Ann Rork Light
| Ann Rork Light | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ann Rork June 12, 1908 Darien, Connecticut, US |
| Died |
January 23, 1988 Nashville, Tennessee, US |
| Cause of death | emphysema and lung cancer |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | 5, including J. Paul Getty and Rudolph A. Light |
| Children |
John Paul Getty, Jr. Gordon Getty |
| Parent(s) | Sam E. Rork |
Ann Rork Light (June 12, 1908-January 23, 1988) was an American silent film actress.
Early life
Ann Rork was born June 12, 1908 in Darien, Connecticut.[1] Her father, Sam E. Rork, was a film producer at First National.[1][2] Actor Will Rogers was her godfather.[2]
Career
She starred in silent films such as The Blonde Saint and Old Loves and New in 1926, followed by The Notorious Lady, A Texas Steer and The Prince of Headwaiters in 1927. Some of her co-stars included Will Rogers and Rudolph Valentino.[3]
Personal life
She was married five times.[1] Her first husband was J. Paul Getty, an oil heir from San Francisco, California, from 1932 to 1935.[1][4] They had two sons: John Paul Getty, Jr. and Gordon Getty.[4]
She then married a succession of three other men.[1] In 1960, she married her fifth husband, Dr. Rudolph A. Light, an Upjohn heir and Professor of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.[1][2]
Death
She died of emphysema and lung cancer on January 23, 1988 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is buried with her husband Dr. Rudolph Light, at the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens in West Palm Beach, Fl.[1][2] She was seventy-nine years old.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ANN RORK LIGHT, 79, Orlando Sentinel, January 25, 1998
- 1 2 3 4 5 Associated Press, Ann Rork Light, Former Actress, 79, The New York Times, January 25, 1988
- ↑ Ann Rork Light, Chicago Tribune, January 31, 1988
- 1 2 Stacy Finz, Jaxon Van Derbeken, Getty's Secret Double Life / Second family in L.A. – 3 daughters, San Francisco Chronicle, August 21, 1999