Corinne Griffith

Birth Name:

Corinne Mae Griffin

Birth Place:

Texarkana, Texas, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer

Began working for the Vitagraph Company in 1916, appearing opposite Earle Williams in several of her early films
Quote: "(On the end of her film career in the early 1930s): "Why should I go on until I am playing mother roles? I have plenty of money․ I want to improve my mind․ Most of the time you'll find me bobbing around in Europe․""
Best known as an author and silent film actress who starred in "The Garden of Eden" and "Lilies of the Field․"
In her later career she became an author, writing the autobiography "My Life With the Redskins," the fiction collection "Hollywood Stories," and the cookbook "Eggs I Have Known," among other works
Several of her dramatic parts explored the roles of women in post-Victorian society, including 1923's "Black Oxen," in which her character chooses to pursue a political career rather than a romantic relationship
Became the first woman to address the National Realty Board in the early 1950s and was also a strong campaigner for the repealing of the federal income tax
By 1920, she had begun being referred to as "the orchid lady of the screen․"
Frequently received fan mail stating that the person's baby had been named Corinne in her honor, a phenomenon she described as "a thing of which I'm very proud․"
Released to music albums in the early 1960s titled "Year of Love" and "Moods by Corinne․"
Went on tour with the stage productions of "Design for Living" and "No More Ladies" in 1935 and 1936

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