Priscilla Bonner

Priscilla Bonner
Born	(1899-02-17)February 17, 1899 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	February 21, 1996(1996-02-21) (aged 97) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
Other names	Priscilla B. Woolfan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1920–1929
Spouse(s)	Allen Wynes Alexander (m. 1922–26) Dr. E. Bertrand Woolfan (m. 1928–62) (his death)

Priscilla Bonner (February 17, 1899 – February 21, 1996) was an American silent film actress.

Career

Born in Washington, D.C., Bonner made her film debut opposite Charles Ray in the 1920 film Homer Comes Home, after being signed to MGM that same year. She went on to co-star with Jack Pickford in The Man Who Had Everything (1920), Lon Chaney, Sr. in Shadows (1922), Colleen Moore in April Showers, and comedian Harry Langdon in The Strong Man. In 1925 she successfully sued Warner Bros. and won a substantial cash settlement when she was originally chosen and then dropped as leading lady from John Barrymore's The Sea Beast in favor of Barrymore's new real life love interest Dolores Costello.

Priscilla Bonner, scene from Drusilla with a Million (1925)

That same year she starred in the controversial independent film The Red Kimona produced and directed by Dorothy Davenport, the widow of Wallace Reid. In 1927, Bonner was loaned to Paramount Pictures to co-star in the box office hit It, starring Clara Bow.^[1]

Personal life and death

In 1928, Bonner married Dr. E. Bertrand Woolfan and retired from films the following year. On February 21, 1996, Bonner died at the age of 97.^[2]

Filmography

References

External links

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• Priscilla Bonner at the Internet Movie Database
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• Priscilla Bonner at Find a Grave