Winifred Kingston
Winifred Kingston (11 November 1894 – 3 February 1967) was a British-born American silent film actress. Kingston was educated in Scotland and Belgium. She acted on stage in England before she began acting in the United States.
Winifred Kingston

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- Name
- Winifred Kingston
- Born
- 11 November 1894
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Died
- 3 February 1967
- Place of death
- La Jolla, California
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Languages
- English
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Winifred Kingston (11 November 1894 – 3 February 1967) was a British-born American silent film actress. Kingston was educated in Scotland and Belgium. She acted on stage in England before she began acting in the United States.
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Winifred Kingston (1894–1967) was an actress, of British and British nationality. The actress was born in London and died in La Jolla. Languages used include English.
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On Broadway, Kingston portrayed Crobyle in Thais (1911), Juliette Corton in The Matrimonial Bed (1927), and Helen Farquhar in Caste (1927). She married actor Dustin Farnum on August 24, 1924, in Los Angeles, and they had a daughter, Estelle. Kingston appeared with her husband often onscreen most notably in The Squaw Man and The Virginian. After Farnum's death in 1929, she married oil executive Carman R. Runyon. • Illustration — Kingston with husband Dustin in Davy Crockett, 1916.
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• Name — Winifred Kingston • Born — 11 November 1894 • Birthplace — London, England • Died — 3 February 1967 • Place of death — La Jolla, California • Occupation — Actress • Spouses — Dustin Farnum (1924-1929, his death) Carman R. Runyon • Children — 1
Filmography
Filmography
• Soldiers of Fortune (1914) • The Squaw Man (1914) • Brewster's Millions (1914) • The Call of the North (1914) • The Virginian (1914) • Where the Trail Divides (1914) • Cameo Kirby (1914) • The Love Route (1915) • Captain Courtesy (1915) • The Road to Fame (1915 short) • The Light on the Reef (1915 short) • The Seventh Noon (1915) • The Gentleman from Indiana (1915) • The Call of the Cumberlands (1916) • Ben Blair (1916) • David Garrick (1916) • Davy Crockett (1916) • The Parson of Panamint (1916) • The Intrigue (1916) • A Son of Erin (1916) • Durand of the Bad Lands (1917) • The Spy (1917) • North of Fifty-Three (1917) • The Scarlet Pimpernel (1917) • The Light of Western Stars (1918) • The Corsican Brothers (1920) • Beyond (1921) • Trail of the Axe (1922) • The Squaw Man (1931) (uncredited) • The Boy and the Bridge (1959)
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1894
Winifred Kingston was born on 11 November 1894.
1967
Winifred Kingston died on 3 February 1967.
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- 1.Silent Film Necrology p.287 2nd edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
- 2.Winifred Kingston. The Atlanta Constitution. 9. May 7, 1916.
- 3.The Broadway League. Helen Kingston. Internet Broadway Database.
- 4.Dustin Farnum weds again. The New York Times. 13. August 25, 1924.
- 5.Katchmer, George A. A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. 111–112. 20 May 2015. 978-1-4766-0905-8.
- 6.Winifred Kingston; AllMovie.com; bio by Hans J. Wollstein
- 7.Winifred Kingston, Actress, Was Wife of Dustin Farnum. The New York Times. United Press International. 88. February 5, 1967.
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Winifred Kingston is recorded as a citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Recorded with the occupation film actor.
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