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Lily Branscombe

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Lily Branscombe
Branscombe in 1901
Born
Lillian Rodman

(1876-02-28)February 28, 1876
DiedSeptember 26, 1970(1970-09-26) (aged 94)
Occupation(s)Stage, film actress
Years active1890–1912
Spouse
Herbert Ashton
(m. 1900)

Lily Branscombe (born Lillian Rodman, February 28, 1876 – September 26, 1970) was a stage and film actress from New Zealand.[1]

Biography

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Branscombe was born as Lillian Rodman in Carterton, in the North Island of New Zealand, and educated in New South Wales, Australia.[2] She acted with the Maggie Moore Company in Australia and New Zealand before moving to the United States of America around 1900.[3] There, she acted with the Frawley Company and later in silent films produced by the Essanay Company, opposite stars such as Francis X. Bushman, Bryant Washburn, and John Steppling.[1] She also appeared in a number of episodes of the short comedic film series Alkali Ike in 1911 and 1912.[4]

Personal life

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In 1900, she married Herbert Ashton in San Francisco.[3]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Doyle, Billy H. (1995). The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Screen Performers: A Necrology of Births and Deaths and Essays on 50 Lost Players. Scarecrow Press. p. 10.
  2. ^ a b "Lily Branscombe of the Essanay Company". The Motion Picture Story Magazine. 3: 140–148. 1912.
  3. ^ a b "Mimes and Music. [by Orpheus.] Coming Events". Evening Post. September 22, 1900. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Rainey, Buck (2010). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912–1956. MacFarland.
  5. ^ "Detective Dorothy". The BioScope. 15: 882. 1912.
  6. ^ Maturi and Maturi, Mary and Richard (1998). Francis X. Bushman: A Biography and Filmography. McFarland. p. 112.
  7. ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 117.
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