Virginia Norden
Virginia Norden | |
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 Virginia Norden, from a 1916 publication | |
| Born | Violet Alice Dalton May 4, 1879 Washington, D.C., US |
| Died | January 17, 1948 Los Angeles, California, US |
| Other names | Violet A. Potts, Violet A. Nickel, Violet A. Bubeck (married names) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, costume designer, modiste |
Virginia Norden (May 4, 1879 – January 17, 1948), born Violet Alice Dalton, was an American actress on stage and in silent films.
Early life
[edit]Violet Dalton was from Washington, D.C.,[1] the daughter of William Newton Dalton and Olivia Alice Williams Dalton.[2] Her father was a major in the United States Army.[3][4] She studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Acting
[edit]Norden acted on the stage, making her Broadway debut in 1913, in Poor Little Rich Girl by Eleanor Gates.[7][8] She also wrote a play, Making the Movies (1916).[9] In 1916, she contributed a recipe for "Virginia Chow Chow" to a charity cookbook, assembled by Mabel Rowland.[10]
Norden's silent film credits included roles in Baby Hands (1912), For the Mikado (1912),[5] Freddy the Fixer (1916),[11] The Destroyers (1916, also known as Peter God),[12] The Ancient Blood (1916),[13] The Dupe (1916),[14] The Deluded Wife (1916), The Combat (1916), The Dawn of a New Day (1916), Virtuous Wives (1918), and The Mind the Paint Girl (1919).[15]
Clubwork during World War I
[edit]Norden formed and led a garden club in Brightwaters, Long Island in 1917, to encourage women to grow vegetables and market their produce locally.[16] The "Patriotic Gardeners", as they were known, also gave benefit shows[17] and raised funds for sending comfort kits, candy, cigarettes, and other supplies to Long Island men serving in World War I.[18][19]
Fashion design
[edit]In 1913, Norden gave an interview on the subject of beauty, predicting that "Soon a rational era will come," when women "will revert to simple clothes, stop daubing their faces with cosmetics ... and use the time thus saved to cultivate heart and mind qualities."[3] While working with director Ralph Ince in 1916, she also designed costumes and headed the wardrobe department at Ince Productions.[20] After she left acting, she began a dress and millinery business with her cousin Martha Schorbach and her sister Olivia Dalton[21] in New York,[22][23][24] and was described as a "modiste" in 1928.[25]
Personal life
[edit]Violet Dalton married three times. Her first husband was Howard A. Potts; they married in 1898. She married Henry Nickel, in 1906; they divorced in 1928. She married a businessman, Otto Christopher Bubeck, in 1928.[26] She was widowed by 1940, and she died in Los Angeles, California, in 1948, aged 68 years.[27]
References
[edit]- ^ "Washington Actress Among Prize Winners". The Washington Times. 1916-02-26. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-05-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Murdock, Julia (1913-06-07). "Julia Murdock Tells of Washington Girl Who is Success Upon the Stage". The Washington Times. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-05-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Murdock, Julia (1913-10-24). "Julia Murdock Finds an Actress who Believes Beauty is No Asset". The Washington Times. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-05-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Washington Girl at New National". The Washington Herald. 1913-10-26. p. 17. Retrieved 2021-05-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Bowers, Q. David (1995). "NORDEN, Virginia". Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Students in Interesting Plays". Theatre Magazine. 17: xx. May 1913.
- ^ "A Tea Gown and Moleskin Suit Worn by Virginia Norden". The Green Book Magazine. 11: 91. January 1914.
- ^ "Tango Toe? Disease All Bunk, Asserts This Charming Tangoist". The Seattle Star. 1913-08-16. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-05-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1916). Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1231.
- ^ Celebrated Actor Folks' Cookeries: A Collection of the Favorite Foods of Famous Players. Mabel Rowland, Incorporated. 1916. p. 240.
- ^ "Freddy the Fixer". The Moving Picture World. 28: 497. April 15, 1916.
- ^ "'The Destroyers'". The Moving Picture World. 28: 2054. June 17, 1916.
- ^ "Five Strong Knickerbockers". The Moving Picture World. 28: 1906. June 10, 1916.
- ^ "'The Dupe' Next Friday". The Chico Enterprise. 1916-10-11. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-05-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Norden Joins Balboa". The Moving Picture World. 28: 420. April 15, 1916.
- ^ "Women Form Garden Club Down at Brightwaters". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1917-05-16. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-05-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gardeners to Gambol". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1918-07-01. p. 17. Retrieved 2021-05-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Patriotic Gardeners Busy". Times Union. 1917-10-22. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-05-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rousing Rookie Sendoff". The Brooklyn Citizen. 1917-10-15. p. 7. Retrieved 2021-05-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Finamore, M. Tolini (2013-01-28). Hollywood Before Glamour: Fashion in American Silent Film. Springer. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-230-38949-6.
- ^ "New Millinery Corporations New York". The Illustrated Milliner. 23: 27. March 1922.
- ^ "Martah Norden Shows Extreme Fabric Types at Formal Fall Opening". Women's Wear Daily. June 14, 1926. p. 36 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Retail Specialty Shop Makes Models at Popular Prices for Wholesale Trade". Women's Wear Daily. July 7, 1925. p. 53 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Virginia Norden Takes Over All of Martha Norden, Inc". Women's Wear Daily. November 27, 1928. p. 9 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Former La Salle Man Claims New York Divorcee". The Times. 1928-06-29. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-05-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former La Salle Man Claims New York Divorcee". The Times. 1928-06-29. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-05-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. via Ancestry
