Adele Farrington
Adele Farrington (1867 - 19 December 1936) was an American actress of the stage and the silent film era.
Adele Farrington

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- Name
- Adele Farrington
- Born
- 1867
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
- Died
- December, 19 1936
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California., U.S.
- Spouse
- Hobart Bosworth
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Key facts
• Name — Adele Farrington • Born — 1867 • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. • Died — December, 19 1936 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California., U.S. • Spouse — Hobart Bosworth • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1914-1926
Biography
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Farrington had the lead in This Is the Life (1915) for the American Film Company. She also did her own stunts for the film.
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
Farrington was married to, and divorced from, actor Hobart Bosworth. Her relationship with Bosworth led to his divorce from a previous wife in 1903. In the divorce suit, the keeper of a boardinghouse testified that Bosworth and Farrington had represented themselves to her as husband and wife when they lodged there. Bosworth offered no defense in that suit. On December 19, 1936, Farrington died in Los Angeles at age 69. Her body was cremated following the funeral two days later.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• False Colors (1914) • It's No Laughing Matter (1915) • Hypocrites (1915) • The Devil's Bondwoman (1916) • Her Defiance (1916) • The Love Girl (1916) • The Mate of the Sally Ann (1917) • The House of Silence (1918) • Such a Little Pirate (1918) • Putting It Over (1919) • A Fugitive from Matrimony (1919) • In Old Kentucky (1919) • Too Much Johnson (1919) • The Mollycoddle (1920) • The Girl in the Web (1920) • Rio Grande (1920) • One Hour Before Dawn (1920) • The Palace of Darkened Windows (1920) • Black Beauty (1921) • The Child Thou Gavest Me (1921) • Her Mad Bargain (1921) • The Spenders (1921) • The Charm School (1921) • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921) • Bobbed Hair (1922) • Little Wildcat (1922) • The Scarlet Lily (1923) • One Stolen Night (1923) • Bag and Baggage (1923) • The Man Next Door (1923) • A Gentleman of Leisure (1923) • Shadow of the Law (1926) • The Traffic Cop (1926)

* On cover: Adele Farrington. Supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser. Sunday, Sept. 9, 1900, pp. 5-8. Statement of responsibility: words by Arthur Trevelyan; music by Hanna Rion.
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Still from the American comedy drama film The Palace of Darkened Windows (1920) with Claire Anderson and Arthur Edmund Carewe, on page 55 of the June 12, 1920 Exhibitors Herald.
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Life and career
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Life and career
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1867
Adele Farrington born at Brooklyn.
1936
Adele Farrington died at Los Angeles.
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Brooklyn.
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- 1.Adele Farrington. The Moving Picture World. 455. October 16, 1915.
- 2."Biography of Adele Farrington". Staunton Daily Leader. September 22, 1916. p. 2. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- 3."More to Be Pitied Than Scorned Powerful Play". The Morning Call. December 20, 1922. p. 11. Retrieved September 5, 2024. "Alice Lake [...] comes from Brooklyn, and at a recent gathering of prominent screen and stage folks someone sought to liven the occasion by joking her about it. [...] 'I was born in Brooklyn and I like to go back to it and I love to see my pictures there, where the home folks can see little Alice on the screen. As a matter of fact, I am not the only stage woman that Brooklyn has brought to light, not by a long shot. Gladys Brockwell was born in Brooklyn. Viola Dana was born in Brooklyn. Marion Davies was born in Brooklyn, so were Adele Farrington, Shirley Mason, Anita Stewart, Constance Talmadge, Lillian Walker and a lot of others.'"
- 4.British resent U. S. films. The Kansas City Star. 18 C. January 2, 1921.
- 5.Were Betrayed by Their Landlady: Actor Bosworth's Infidelity With Adele Farrington Results in His Divorce. San Francisco Chronicle. 1. September 22, 1903.
- 6.Obituaries: Adele Farrington. Variety. 62. December 23, 1936.
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