Lillian Harmer | |
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 Harmer in A Shriek in the Night (1933) | |
| Born | September 8, 1883 |
| Died | May 14, 1946 (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1927–1938 |
| Spouse | Albert Frederick Kaeber |
Lillian Harmer (September 8, 1883 – May 14, 1946) was an American character actress.
Biography
Born in Philadelphia in 1883, Harmer had a brief film career during the 1930s. During her short career she would appear in over 60 films, mostly in uncredited roles. She would occasionally be cast in a featured supporting role, as in A Shriek in the Night (1933) and The Bowery (1933), in which she played the historical character of Carrie Nation.[1][2]
Other notable films in which she appeared include: Huckleberry Finn (1931), starring Jackie Coogan as Tom Sawyer;[3] the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland;[4] William Wellman's 1937 version of A Star is Born, starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, and Adolphe Menjou;[5] the Ronald Colman vehicle, The Prisoner of Zenda;[6] and the 1938 Cecil B. DeMille historical drama, The Buccaneer, starring Fredric March.[7] Her final film appearance would be in a small role in 1938's Gateway, starring Don Ameche and Arleen Whelan.[8]
Harmer, who was married to Albert Frederick Kaeber, died on May 14, 1946, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[9]
Filmography
- A Harp in Hock (1927)
- Huckleberry Finn (1931)
- Smart Woman (1931)
- The She-Wolf (1931)
- Guilty as Hell (1932)
- No Man of Her Own (1932) as Mattie, the Librarian (uncredited)
- New Morals for Old (1932)
- If I Had a Million (1932)
- Ann Vickers (1933)
- A Shriek in the Night (1933)
- Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
- Lone Cowboy (1933)
- Alice in Wonderland (1933)
- The Bowery (1933)
- Hold Your Man (1933) as Miss Allen (uncredited)
- Mandalay (1934)
- College Rhythm (1934)
- Spitfire (1934)
- Housewife (1934)
- Lady by Choice (1934)
- Desirable (1934)
- You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
- Romance in Manhattan (1935)
- Without Children (1935)
- The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
- Personal Maid's Secret (1935)
- Party Wire (1935)
- Whipsaw (1935)
- Public Hero No. 1 (1935)
- Three Kids and a Queen (1935)
- Rainbow on the River (1936)
- The Captain's Kid (1936)
- Sworn Enemy (1936)
- Riffraff (1936)
- Little Miss Nobody (1936)
- Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
- Don't Get Personal (1936)
- Dancing Feet (1936)
- We Went to College (1936)
- Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
- Make a Wish (1937)
- A Star Is Born (1937) as Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
- The Great O'Malley (1937) as Miss Taylor
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
- The Buccaneer (1938)
- Gateway (1938)
References
- ^ "A Shriek in the Night". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "The Bowery". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "Huckleberry Finn". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "Alice in Wonderland". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "A Star Is Born". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "The Prisoner of Zenda". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "The Buccaneer". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "Gateway". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ Resting Places
- ^ "Lillian Harmer". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
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