Alma Rayford (March 24, 1903 – February 14, 1987) was an American film actress of the silent era.[1]
Alma Rayford | |
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_-_3.jpg) Rayford with an unidentified actor in a scene from Hearts o' the Range (1921). | |
| Born | March 24, 1903 Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | February 14, 1987 (aged 83) El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1921–1934 (film) |
Rayford was born on a ranch in Oklahoma and learned to ride horses as she grew up there.[2]
Rayford specialized in western films, appearing in 18 features and a number of two-reel films.[1]
Selected filmography
edit- The Passing of Wolf MacLean (1924)
- Romance of the Wasteland (1924)
- The Terror of Pueblo (1924)
- The Demon Rider (1925)
- Ace of Action (1926)
- Deuce High (1926)
- Vanishing Hoofs (1926)
- The Haunted Range (1926) aka The Haunted Ranch[3]
- The Phantom Buster (1927)
- Between Dangers (1927)
- The Valley of Hunted Men (1928)
- Young Whirlwind (1928)
References
edit- ^ a b Katchmer, George A. (2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. pp. 316–317. ISBN 9781476609058. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Screen Secrets". Detroit Free Press. July 24, 1927. p. 56. Retrieved May 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p.300. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
External links
edit- Alma Rayford at IMDb
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