Maidel Turner
Maidel Turner | |
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| Born | May 12, 1888 Sherman, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 1953 (aged 64) |
| Occupation | Actress |
Maidel Turner (May 12, 1888 – April 12, 1953) was an American movie actress featured in almost 60 films between 1913 and 1951.
Early years
[edit]Turner was born on May 12, 1888,[1] in Sherman, Texas.[2] Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Turner. The family moved to Texarkana, Texas,[3] when she was a small child, and he became a district judge there. She was educated at Chicago Musical College, Columbia University, and Hardin College.[2]
Career
[edit]Turner's work in films began as the leading lady of The Angel of the Slums (1913). She became a comical character actress as she aged. Prominent sound films in which she appeared include The Raven (1935), Palm Springs (1936), and State of the Union (1948).[4]
When Turner was 30 years old she moved to New York and began a two-decade career on stage.[2]
Personal life and death
[edit]Following her time in college, Turner went back to Texarkana and married a cotton broker. In 1934 she married actor Fred Sumner.[2] She died of a heart attack[3] in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on April 12, 1953, aged 72.[5]
Selected filmography
[edit]- The Boy Friend (1926) - Mrs. Wilson
- Olsen's Big Moment (1933) - Mrs. Van Allen (uncredited)
- The Barbarian (1933) - Flirty Dowager (uncredited)
- Another Language (1933) - Etta Hallam
- Beauty for Sale (1933) - Mrs. Gillespie, a Customer (uncredited)
- Only Yesterday (1933) - Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933) - Mrs. Leda Jensen
- Fugitive Lovers (1934) - Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
- It Happened One Night (1934) - last motel manager's wife (uncredited)
- Journal of a Crime (1934) - Stout Lady at Play Party (uncredited)
- A Modern Hero (1934) - Aunt Clara Weingartner
- A Very Honorable Guy (1934) - Mrs. Emerson (uncredited)
- Unknown Blonde (1934) - Mrs Parker
- Murder in Trinidad (1934) - Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
- The Merry Frinks (1934) - Mrs. Shinliver
- The Most Precious Thing in Life (1934) - Dean's Wife (uncredited)
- The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) - Ella Heenan
- Money Means Nothing (1934) - Mrs. Kerry Green
- Whom the Gods Destroy (1934) - Henrietta Crosland
- Million Dollar Ransom (1934) - Wife of Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- Servants' Entrance (1934) - Dowager at Employment Agency (uncredited)
- She Had to Choose (1934) - Mrs. Cutler
- By Your Leave (1934) - Lady with Ancient Greek Costume (uncredited)
- Men of the Night (1934) - Mrs. Webbley
- Fugitive Lady (1934) - Mrs. Young (uncredited)
- Life Returns (1935) - Mrs. Vandergriff
- Sweepstake Annie (1935) - Friend of Mrs. Foster (uncredited)
- Night Life of the Gods (1935) - Burly Woman (uncredited)
- Mutiny Ahead (1935) - Kitty Vanderpool
- George White's 1935 Scandals (1935) - Audience Extra (uncredited)
- Society Fever (1935) - Mrs. Prouty
- The Raven (1935) - Harriet
- Dante's Inferno (1935) - Mme. Zucchini (uncredited)
- Atlantic Adventure (1935) - Mrs. Murdock (uncredited)
- Here Comes the Band (1935) - Chubby Lady (uncredited)
- Diamond Jim (1935) - Mrs. Perry (uncredited)
- The Gay Deception (1935) - Mrs. Dingledorf (uncredited)
- Dr. Socrates (1935) - Mary (uncredited)
- Bad Boy (1935) - Dowager with Ping Pong Racket (uncredited)
- Splendor (1935) - Mrs. Hicks (uncredited)
- Magnificent Obsession (1935) - Mrs. Martin (uncredited)
- The Bridge of Sighs (1936) - Mrs. Blaisdell
- Klondike Annie (1936) - Lydia Bowley (uncredited)
- Gentle Julia (1936) - Justice's Wife (uncredited)
- Show Boat (1936) - Mother (uncredited)
- Palm Springs (1936) - Mrs. Baxter (uncredited)
- And Sudden Death (1936) - Dodie Sloan
- Make Way for a Lady (1936) - Mrs. Jackson - Mildred's Mother (uncredited)
- She's Dangerous (1937) - Dowager (uncredited)
- Love Is News (1937) - Dowager Visiting Jail (uncredited)
- The Road Back (1937) - Member of Dinner Party (uncredited)
- Slim (1937) - Mrs. Johnson
- They Won't Forget (1937) - Stout Lady on Train (uncredited)
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937) - Lil Doremus (uncredited)
- Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) - Boardinghouse Resident (uncredited)
- She Asked for It (1937) - Fat Woman (uncredited)
- State of the Union (1948) - Lulubelle Alexander
- Here Comes the Groom (1951) - Aunt Abby (final film role)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Maidel Turner". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Stephenson, Bess (January 18, 1936). "Maidel Turner Can Give Life to Weaker Parts". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 3. Retrieved August 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Veteran Actress Maidel Turner Fatally Stricken". Bristol Herald Courier. April 13, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved August 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Palm Springs at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
- ↑ "Maidel Turner". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 14, 1953. p. 27. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
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