Gladys Egan

Gladys Egan was an American actress, best known for her roles in The Adventures of Dollie, Romance of a Jewess, and After Many Years. She was born on May 24, 1900, in Manhattan, New York, and passed away on March 8, 1985, in Lemon Grove, California.

Personal and Family Life

Gladys Egan was married to John Edward Jacoby, and they had one child together. Apart from her acting career, she worked as a secretary for 40 years, balancing her professional and personal life. Her early experiences in film shaped her passion for storytelling and performance.

Death and Legacy

Gladys Egan died on March 8, 1985, in Lemon Grove, California. Her work in silent films is remembered as an important part of early cinema history. As one of the few child actresses from that era, her performances contributed to the development of film as an art form.

Filmography

Title Release Date Character
A Corner in Wheat 1909-12-13 Farmer’s Little Daughter
His Trust Fulfilled 1911-01-18 The Little Orphan
The Unchanging Sea 1910-05-05 The Daughter as a Small Child
A Child of the Ghetto 1910-06-06 Flower Girl
After Many Years 1908-11-03 The Davis’ Daughter
A Drunkard’s Reformation 1909-04-01
An Awful Moment 1908-12-18 The Mowbrays’ Daughter
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters 1908-09-11 Mrs. Bailey’s Daughter
Romance of a Jewess 1908-10-23 The Daughter
The Country Doctor 1909-07-08 Edith Harcourt – Daughter
The Way of Man 1909-06-28 A Child / At Bide-A-Wee
The Christmas Burglars 1908-12-22
One Touch of Nature 1909-01-01 Child
The Making of a Man 1911-10-04 In First Audience
The Usurer 1910-08-15 Child of Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
In the Border States 1910-06-13
In the Watches of the Night 1909-10-25 The Whitney Child
The Seventh Day 1909-08-26 Daughter
The Heart of an Outlaw 1909-12-31 The Outlaw’s Daughter, as a Child
Fate 1913-03-22 At School
A Trap for Santa Claus 1909-12-20 The Rogers Daughter (uncredited)
The Zulu’s Heart 1908-10-06 The Boer’s Daughter
The Lonely Villa 1909-06-10
The Sunbeam 1912-02-26 One of the Children in Hallway
Gold Is Not All 1910-02-18
The Broken Doll 1910-10-17
His Sister-In-Law 1910-12-15
A Salutary Lesson 1910-08-11
A Child’s Stratagem 1910-10-05
The House with Closed Shutters 1910-08-08 On Porch / At Farewell
Wanted, a Child 1909-09-30 Child
The Children’s Friend 1909-10-23 Child
Conscience 1911-03-09 The Child
The Stolen Jewels 1908-09-29 The Child
Jealousy and the Man 1909-07-09 The Brooks’ Daughter
The Roue’s Heart 1909-03-08 Child
The Adventures of Dollie 1908-07-14 Dollie
The Faded Lilies 1909-06-17 At Party
What Drink Did 1909-06-02 One of the Lucas’ Children
His Lost Love 1909-10-18 At Wedding
The Slave 1909-07-29 A Child
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful 1910-08-22 Mary – as a Child
On the Reef 1910-01-17 Elsie – Rupert’s Daughter

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