Betty Compson Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Dress Size, Contact Details, Spouse(Husband), Bio & More

Betty Compson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Eleanor Luicime Compson

NICK NAMES

The Prettiest Girl in Pictures, The Hetty Green of Hollywood

BIRTHDAY

March 19, 1897

BORN ON DAY

Friday

BIRTHPLACE

Beaver, Utah, United States

DIED AT AGE

77 Years 0 Months 30 Days

DEATHDATE

April 18, 1974

DEATHPLACE

Glendale, California, United States

CAUSE OF DEATH

Heart Attack

NATIONALITY

American

PROFESSION

Movies (Actress)

ZODIAC

PISCES

Physical Stats

WAIST

N/A

Hip

N/A

DRESS SIZE

N/A

HEIGHT

5'2''(feet & inches)

1.5748 meters

157.48 cm

WEIGHT

N/A

Betty Compson Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

James Cruze (1925-1930)

SPOUSE

Irving Weinberg (1933-1937)

SPOUSE

Silvius Jack Gall (1944-1962)

Fame & Address

DEBUT

FAMOUS FROM/AS

The Docks of New York as Mae (Film 1928), The Barker as Carrie (Film 1928)

Education, Net Worth & More

SCHOOLING FROM

Salt Lake High School

BETTY COMPSON PICTURE

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Career of Betty Compson

She started her career with silent short comedy Wanted: A Leading Lady in 1915. In 1918, she landed her first silent film titled The Border Raiders. Her first sound film was The Barker in 1928. The actress was widely known for her work in The Docks of New York and The Barker.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Betty Compson

Did Betty Compson takes alcohol? NA.
Was Betty Compson in the habit of Smoking? NA.
After she left the film industry, she along with her husband started running a business called Ashtrays Unlimited.
For her contributions to the motion picture industry, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1751 Vine Street.
Even after three marriages, she didn't have any children.
She once disclosed that director George Loane Tucker is the one who guided her on almost everything she knew including the best of literature, music, arts, everything.
She can also play the violin. She entered the entertainment business as a teenage violinist in vaudeville.
She established a production company named Betty Compson Productions in 1921.
She was discovered playing in vaudeville sketches with touring circuits, by comedic producer Al Christie.
She was interred in San Fernando Mission Cemetery in San Fernando, California.
Many of her work in roles in films remained uncredited including Strange Cargo, Hotel Imperial and more.
The film titled Always the Woman in 1922 was incomplete and is preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.