Donna Barrell (born Teresa Luisa Michelena, June 26, 1889 – April 5, 1941) was an American screenwriter and actress active primarily during the silent era.
Donna Barrell | |
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| Born | Teresa Luisa Michelena June 26, 1889 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1941 (aged 51) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Mrs. Walter Hitchcock |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, actress |
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| Relatives | Beatriz Michelena Vera Michelena (half-sisters) |
Biography
editDonna was born in Detroit, Michigan, to opera singers Fernando Michelena[1] and Catherine Maddock;[2] her father was from Venezuela, and her mother was from England.[3] Her parents split when she was young, and her father had two daughters, actresses Vera Michelena and Beatriz Michelena, from his marriage to the soprano Francis Lenord (1867–1912).[4] She grew up primarily with her mother and stepfather.[5]
As a young woman, she developed an interest in acting, and she married fellow actor Walter Hitchcock; the two began working in the early motion picture industry on the East Coast before Hitchcock died of an illness in 1917.[6] She wrote films like The Love Master and A Certain Young Man during the 1920s under the name Donna Barrell; she also made uncredited appearances in a number of films. She died in Los Angeles in 1941; she had no children with Hitchcock or her second husband, Joseph Barrell.
Selected filmography
editAs screenwriter:
- Merrily Yours (1933)
- A Certain Young Man (1928)
- The Love Master (1924)
- Captain Jinks' Cure (1917)
As actress:
- The Love Master (1924)
- Life's Shop Window (1914)
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (1914)
References
edit- ^ "8 Dec 1910, Page 7 - The San Francisco Call at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "14 Aug 1887, Page 10 - Detroit Free Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "26 May 1912, 8 - Buffalo Courier at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "16 Jan 1915, Page 68 - San Francisco Chronicle at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "30 Jun 1901, Page 20 - Detroit Free Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "30 Jun 1917, 15 - Hartford Courant at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.