Josephine Hill
Malvina Josephine Hill Brown (October 3, 1899 – December 17, 1989) was an American film actress, primarily during the silent era. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1917 and 1933.
Josephine Hill

Freulich, L.A. · Motion Picture Classic, September 1920 · Public domain
- Name
- Josephine Hill
- Birth Name
- Malvina Josephine Hill
- Born
- 3 October 1899
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Died
- 17 December 1989
- Place of death
- Palm Springs, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Spouse
- Jack Perrin Jack Valentine Brown
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Josephine Hill vécut du 3 octobre 1899 au 17 décembre 1989 et fut actrice et « Stummfilm ».
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Josephine Hill naquit le 3 octobre 1899 à San Francisco, California. Josephine Hill mourut le 17 décembre 1989 à Palm Springs, California.
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• Name — Josephine Hill • Birth Name — Malvina Josephine Hill • Born — 3 October 1899 • Birthplace — San Francisco, California, U.S. • Died — 17 December 1989 • Place of death — Palm Springs, California, U.S. • Resting Place — Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California • Other Names — Josephine Perrin, Josephine Hill Brown • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1917–1933 • Spouse — Jack Perrin Jack Valentine Brown
Early life
Early life
Hill was born in San Francisco, the daughter of C. L. Hill and Kate E. Schmidt Hill. Before she worked in films, Hill performed in Gus Edwards's School Days vaudeville act. Her parents' divorce in 1916 included negotiations about her stage income.
Career
Career
Hill made more than a hundred films, most of the silent Westerns, starting with The Voice on the Wire in 1917. After her last picture in 1932, she worked in the wardrobe department of a film studio.
Personal life
Personal life
Hill's marriage to Western star Jack Perrin was announced in 1920; they divorced in 1937. Hill married Spanish-born electrician Joaquin Valentine Barrena in 1940; he changed his named to "Jack Valentine Brown" when he was naturalized in 1942. Hill died in Palm Springs, California. She is buried at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California with a gravestone marked "Josephine Hill Brown".
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Voice on the Wire (1917) • The Fighting Heart (1919) • The Four-Bit Man (1919) • The Jack of Hearts (1919) • The Face in the Watch (1919) • The Tell Tale Wire (1919) • The Lone Hand (1919) • The Double Hold-Up (1919) • The Jay Bird (1920) • West Is Best (1920) • The Sheriff's Oath (1920) • Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1920) • Burnt Wings (1920) • The Man Trackers (1921) • Night Life in Hollywood (1922) • Lone Fighter (1923) • Winning a Woman (1925) • Josselyn's Wife (1926) • The High Hand (1926) • The Man from Oklahoma (1926) • The Blind Trail (1926) • Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed (1927) • Heroes of the Wild (1927) • The Sky Rider (1928) • Silent Sentinel (1929) • The Kid from Arizona (1931) • Wild West Whoopee (1931) • West of Cheyenne (1931) • The Lone Trail (1932)
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation actor. It is also recorded that josephine Hill is recorded with the occupation film actor. It is also recorded that josephine Hill is recorded with the occupation silent film. Recorded as a citizen of United States. Institutional cataloguing adds that josephine Hill is recorded with the gender female. It is also recorded that josephine Hill was born on 3 October 1899. The register further records that josephine Hill died on 17 December 1989.

Still from the American drama film Burnt Wings (1920) with Josephine Hill and Frank Mayo, on page 68 of the March 6, 1920 Exhibitors Herald.
Universal Film Manufacturing Company · Exhibitors Herald (Jan. - Mar. 1920) on the Internet Archive

Still from the American drama film Burnt Wings (1920) with Josephine Hill and Frank Mayo, on page 55 of the March 20, 1920 Exhibitors Herald.
Universal Film Manufacturing Company · Exhibitors Herald (Jan. - Mar. 1920) on the Internet Archive
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