- Ethel Teare
Ethel Teare (
January 11 ,1894 "-"March 4 ,1959 ) was an Americansilent film actress fromPhoenix, Arizona .creen Comedian
Teare acted in
Mack Sennett comedies duringWorld War I . Her first film appearances came in 1914. She performed in "The Widow's Might", "Fatty and the Shyster Lawyer", "Tough Luck Smith","The Devil and Mrs. Walker", "In Dutch", "Through The Keyhole", and "Love, Oil and Grease".In "Desperate Bud, the Plumber", a
Kalem Company comedy, Teare was supported by Charles Dudley in the title role. "Some Romance", also produced by Kalem, featured Teare and hermastiff . Kalem was a forerunner ofUniversal Pictures inHollywood . These "Ham and Bud" comedies were directed by Sennett.Teare continued in motion pictures until the mid 1920s. One of her final roles was in "Antony and Cleopatra" (1924), a comedy short directed by Bryan Foy. Other roles of note include "Hold Me Tight" (1920), "Skirts" (1921), "Please Be Careful" (1922), "Columbus and Isabella" (1924), and "A Woman Who Sinned" (1924).
Private Life
Teare married an assistant to the president of
Bank of America . She was also known as Mrs. Ethel O. Risso. She was a member ofthe Vittoria Colonna Club ofSan Francisco, California .Death
Ethel Teare died in
San Mateo, California in 1959, following a long illness. She was 65. She had resided in San Mateo since 1925. She was entombed in Holy Cross Cemetery inColma, California .References
*Lima Daily News, "Ethel Teare", April 27, 1915, Page 16.
*Long Beach Press-Telegram , "Actress of Silent Screen Days Dies", Thursday, March 5, 1959, Page A8.
*San Mateo Times, "Ethel Risso Dies Here", March 4, 1959, Page 5.
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