Lillian Knight (silent film actress)
Lillian Knight was an American actress who appeared in silent films.
She was from Texas.[1] She won second place in an Atlantic City beauty pageant in 1924 as "Miss Los Angeles".[2][3][4][5] She was selected by casting director Sandy Roth.[6]
She was married to Clarence Earl Knight; they were reportedly divorcing in 1924.[7]
Knight turned down an offer to appear in the Ziegfeld Follies. She was injured in a stunt fall from a horse and was unable to work for two years.[3]
She presented Jackie Coogan with a basket of flowers upon his return from a trip in 1924.[8]
She appeared in Feet of Clay (1924)[9] and played Miss California in The Auction Block (1926).[10] Her final known film is The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927).[3]
Filmography
[edit]- Feet of Clay (1924)
- Bashful Jim (1925)
- Skinners in Silk (1925)
- Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies (1925) as Minnie Watts
- The Auction Block (1926)
- Stage Madness (1927) as French Maid
- The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Beautiful Girls Play Mannequins at the Raymond". The Pasadena Post. June 7, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Lillian Knight -- Mlle. Modiste". The Cincinnati Enquirer. May 2, 1926. p. 76. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Beauty Contest Winner Finds Film Path Hard". The Sacramento Bee. April 7, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "She's Miss Los Angeles". The Bee. August 6, 1924. p. 2. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Portrayed". The Los Angeles Times. June 29, 1927. p. 20. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Dainty Winters Girl Honored by Film Men as Yolo's Prettiest". Woodland Daily Democrat. July 22, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "Miss Los Angeles Isn't Sure Matrimonial Status". The Bulletin. November 1, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Jackie Coogan returns home". Needles Desert Star. November 28, 1924. p. 2. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Lillian Knight in Feet of Clay". The San Francisco Examiner. July 10, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Movie Notes". Petaluma Argus-Courier. March 11, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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