Gypsy Abbott

Gypsy Abbott (January 31, 1896 – July 25, 1952) was an American actress of stage and silent film.

Gypsy Abbott
Who's Who in the Film World, 1914
Born(1896-01-31)January 31, 1896
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJuly 25, 1952(1952-07-25) (aged 56)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other namesGypsie Abbott
OccupationActress
Spouse
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(m. 1915)​
Children3

Biography

Gypsy Abbott was born on January 31, 1896 in Atlanta, Georgia. Before entering films, Gypsy Abbott performed for a number of years on stage and in vaudeville.[1] She began with E. H. Sothern's repertoire company and later played Flora Belle Fry in a road production of George M. Cohan's Little Johnny Jones.[1] Her first film, The Path of Sorrow (1913) was with Balboa Feature Film Company in Long Beach, California.[1][2]

She married director Henry King in 1915[3] and was sometimes credited as Gypsie Abbott.

Abbott died on July 25, 1952, aged 55.[4] She is buried in the Grotto Section at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Filmography
Gypsy Abbott and Crane Wilbur in Vengeance Is Mine (1916)
  • The Path of Sorrow (1913), short film[2]
  • Called Back (1914)
  • The Key to Yesterday (1914)
  • The Man Who Could Not Lose (1914)
  • St. Elmo (1914)
  • Who Pays? (1915)
  • Beulah (1915)
  • For the Commonwealth (1915)
  • Letters Entangled (1915)
  • The Fruit of Folly (1915)
  • Vengeance Is Mine! (1916)
  • For Ten Thousand Bucks (1916)
  • Bungling Bill's Dress Suit (1916)
  • Some Liars (1916)
  • Her Luckless Scheme (1916)
  • Going to the Dogs (1916)
  • Rolling to Ruin (1916)
  • Paste and Politics (1916)
  • A Touch of High Life (1916)
  • Her Painted Pedigree (1916)
  • Bungling Bill's Bow-Wow (1916)
  • Lost, Strayed or Stolen (1916)
  • With or Without (1916)
  • The Wicked City (1916)
  • Shot in the Fracas (1916)
  • Jealous Jolts (1916)
  • A Lislebank(1917)
  • A Circus Cyclone (1917)
  • The Musical Marvel (1917)
  • The Butcher's Nightmare (1917)
  • A Studio Stampede (1917)
  • His Bogus Boast (1917)
  • When Ben Bolted (1917)
  • Lorelei of the Sea (1917)

Sources
  1. Justice, Fred C.; Smith, Tom R. (1914). Who's Who in the Film World: Being Biographies with Photographic Reproductions of Prominent Men and Women who Through Their Genius and Untiring Energy Have Contributed So Greatly Toward the Upbuilding of the Moving Picture Industry. Film World Publishing Company. p. 29.
  2. Jura, Jean-Jacques; II, Rodney Norman Bardin (August 13, 2015). Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio. McFarland. pp. 46, 241. ISBN 978-1-4766-0901-0.
  3. Pawlak, Debra Ann (2012). Bringing Up Oscar: The Story of the Men and Women Who Founded the Academy. Pegasus Books. ISBN 9781605982168. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  4. "Movie Director King's Wife Dies". Pasadena Independent. International News Service. July 27, 1952. p. 45. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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