Ann Forrest

{{Short description|Danish-American actress (1895–1985)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Ann Forrest

| image = Ann Forrest.jpg

| caption = Ann Forrest

| birth_name = Anna Kromann

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1895|04|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sønderho, Denmark

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1985|10|25|1895|04|14|df=yes}}

| death_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

| resting_place =

| other_names = {{hlist|Anne Kornan|Ann Kornan|Ann Kromarm}}

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1915–1931

| spouse = F. Steel Bain

| homepage =

}}

Ann Forrest (known also by her birth name Anna Kromann{{cite book|author=Hans J. Wollstein|title=Strangers in Hollywood: the history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EPkqAQAAIAAJ|access-date=26 July 2010

|year=1994|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-2938-1|pages=76–85}} or Kroman{{cite news |title=The Screen and Stage |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/480203551/?match=1&terms=%22Ann%20Forrest%22%20actress |access-date=October 22, 2024 |work=The Atchison Daily Globe |date=September 11, 1920 |page=2|via = Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }} and also known as Ann Kornan; 14 April 1895 – 25 October 1985) was a Danish-born American actress of Hollywood's silent films.

Biography

Forrest was born 14 April 1895 in Sønderho, Denmark and died 25 October 1985 in San Diego, California.{{Citation needed |date=October 2024}} William Farnum changed her name because he felt that her birth name was too harsh for her personality.

Between 1915 and 1925, she appeared in 33 movies. According to Ruth Wing, author of the Blue Book of the Screen, Forrest enjoyed playing homely character roles, and her characters often wept during the film. However, wanting to capitalize on her beauty, producers later cast her in society dramas.

Wing wrote "Ann Forrest is 'different'. She is different from most screen stars in personality and beauty. But the greatest difference lies in her achievement of cinema fame. Ann wept her way to stardom."Ruth Wing, [http://silentgents.com/BBForrest.html Blue Book of the Screen] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614112417/http://silentgents.com/BBForrest.html |date=June 14, 2010 }}, Pacific Gravure Company, Hollywood, CA 1923

File:Silent film actress Ann Forrest (SAYRE 971).jpg (1921)]]

Filmography

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

rowspan=5 | 1917The Birth of PatriotismMaryLost film
The Flame of YouthLucy AndrewsLost film
The Midnight ManIrene HardinLost film
The Tar Heel WarriorBetty MalroyLost film
The Medicine ManEdith StrangLost film
rowspan=5 | 1918The Shoes That DancedMamie ConlonLost film
An Honest ManRuby CushingLost film
Her DecisionInah DunbarLost film
Marked CardsWinona HarringtonLost film
The Rainbow TrailFay LarkinLost film
rowspan=3 | 1919Love's PrisonerSadie, Nancy's sisterIncomplete film
The Grim GameMary Wentworth
The Midnight ManLost film
rowspan=5 | 1920Dangerous DaysAnna Klein
The Great AccidentHetty MorfeeLost film
The Prince ChapPhoebe PuckersLost film
A Splendid HazardLaura KilligrewLost film
Behold My Wife!Marion ArmourLost film
rowspan=3 | 1921The Faith HealerRhoda WilliamsLost film
A Wise FoolZoe Barbille
The Great ImpersonationRosamond DomineyLost film
rowspan=2 | 1922Love's BoomerangPerpetuaLost film
The Man Who Played GodMarjory Blaine
rowspan=2 | 1923If Winter ComesNona, Lady TybarLost film
Marriage MoralsMary GardnerLost film
1925Ridin' PrettyMaize(final film role)

References

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