Winifred Greenwood
Greenwood in 1921
Born(1885-01-01)January 1, 1885
Geneseo, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 23, 1961(1961-11-23) (aged 76)
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1910–1927
Spouses
Joseph F. Bannister
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(m. 1904; div. 1913)​
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    (m. 1913; div. 1918)​

    Winifred Louise Greenwood (January 1, 1885 – November 23, 1961) was an American silent film actress.

    Early life

    Born in 1885 in Geneseo, New York, Greenwood studied to be a teacher but left New York Normal School to perform in vaudeville in the United States and Canada.[1][2]

    Career

    Greenwood was on the vaudeville stage from an early age,[3][4] performing with the Kings Carnival Company in Canada and the United States.[5] She went on to act with stock theater companies, one of which she headed.[4][6]

    She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1927. She starred in a number of films with Charlotte Burton including The Shriner's Daughter in 1913. "In pictures the hours are comparatively easy, there is no traveling and we work out of doors much of the time," she explained in 1917.[7]

    Although her motion picture career ended in 1927, she continued on the stage, including a long stint in Houston, Texas.[8] In 1929, she joined the Dana Players of Pasadena as a regular cast member.[9] In 1934, she starred in a "modern comedy of bad manners", Six of One, produced at the Actors Workshop Theater in Los Angeles.[10]

    Personal life

    Greenwood's first husband was her co-star, Joseph F. Bannister; they married in 1904, and divorced in 1913.[11][12][13] They had a son, Alonzo, and a daughter, Rene.[14][15] She was married to actor George Field from 1913[16][17] to 1918. She died in 1961, age 76 in Woodland Hills, California.

    Winifred Greenwood on the cover of Reel Life magazine (Jul 31, 1915).

    Partial filmography

    References

    1. ↑ Lowe, Denise (January 27, 2014). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930. Routledge. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-317-71897-0. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    2. ↑ Maynard, Frank (July 25, 1914). "The Happiest Girl". The Movie Pictorial: 20–21 – via Internet Archive.
    3. ↑ "Winifred Greenwood, Popular American Player". The Journal and Tribune. August 8, 1915. p. 17. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. 1 2 Price, Gertrude M. (June 15, 1913). "Girl Whose Hair Won't 'Slick' Down Says the Old Earth is Mighty Good". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 11. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ↑ "Winifred Greenwood". Exhibitors' Times. 1 (15): 23. August 30, 1913. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
    6. ↑ "At the Playhouse and other Announcements". Waukegan News-Sun. March 12, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ↑ "Movies are Easier than 'Legit' Stage". The Ottawa Citizen. April 21, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ↑ "Welcome Actress to Local Stage". The Pasadena Post. October 17, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ↑ "Here to Stay". The Pasadena Post. March 23, 1929. p. 15. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ↑ "Winifred Greenwood to Take Stage Role". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. July 13, 1934. p. 6. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ↑ "Airdrome is Complete". The Daily Times. May 28, 1909. p. 15. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ↑ "Sure Enough Marriage". Stevens Point Journal. July 14, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ↑ "Indiana News in Brief". The Topeka Journal. November 20, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    14. ↑ "Actress Wants Divorce". The South Bend Tribune. July 9, 1913. p. 5. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    15. ↑ "Winifred Greenwood is Given Divorce". The South Bend Tribune. November 11, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    16. ↑ "Film romance ends in happy marriage". The News-Herald. Pennsylvania, Franklin. December 19, 1913. p. 9. Retrieved April 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    17. ↑ "Flying A Players Gets Marriage License". The Santa Barbara Daily News and the Independent. November 25, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    18. ↑ "Winifred Greenwood to be Seen Here; Appears in the Film 'The Dream Child' at the Century" The South Bend Tribune (June 11, 1914): 12. via Newspapers.com
    19. ↑ "Surprise Theater" South Bend News Times (July 16, 1914): 4. via Newspapers.com
    20. ↑ "Surprise Theater" South Bend News Times (August 13, 1914): 3. via Newspapers.com
    21. ↑ Kelly, Kitty. "Photoplay Stories and News" Chicago Tribune (September 21, 1914): 8. via Newspapers.com
    22. ↑ "Winifred Greenwood Back on Screen" Daily News (April 8, 1926): 18. via Newspapers.com
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