
Addie McPhail | |
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Born |
White Plains, Kentucky, U.S. | July 15, 1905
Died | April 14, 2003
Canoga Park, California, U.S. | (aged 97)
Years active | 1927–1941 |
Spouse(s) | Lindsay McPhail |
Children | 1 |
Addie McPhail (July 15, 1905 – April 14, 2003) was an American film actress.
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]
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]
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]