- Eulalie Jensen
Eulalie Jensen (
December 24 ,1884 -October 7 ,1952 ), was an actress on the New York stage and in silent motion pictures. She was born inChicago, Illinois . She was chosen as one of six extra girls from the 200 applicants responding to a New York newspaper ad inserted bySarah Bernhardt . The famed actress was making a visit to New York City. At this time Miss Jensen was completely unknown, but this was the beginning of her film career. A number of years of stage experience enabled Eulalie to become a fine "emotional actress." Her stage engagements included a role in "The Million" at the 39th St. Theatre. This was a four-act farce by M.M. Ber and Guille Ward. The show was also featured inNew Haven, Connecticut at the Hyperion Theatre. Both productions were in 1911.In 1912 Eulalie wired the managers of the
Panama-Pacific Exposition of her candidacy for the model of the "Spirit of the Golden Gate". The event was to be inSan Francisco, California in 1915. She was selected as the model for the decorative design of theSt. Louis, Missouri exposition in 1904. Miss Jensen denied she was the most beautiful woman in America. However she believed her features "adapted for decorative design."Her film career began in 1914 with eight films. Among these were "Eve's Daughter", "Maria's Sacrifice", "The Moonstones of Fez", "My Official Wife", and "Romantic Josie". Jensen made "The Goddess" (1915) at the old
Vitagraph studio in New York. She became known for her vivid character portrayals. She played aSalvation Army worker and a bird woman among many others. The latter character was a prominent member of the cast of "Freckles" (1928). The film was adapted from the novel byGene Stratton-Porter . Eulalie's film career continued into the sound medium with her final films, "A Lost Lady"(1934) and "Society Doctor" (1935).Eulalie Jensen died in 1952 in
Los Angeles, California .References
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Middletown, New York Daily Times Press, "Freckles To Be Virginian Picture", December 30, 1912, Page 8.
*New York Times , Henry W. Savage Shows "The Million", October 21, 1911, Page 13.
*Syracuse, New York Herald, "Up and Down the Rialtos", Sunday Morning, October 16, 1927, Page 4.External links
*imdb name|id=0421431|name=Eulalie Jensen
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