Charlotte Burton

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Charlotte Burton (30 May 1881, San Francisco - 28 March 1942, Los Angeles) was American silent film actress.

She was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New York City in 1912 where she worked for several years. Towards the end of her 8 year career she joined Essanay Studio who in 1919 she sued $25,000 for breach of contract. She originally signed with the company believing she would be acting in mostly drama film but she was cast in mostly comedy films. Her salary had been $200 a week with an option for her services at the rate of $300 a week for a second year. Charlotte claimed that she was signed by Essanay business manager, Vernon R. Day, to a contract extending from November 1916 until November 1918. She was discharged without reason. When Miss Burton came to the Chicago, Illinois studio she refused a role offered her in a Black Cat comedy, presented to her by Essanay president George K. Spoor. She declined because she was not a comedienne. Instead she accepted a role as leading lady in a film featuring Henry B. Wallace. She admitted that she was paid for ten weeks, at $200 per week, prior to being dumped by Essanay. Essanay executives claimed Charlotte automatically voided her contract when she refused the comedic part.

In 1917 Charlotte married William Russell in Santa Ana, California. The couple sneaked away to wed after a romance which began two years before when they were making The Diamond From The Sky for the American Santa Barbara Studios. By the time of their nuptials the actress had left Essanay and was contracted to Liberty.

Upon arriving in California Charlotte stayed for a time at the Angleus. She came there from New York and was on her way to Santa Barbara, California to work for the American Film Company, which had its studios there. In May 1916 the actress was involved in making the Mutual Masterpiece, The Man Who Would Not Die, directed by William F. Russell and Jack Prescott. The company of American players spent a week in Long Beach, California, filming water scenes. Others in the cast were Harry Keenan and Leona Hutton. The script was written by Mabel Condon. Among her many co-stars in motion pictures were Mary Miles Minter, William Russell, Harold Lockwood, and Lottie Pickford. Known for her vampish roles, Burton once complained that fans believed her villainous characters implied she was the same off camera. She contended that only actors who possess character can successfully play roles as vampires.

Charlotte Burton Stuart died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, California in 1942 from a heart attack. She was 48. Her body was taken to the Los Angeles Undertaking Parlor on 2517 Pasadena Avenue. Funeral services were conducted at the Santa Barbara Mission. Her residence was 1681 Santa Maria Drive in Glendale, California. Miss Stuart was survived by her husband, Darrell Stuart, a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Coombs, and two sisters.

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[edit] Filmography

[edit] 1912

[edit] 1913

[edit] 1914

[edit] 1915

[edit] 1916

The Twinkler .... Rose Burke

[edit] 1918

  • Up Romance Road (1918) .... Marta Millbanke
  • Hearts or Diamonds? (1918) .... Adrienne Gascoyne

[edit] 1919

  • Man's Desire.... Vera Patton

[edit] 1920

  • Polly of the Storm Country .... Evelyn Robertson

[edit] References

  • Janesville, Wisconsin Daily Gazette, News and Notes from Movieland, August 16, 1916, Page 6.
  • The Los Angeles Times, Personals, January 1, 1913, Page III4.
  • The Los Angeles Times, Studio, May 28, 1916, Page III19.
  • The Los Angeles Times, Seeks Money Balm, October 22, 1919, Page I15.
  • Oakland, California Tribune, Romances In Film World Revealed, Sunday Morning, June 24, 1917, Page 19.
  • The Los Angeles Times, Mrs. Charlotte B. Stuart, March 31, 1942, Page 14.

[edit] External links

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