Goldie Colwell

Goldie Colwell was an American film actress and journalist who starred in more than 80 films during Hollywood's silent era.[1][2][3] She was Tom Mix's leading lady in many Selig westerns.[4][5][6]

Goldie Colwell
Born
Goldie Frances Colwell

January 29, 1889
Tecumseh, Kansas, USA
DiedJuly 27, 1982
Los Angeles, California, USA
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)George Diegel
Kenneth Harrell
RelativesVivien Fay (niece)

Biography

Goldie was born in Tecumseh, Kansas, to John Colwell and Celia Pearson.[6][7] The family eventually relocated to Los Angeles, where Goldie began working as an actress around 1911; her first credited role was in Joseph A. Golden and Tom Mix's Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor.

She was employed at Selig as Tom Mix's leading lady in dozens of westerns before heading to David Horsley's Centaur Film Company, where she continued to take on starring roles.[8][9]

After retiring from acting around 1919, she became a magazine editor, heading up a new publication called The Spotlight.[2][10] She also wrote for The Pomona Bulletin and The Santa Ana Daily News.[2]

After her first husband, George Diegel, died in 1933, she married Kenneth Harrell in 1935. Her niece, Vivien Fay, was an actress, dancer, and sculptor.[7]

Selected filmography
  • The Railroader (1919)
  • Code of the Yukon (1918)
  • Jerry and the Vampire (1917)
  • The Heart of Texas Ryan (1917)
  • The Yaqui (1916)
  • The Adventures of Kathlyn (1916)
  • When Avarice Rules (1915)
  • The Little Detective (1915)
  • Taking a Chance (1915)
  • A Change of Luck (1915)
  • The Oriental Spasm (1915)
  • The Treasure Box (1915)
  • The Knockout (1915)
  • He's in Again (1915)
  • Ma's Girls (1915)
  • Sage Brush Tom (1915)
  • Cactus Jake, Heart-Breaker (1914)
  • The Scapegoat (1914)
  • The Ranger's Romance (1914)
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor (1914)
  • Carmelita's Revenge (1914)
  • The Cruel Crown (1914)
  • The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913)
  • Our Lady of the Pearls (1912)
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor (1911)

References
  1. "Her Hobby Is Butterflies". Santa Cruz Evening News. 23 Sep 1915. Retrieved 2021-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Goldie Frances Colwell Becomes Magazine Editor". The Bulletin. 30 Aug 1924. Retrieved 2021-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Movie Flashes". The Buffalo Times. 27 Sep 1914. Retrieved 2021-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Off the Reel". Los Angeles Evening Express. 16 Jun 1914. Retrieved 2021-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Gossip of the Movies". The Birmingham News. 1 Nov 1914. Retrieved 2021-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Rides "Outlaws" for Movies". The Pittsburgh Press. 1 Nov 1916. Retrieved 2021-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Mrs. Celia Belle Barnes Dies at Venice Home". Evening Vanguard. 18 Mar 1953. Retrieved 2021-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Goldie Colwell in Centaur Features". Altoona Tribune. 11 Nov 1915. Retrieved 2021-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Motography. 1915.
  10. "Literary Abilities Recognized". The Bulletin. 1 Jul 1923. Retrieved 2021-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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