Gladys Brockwell (née. Lindeman; September 26, 1894– July 2, 1929) was an American actress whose career began during the silent film era.

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Monday, June 15, 2020.

Gladys Brockwell - Actress

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1. Profile :


Gladys Brockwell --  1920
Born Gladys Lindeman, September 26, 1894, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died July 2, 1929 (aged 34), Hollywood, California, U.S.
Cause of death Peritonitis
Occupation Actress
Years active 1913–1929
Spouse(s) Robert B. Broadwell (m.1915–div.1918)
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2. Introduction :


Gladys Brockwell (née. Lindeman; September 26, 1894– July 2, 1929) was an American actress whose career began during the silent film era.
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3. Career :


Gladys Lindeman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 26, 1894. Her father was H. R. Lindeman. Her mother, Lillian Lindeman, a chorus girl turned actress, put her daughter on stage at an early age. By the time she was 14, she played leading roles, and when she was 17 she had her own company. She took on the stage name Gladys Brockwell (using her mother's maiden name), and made her film debut in 1913 for Lubin Studios. Within a short time was starring in a number of films. Developing her craft, she moved to Hollywood where she garnered a role in the acclaimed 1922 version of Oliver Twist and in The Hunchback of Notre Dame the following year.
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4. Gladys Brockwell (1917) :



By the mid-1920s she was past the age of 30 and although still given top female billing, Brockwell performed mainly in supporting roles. Regarded as one of the finest character actresses of the day who not only adapted to sound films but excelled in them, her first appearance in a "talkie" came in 1928 in Lights of New York. Her performance received strong reviews at the time of the film's release and as well by present-day critics of the preserved film.
A Warner Bros. feature-length production, Lights of New York was filmed with microphones strategically hidden around the sets, creating the first motion picture released with fully synchronic dialogue. She was then signed by Warner Bros. and was looking forward to continued success in talkies.
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5. Personal life :


Brockwell married actor Robert B. Broadwell on March 3, 1915. They separated on September 1, 1915, due to "Much quarreling and unpleasantness generally," as she told the court when she sought a divorce in March 1918. "We never seemed to agree on anything," she added. Los Angeles Judge Jackson granted her divorce decree on March 13, 1918, on grounds of desertion. On July 1, 1918, she married Harry Edwards, a film director, but the marriage was annulled the next year.
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6. Death :


On June 27, 1929, Brockwell and a friend, Thomas Brennan, were involved in an automobile accident near Calabasas, California. She was crushed beneath the automobile driven by Brennan, an advertising man from Los Angeles, California. The auto went over a 75-foot (23 m) embankment on the Ventura Highway near Calabasas.


Seriously injured, four blood transfusions were performed in an effort to save her life, the last just before her death. Brennan recovered after sustaining serious injuries. He said a bit of dust had blown into his eye, temporarily blinding him. Following a second blood transfusion, Brockwell appeared to improve until peritonitis set in from her internal injuries, particularly a puncture of her large intestine.
After two more transfusions, Brockwell died at 7 p.m. on July 2, 1929, at Osteopathic Hospital. No negligence was placed on Brennan, who was still recovering in the hospital. Her final film, The Drake Case, was directed by Edward Laemmle while she was on loan to Universal Pictures, and was released posthumously in September 1929. Brockwell was cremated and her ashes given to her mother.


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7. Selected filmography : 

Conscience (1917)



Year Title Role Notes

1913 

The Rattlesnake Tony's sister Incomplete film
When Mountain and Valley Meet Beth 
His Blind Power 
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1914 

The Geisha 
The Last of the Line 
One of the Discard Flora 
A Political Feud Helen Kent 
A Relic of Old Japan Annette Walsh 
Stacked Cards Edna Johnson 
The Typhoon Helene 
The Worth of a Life Ruby Baker 
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1915 

A Confidence Game 
Double Trouble Daisy Scarlett 
A Man and His Mate Betty 
On the Night Stage Saloon girl 
Providence and the Twins Miss Abagail Dean 
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1916 

The Crippled Hand The Prima Donna 
The End of the Trail Adrienne Cabot 
The Fires of Conscience Margery Burke 
Sins of Her Parent Adrian Gardiner / Valerie Marchmont 
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1917 

A Branded Soul Conchita Cordova Lost film
Her Temptation Shirley Moreland 
The Honor System Trixie Bennett Lost film
The Price of Her Soul Ailene Graham 
The Soul of Satan Miriam Lee 
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1918 

The Bird of Prey Adele Durant 
The Devil's Wheel Blanche De Montfort
Her One Mistake Harriet Gordon / Peggy Malone 
Kultur Countess Griselda von Arenburg Lost film
The Moral Law Isobel de Costa / Anita de Costa 
The Scarlet Road Mabel Halloway 
The Strange Woman Inez de Pierrefond 
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1919

Broken Commandments Nella Banard 
The Call of the Soul Barbara Deming 
Chasing Rainbows Sadie 
The Divorce Trap Eleanor Burton 
The Forbidden Room Ruth Lester 
Pitfalls of a Big City Molly Moore 
The Sneak Rhona 
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1920 

Flames of the Flesh Candace Lost film
The Mother of His Children Princess Yve Lost film
A Sister to Salome Elinore Duane 
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1921 

The Sage Hen The Sage Hen 
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1922 

Oliver Twist Nancy 
Double Stakes 
Paid Back Carol Gordon 
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1923 

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Sister Gudule 
Penrod and Sam Mrs. Schofield 
The Darling of New York Light Fingered Kitty Lost film, only the last reel survives
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1924 

The Foolish Virgin Nancy Owens Lost film
So Big Maartje Poole Lost film
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1925 

Chickie Jennie Lost film
Stella Maris Louisa Risca 
The Ancient Mariner Life In Death Lost film
1926 The Skyrocket Rose Kimm (prologue) Lost film
Her Sacrifice Mary Cullen 
Twinkletoes Cissie Lightfoot 
The Last Frontier Cynthia Jaggers 
Spangles Mademoiselle Dazie 
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1927 

Long Pants His Mother 
The Country Doctor Myra Jones 
Man, Woman and Sin Mrs. Whitcomb 
7th Heaven Nana 
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1928 

A Girl in Every Port Madame Flore 
My Home Town Mae Andrews 
Hollywood Bound Hollywood Leading Lady short; Vitaphone sound
The Home Towners Lottie Bancroft Lost film
Lights of New York Molly Thompson 
The Woman Disputed Countess 
The Law and the Man Margaret Grayson 
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1929 

The Hottentot Mrs. Chadwick Lost film
The Argyle Case Mrs. Martin Lost film, but the sound to reels 3, 5, 7, and 9 survive
Hardboiled Rose Julie Malo The soundtrack is lost except for the fourth reel disc
The Drake Case Lulu Marks 
The End.


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