Dolores Cassinelli (July 4, 1888[1] – April 26, 1984)[2] was an American film actress and singer.[3] She appeared in 69 films between 1911 and 1925.
Dolores Cassinelli | |
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 Cassinelli, 1919 | |
| Born | Elvere Dolores Cassinelli July 4, 1888 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 1984 (aged 95) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1911–1925 |
Born in New York City, Cassinelli and her family moved to Chicago. Her parents put her in a convent with plans for her to become a nun, but she preferred to become an actress.[4]
By 1929, Cassinelli had left acting and turned to singing professionally. She said that she would return to films only if she could make a singing film, "for radio is my life now".[5]
She is interred at Holy Redeemer Cemetery in South Plainfield, New Jersey.
Selected filmography
edit- A False Suspicion (1911)
- From the Submerged (1912) *short
- When Soul Meets Soul (1913) *short
- Lafayette, We Come (1918)
- The Virtuous Model (1919)
- Tarnished Reputations (1920)
- The Web of Deceit (1920)
- Forever (1921)
- Anne of Little Smoky (1921)
- The Hidden Light (1921)[6]
- The Secrets of Paris (1922)
- The Challenge (1922)
- Columbus (1923) - Queen Isabella
- Jamestown (1923) - Pocahontas
- Dangerous Money (1924)
- Lend Me Your Husband (1924)
- The Unguarded Hour (1925)
- The Midnight Girl (1925)
References
edit- ^ Born in 1888 as per Social Security Death Index
- ^ Silent Film Necrology, p.84 2nd edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
- ^ "Tenor Featured". The Evening Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. March 20, 1929. p. 27. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fox, Charles Donald; Silver, Milton L. (1920). Who's who on the Screen. Ross publishing Company. p. 214. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Radio Wins Singer". The Morning Call. Pennsylvania, Allentown. March 20, 1929. p. 25. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Keith's-"The Hidden Light."". Buffalo Courier. June 13, 1921. p. 5 – via newspapers.com.
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