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Gerda Holmes

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American actress (1891–1943)

Gerda Holmes, néeGerda Helen Elfrida Henius (April 2, 1891[1] – October 11, 1943), was an actress during thesilent film era and in theater.[2][3][4] She had major roles in numerous films includingThe Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket (1915) andThe Iron Ring (1917) withArthur Ashley.

Born inChicago,Illinois, Holmes was Danish.[5] Her grandfather managed theRoyal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen for more than two decades,[6] and her father was a doctor in Chicago.[citation needed] She studied music in Denmark and began performing on stage there at about age 14.[6] Her first marriage was toRapley Holmes.

The cover of the December 1916 issue ofThe Masses magazine featured a "stylish and very modern" portrait of Holmes byFrank Walts.[7]

Selected filmography

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WithArthur Ashley inThe Iron Ring (1917)
List of acting performances in feature films
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1913Robin HoodMarianSilent film starringWilliam Russell[8]
1915The Ambition of the Baron
1915The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
1916The Gilded CageQueen Vesta[9]
1916Friday the 13thBeulah Sands
1916His One Big ChanceStarringWillard Mack andClara Whipple
1916Husband and WifeStarringEthel Clayton andHolbrook Blinn
1916The Chain InvisibleAnne Dalton[10]
1917The Man Who ForgotThe woman, also known as Mary Leslie[11]
1917The Iron RingBess Hulette[12]
1917A Hungry HeartLouis Bregard[13]

References

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  1. ^Heiberg, Gert Falch.Slaegten Heiberg(PDF). p. 117.
  2. ^"Movie Pictorial, July–August 1914" – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^Chalmers Publishing Company (2 January 2019)."Moving Picture World (Oct 1915)". New York, Chalmers Publishing Company – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^Wollstein, Hans J. (1994).Strangers in Hollywood: The history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II.ISBN 9780810829381.
  5. ^"Calisphere: Gerda Holmes".Calisphere.
  6. ^ab"Gerda Holmes (World)".Cumberland Evening Times. Maryland, Cumberland. November 23, 1916. p. 11. RetrievedDecember 25, 2020.
  7. ^Morrisson, Mark S. (2001).The Public Face of Modernism: Little Magazines, Audiences, and Reception, 1905–1920. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 195.ISBN 978-0-299-16924-4. RetrievedDecember 25, 2020.
  8. ^"Robin Hood (1913)".American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893–1993). Retrieved2 January 2019.
  9. ^"The Gilded Cage (1916)".American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893–1993). Retrieved2 January 2019.
  10. ^"The Chain Invisible (1916)".American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893–1993). Retrieved2 January 2019.
  11. ^"The Man Who Forgot (1917)".American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893–1993). Retrieved2 January 2019.
  12. ^"The Iron Ring (1917)".American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893–1993). Retrieved2 January 2019.
  13. ^"A Hungry Heart (1917)".American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893–1993). Retrieved2 January 2019.
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