Lillian Albertson (August 6, 1881 – August 24, 1962) was an American stage and screen actress, and a noted theatrical producer.

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Friday, April 29, 2022. 17:45.

Lillian Albertson - Actress, theatre producer 

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About :



Born August 6, 1881,  Noblesville, Indiana, U.S.

Died August 24, 1962 (aged 81), Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Occupation Actress, theatre producer

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Spouse(s)

1. Abraham Levy (1908 - Divorced)

2. Louis Macloon - (m. 1922; div. 1933)

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Lillian Albertson (August 6, 1881 – August 24, 1962) was an American stage and screen actress, and a noted theatrical producer.

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Early years :


Born in Indiana, Albertson moved to Los Angeles, California, as a child. She was 19 years old when she decided that she wanted to be an actress.

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Acting : Theater



Albertson's acting debut came in 1902 at the Grand Opera House in San Francisco, performing in productions of that theater's stock company. She went from there to the eastern United States to act with a stock company headed by Ralph Stuart.


Albertson's Broadway credits include :

Malvaloca (1922), 

The Six-Fifty (1921), 

The Devil's Garden (1915), 

Moloch (1915), 

The Talker (1912), 

Paid in Full (1908), and 

The Silver Girl (1907).

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She and her husband, Louis O. Macloon, were credited with discovering future film star Clark Gable.

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Producing :



*Lillian Albertson in the 1920s.


After Albertson had acted for two decades, she left New York to go back to California with plans to be a producer. She bought rights to plays that were then popular in the eastern United States and produced them in the West. 

Her successes included Hit the Deck; Lady Be Good; No, No, Nanette; and The Desert Song.

Economic effects of the Great Depression ended the string of successful productions.

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Coaching :



In the 1940s, Albertson worked for both Paramount and RKO Pictures as a drama coach, and she wrote a book, Motion Picture Acting. She also evaluated prospective actors to determine which ones deserved to have screen tests.

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Personal life :



On August 22, 1908, Albertson married Abraham Levy, with whom she had a son. Albertson married theatrical producer Louis Macloon in 1922; the couple had no children and divorced eleven years later in 1933.

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Death :



On August 24, 1962, Albertson died at her home in Los Angeles, California. She was 81.

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Filmography :



Year Title Role Notes



*1951 Storm Warning Mrs. Rainey Uncredited




*1951 The Blue Veil Mrs. Lipscott Uncredited




*1952 The Greatest Show on Earth Buttons' Mother



*1956 The Ten Commandments Slave Uncredited, (final film role)


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