Gladys Walton


Gladys Walton was an American actress of screen and stage.

Early life and career

Born in Boston, Massachusetts and educated in Portland, Oregon, Gladys Walton debuted in films in small parts. However, as her acting talent came more out into the open, she was given larger and more important roles in films, such as La La Lucille in 1920 with Universal Studios, as well as The Secret Gift, also in 1920. She was also given a role in Pink Tights, opposite film star Jack Perrin. Walton also had a successful stage career. She performed in several musicals during the 1920s on Broadway, such as The Last Waltz in 1921. She was a contract player for Universal from 1919 to 1925, earning $500 a week at the peak of her career. Only 5 of her 38 films remain extant, Pink Tights 1920, All Dolled Up from 1921, The Untameable and Sawdust, both from 1923, and her final film, A Little Girl in a Big City released in 1925.
Walton retired from acting in 1925.

Personal life

Walton married screenwriter Frank Liddell in 1923. She later married to Henry M. Herbel, with whom she had six children.

Death

Walton died of cancer on November 15, 1993.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1908The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays
1920La La LucillePeggy Hughes
1920The Secret GiftWinnie
1920Pink TightsMazie Darton
1920Risky BusinessPhillipa
1921Rich Girl, Poor GirlNora McShane / Beatrice Vanderfleet
1921All Dolled UpMaggie Quick
1921Desperate YouthRosemary Merridew
1921The Man TamerThe Lion Tamer
1921Short SkirtsNatalie Smith
1921The RowdyKit Purcell
1921High HeelsChristine Trevor
1921Playing With FireEnid Gregory
1922The GuttersnipeMazie O'Day
1922The Wise KidRosie Cooper
1922Second Had RoseRose O'Grady
1922The TrouperMamie Judd
1922Top o' the Morning'Jerry' O'Donnell
1922The Girl Who Ran WildM'liss
1922The Lavender Bath LadyMamie Conroy
1922A Dangerous GameGretchen Ann Peebles
1923The Love LetterMary Ann McKee
1923GossipCaroline Weatherbee
1923The Town ScandalJean Crosby
1923Crossed WiresMarcel Murphy
1923SawdustNita Moore
1923The UntameableEdna Fielding / Joy Fielding
1923The Wild PartyLeslie Adams
1923The Near LadyNora Schultz
1925Easy Money
1925Enemies of Youth
1925The Sky RaiderMarie
1925Anything Once
1925A Little Girl in a Big CityMary Barry
1928The Ape