Julia Hurley (actress)

Julia R. Hurley
Born c. 1847-48
New York City, New York[1]
Died June 4, 1927
New York City, New York
Resting place Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York
Occupation Actress
Years active 1909-1926(films)

Julia R. Hurley (1848, per her tombstone  June 4, 1927)[2] was an American actress who found popularity in her senior years in silent films. She is best remembered today as the 'landlady with the lamp' in the John Barrymore classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1920, a role for which she is uncredited. This film is her most readily available film today.

She worked for many of the early film studios i.e.: Biograph, Kalem, Essanay, Reliance, Imp, Champion and Solax.

As with most people born in the Victorian era, Hurley probably enjoyed a theatrical career acting in provinces or regional theatre and touring before making her first film in 1909. She continued with films until 1926.[3]

She died June 4, 1927 of chronic myocarditis and nephritis.[4]

Filmography

References

  1. Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edition p.258, by Eugene M. Vazzana, c.2001
  2. Julia Hurley(findagrave.com memorial)
  3. Who Was Who on Screen 3rd Edition p.361, by Evelyn Mack Truitt, c.1983
  4. Vazzana, Eugene M. ..p.258

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