Florence Short

Florence Short (May 19 1893 - July 10, 1946) was an American actress. She had numerous film roles as a supporting actress and was also cast in theatrical productions.[1]

With Walter James in The Idol Dancer

Actors Antrim Short and Gertrude Short were her siblings.[2][3] Actress Blanche Sweet was her cousin, and her parents were also actors. She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts.

She died in Los Angeles and is buried there.[4]

Filmography

Damaged Goods (1914), as Nurse
Destiny: Or, The Soul of a Woman (1915), as Passion
The Outsider (1917), as Mrs. Standish
The Golden God (1917)
A Man's World (1918), as Lione Brune
Pay Day (1918)
The Eagle's Eye (1918), as Madame Augusta
Kildare of Storm (1918), as Mahaly[5]
Five Thousand an Hour (1918), as Polly Parsons
The Great Victory (1919), as Elaine
The Love Flower (1920), as Mrs. Bevan
The Idol Dancer (1920), as Pansy
Silver Wings (1921), as Widow Martin
Lessons of Love (1921)
Woman's Place (1922), as Amy Bleeker
Cardigan (1922), as Molly Brandt from the Revolutionary War era
Does It Pay? (1923), as Martha Weston
The Enchanted Cottage (1924), as Ethel

References

"Florence Short". Playbill.
Vazzana, Eugene Michael (February 17, 1995). "Silent Film Necrology: Births and Deaths of Over 9000 Performers, Directors, Producers, and Other Filmmakers of the Silent Era, Through 1993". McFarland – via Google Books.
Truitt, Evelyn Mack (July 1, 1977). Who was who on screen. Bowker. ISBN 9780835209144 – via Google Books.
Ellenberger, Allan R. (May 1, 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. ISBN 9780786409839 – via Google Books.
Langman, Larry; Ebner, David; Press, Greenwood (February 17, 2001). Hollywood's Image of the South: A Century of Southern Films. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313318863 – via Google Books.

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[1] "Florence Short". Playbill.

[2] Vazzana, Eugene Michael (February 17, 1995). "Silent Film Necrology: Births and Deaths of Over 9000 Performers, Directors, Producers, and Other Filmmakers of the Silent Era, Through 1993". McFarland – via Google Books.

[3] Truitt, Evelyn Mack (July 1, 1977). Who was who on screen. Bowker. ISBN 9780835209144 – via Google Books.

[4] Ellenberger, Allan R. (May 1, 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. ISBN 9780786409839 – via Google Books.

[5] Langman, Larry; Ebner, David; Press, Greenwood (February 17, 2001). Hollywood's Image of the South: A Century of Southern Films. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313318863 – via Google Books.