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Grace Valentine

{{short description|American actress (1884–1964)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Grace Valentine

| image = File:Grace Valentine, stage actress (SAYRE 10457).jpg

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| caption = Valentine in 1911

| birth_name = February 14, 1884

| birth_place = Springfield, Ohio, US

| death_date = November 12, 1964 (aged 80)

| death_place = New York City, US

}}

Grace Valentine (February 14, 1884 – November 12, 1964) was an American stage and film actress.

Early years

Valentine was born in Springfield, Ohio, on February 14, 1884. She was the daugheter of Jacob H. Snow and Marilla Caroline Valentine."Funeral is Held for Selma Visitor," The Selma Enterprise, August 17, 1944, pg 1."Grace Valentine, Star of Silents, Comedienne, Dies," Democrat and Chronicle, November 16, 1964, pg 25. Her father was a patent attorney and investor. She had a brother named Selak Spencer Valentine."J.H. Snow, Patent Attorney, 74, Dies," The Indianapolis Star, June 18, 1934, pg 9.

Career

She began her career in the theater in 1905{{Citation needed |date=August 2022}} and toured in stock companies{{cite magazine |last=Morosco |first=Oliver |date=July 1917 |page=3 |title=What 'stock' means to the American drama |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XUUB3v_qSIMC&dq=%22Grace+Valentine%22+actress&pg=PA8 |magazine=The Theatre |access-date=August 23, 2022}} for the next several years. She began her film career in 1915, but never ventured too far away from the legitimate stage.

Valentine's Broadway debut came in The Yellow Jacket (1915). Her final Broadway appearance was in Anna Christie (1952).{{cite web |title=Grace Valentine |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/grace-valentine-63017 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115113926/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/grace-valentine-63017 |archive-date=January 15, 2022 |url-status=live}}

In 1929, she appeared in her first talkie and had sporadic parts in films for the next three years whereupon which she returned to the theatre.

Valentine portrayed Minnie Grady, the title character's landlady, on the radio series Stella Dallas. She also was heard on Lone Journey on radio.{{cite book |last1=Cox |first1=Jim |title=The Great Radio Soap Operas |date=14 June 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0414-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d7nwCQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Grace+Valentine%22+actress&pg=PA240 |access-date=August 23, 2022 |language=en}} In 1949, she made her first television appearance on Chevrolet Tele-Theater.Who Was Who in the Theatre:1912-1976 John Parker compilation of annual editions of Parker's book; 1976 version compiled by Gale Research On August 1, 1950, Valentine appeared on television in "The Big Day", an episode of Armstrong Circle Theatre.{{cite news |title=Neil Hamilton in Circle Theater Role |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76196789/st-louis-post-dispatch/ |access-date=April 21, 2021 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=July 30, 1950 |page=5 G|via = Newspapers.com}}

Personal life and death

Valentine was married and divorced three times. At 15 years old, she married a 45 year old dentist to help back her career. At one point, she was married to Wayne Nunn.

She died on November 12, 1964 at Shelton Towers, now known as 525 Lexington Avenue, in New York City. She left behind no children.Grace Valentine, Star of Silents, Comedienne, Dies," Democrat and Chronicle, November 16, 1964, pg 25.

Filmography

References

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External links

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  • {{IMDb name|0884231}}
  • {{IBDB name|63017}}
  • {{Find a Grave|11262340}}

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Category:1884 births

Category:1964 deaths

Category:American silent film actresses

Category:American stage actresses

Category:20th-century American actresses

Category:American television actresses