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{{Short description|English-American actress (1908–1991)}}
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| name = Lilian Bond
| image = Lilian Bond Argentinean Magazine AD 2.jpg
| name = Lilian Bond
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| image = Lilian Bond When Strangers Marry.jpg
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| caption = Publicity photo of Bond, 1933
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=y|1908|01|18}}
| birthname =
| birth_place = [[London, England]], United Kingdom
| birthdate = {{Birth date|1908|01|18}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=y|1991|01|25|1908|01|18}}
| birthplace = London, England
| death_place = [[Reseda, California]], U.S.
| deathdate = {{Death date and age|1991|01|25|1908|01|18}}
| occupation =
| deathplace = [[Reseda, California]]
| years_active = 1922–1958
| othername = Lillian Bond
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| occupation =
| yearsactive = 1929-1958
| children = 2
| spouse = Sidney Smith (1935-1944) <br> [[Morton Lowry]] (1950-1987) <br> Michael Fessier (?-1988)
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'''Lilian Bond''' (18 January 1908 &ndash; 25 January 1991) was a British film actress of the late 1920s through the 1940s, with most of her films being [[B-movies]].
'''Lilian Bond''' (January 18, 1908 – January 25, 1991) was an English-American actress based in the United States.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Bond was born in London and made her first professional stage appearance at the age of 14<ref name="dfp">{{cite news |title=Lilian Bond Forgets Work and Gets Jobs |url=<!-- https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-lilian-bond/20849092/ -->https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20849092/lilian_bond/ |work=Detroit Free Press |date=April 24, 1932 |location=Michigan, Detroit |page=Part Four - 1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = June 10, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> in the [[pantomime]] ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat]]''. Later she joined the chorus of ''Piccadilly Revels'' and continued on the stage when she relocated to the United States, where her performances included roles in ''[[The Earl Carroll Vanities]]'',<ref name="dfp"/> a long run in ''[[Follow Thru (musical)|Follow Thru]]''<ref name="dfp"/> and in various productions of the [[Ziegfeld Follies]].<ref name="lat1">{{cite news |title=Lillian Bond, 83; Actress Played 'Other Woman' in 1930s Films |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-28-mn-56-story.html |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=January 28, 1991 |location=California, Los Angeles |accessdate = January 25, 2021}} </ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/29/obituaries/lilian-bond-83-dies-film-actress-in-30-s.html|title=Lilian Bond, 83, Dies; Film Actress in 30's|date=January 29, 1991|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-01-30}}</ref>
Bond, born in [[London, England]], began her acting career in the 1929 film ''No More Children''. Between 1929 and 1931 she starred in nine films, most notably the 1931 [[western films|western]] ''Rider of the Plains'' opposite [[Tom Tyler]]. In 1932 she was one of 14 girls selected as "[[WAMPAS Baby Stars]]", alongside future [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]] legends [[Gloria Stuart]] and [[Ginger Rogers]].


Bond began working in films in 1929, initially in the drama ''No More Children'' for Cliff Broughton Productions.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/NoMoreChildren1929FilmBooklet "No More Children (1929) 'health' exploitation film booklet"], published supplement to film, including stills from the film ''No More Children'', 54 pages. Internet Archive (IA), San Francisco, California. Retrieved 25 June 2021.</ref> Between 1929 and 1931, she co-starred in eight additional films, most notably with [[Tom Tyler]] in the 1931 [[western (genre)|Western]] ''Rider of the Plains''. In 1932, she was named a [[WAMPAS Baby Stars|WAMPAS Baby Star]], along with [[Gloria Stuart]], [[Ginger Rogers]], and other young actresses rising in popularity with theater audiences.<ref>{{cite news |title=Baby Stars at Get-Together Meeting |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20855664/wampas_baby_stars/ |work=The Herald-Palladium |date=December 17, 1932 |location=Michigan, Saint Joseph |page=10|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = June 10, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref>
From 1932 to 1953 she would have roles in 39 films, some of which were uncredited, with others having her in the lead [[heroine]] role. Probably her best known film role was in the 1940 film ''[[The Westerner (film)|The Westerner]]'', in which she played legendary [[stage actress]] [[Lillie Langtry]], and which starred [[Gary Cooper]], [[Walter Brennan]], and [[Doris Davenport]]. By the 1950s her career had slowed, with her having mostly [[television series]] appearances. She retired from acting in 1958.


From 1932 to 1953, she had roles in 39 more films, ranging from lead characters to uncredited performances. In [[James Whale]]'s comedic thriller starring [[Boris Karloff]] titled ''[[The Old Dark House (1932 film)|The Old Dark House]]'' (1932), Bond plays Gladys DuCane, a chorus girl who falls in love with Roger Penderel (played by [[Melvyn Douglas]]). Perhaps her best-known film role is in the 1940 [[Western (genre)|Western]] ''[[The Westerner (1940 film)|The Westerner]]'' starring [[Gary Cooper]] and [[Walter Brennan]]. In that production she portrays the British-American actress and [[socialite]] [[Lillie Langtry]].<ref name="hh">{{cite book|last1=Porter|first1=Darwin|title=Howard Hughes: Hell's Angel|date=2005|publisher=Blood Moon Productions, Ltd.|isbn=9780974811819|page=[https://archive.org/details/howardhugheshell00darw/page/n274 281]|url=https://archive.org/details/howardhugheshell00darw|url-access=registration|quote=Lilian Bond actress.|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> By the 1950s, her career had declined, with her having mostly TV appearances. She retired from acting at the age of 50 in 1958.{{Citation needed |date=June 2021}}
==Personal life==

She married three times, her first marriage being at the height of her career, to Sidney Smith. She married Smith in 1935, and the two divorced in 1944. Lilian later married [[Michael Fessier]], a successful screen writer and producer. The two remained married until his death in 1988.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE4DB1538F93AA15752C0A967958260|title=Lilian Bond, 83, Dies|date=January 29, 1991|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-01-30}}</ref> She died on January 25 1991, of a [[heart attack]], in [[Reseda, California]]. Lilian Bond also had a role in "The Old Dark House" (1932) produced by Carl Laemmle Jr. Bond played as "Gladys DuCane",<ref>The Old Dark House. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023293/</ref> a chorus girl who falls in love with Roger Penderel (played by Melvyn Douglas).
==Personal life and death==
Bond technically married four times, including marrying the same man twice and had 2 children. At the height of her career, on June 28, 1935, she wed Sidney Smith, a highly successful New York [[broker]] and celebrated [[big-game hunter]]; however, "a technical legal question" required the couple to remarry on September 3, 1936.<ref name="lat">{{cite news |title=Lilian Bond, filing suit of own, hits at mate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20849495/lilian_bond/ |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=November 27, 1943 |location=California, Los Angeles |page=22|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = June 10, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 1943 they separated, with each accusing the other of cruelty.<ref name="lat"/> Their divorce was finalized the next year.

In 1950, Bond married [[Morton Lowry]]; the union lasted six years. Finally, in 1961, she wed [[Michael Fessier]], who was a [[screenwriter]], film producer, and novelist.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} The two remained together until his death in 1988.<ref name="nytimes"/> Three years later, at age 83, Bond suffered a heart attack and died at a convalescent hospital in [[Reseda, California]].<ref name="nytimes"/>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Sagebrush Politics]]'' (1930) as Cleo
* ''[[Stepping Out (1931 film)|Stepping Out]]'' (1931)
* ''[[Manhattan Parade]]'' (1931) as Sewing girl
* ''[[The Squaw Man (1931 film)|The Squaw Man]]'' (1931) as Babs
* ''[[Rider of the Plains]]'' (1931) as Betty
* ''[[Hot Saturday]]'' (1932) as Eva Randolph
* ''[[Beauty and the Boss]]'' (1932) as Girl at the bar
* ''[[Man About Town (1932 film)|Man About Town]]'' (1932) as Carlotta Cortez
* ''[[The Old Dark House (1932 film)|The Old Dark House]]'' (1932) as Gladys
* ''[[Fireman, Save My Child (1932 film)|Fireman, Save My Child]]'' (1932) as June Farnum
* ''[[High Pressure (film)|High Pressure]]'' (1932)
* ''[[It's Tough to Be Famous]]'' (1932) as Edna Jackson
* ''[[Union Depot (film)|Union Depot]]'' (1932) as Actress on train (uncredited)
* ''[[Air Mail (film)|Air Mail]]'' (1932) as Irene Walkins
* ''[[The Trial of Vivienne Ware]]'' (1932) as Dolores Divine
* ''[[When Strangers Marry (1933 film)|When Strangers Marry]]'' (1933) as Marion Drake
* ''[[Double Harness]]'' (1933) as Monica Page
* ''[[Take a Chance (1933 film)|Take a Chance]]'' (1933) as Thelma Green
* ''[[Hot Pepper (1933 film)|Hot Pepper]]'' (1933) as Hortense
* ''[[Her Splendid Folly]]'' (1933) as Jill McAllister
* ''[[Pick-Up (1933 film)|Pick-Up]]'' (1933) as Muriel Stevens
* ''[[The Big Brain]]'' (1933) as Dorothy Norton
* ''[[Hell Bent for Love]]'' (1934) as Millie Garland
* ''[[Dirty Work (1934 film)|Dirty Work]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Dirty Work (1934 film)|Dirty Work]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Affairs of a Gentleman]]'' (1934) as Carlotta Barbe
* ''[[The Bishop Misbehaves (film)|The Bishop Misbehaves]]'' (1935) as Mrs. Millie Walker
* ''[[China Seas (film)|China Seas]]'' (1935) - Mrs. Timmons
* ''[[Blond Cheat]]'' (1938) as Roberta Trent
* ''[[Sued for Libel]]'' (1939) as Muriel Webster
* ''[[The Women (1939 film)|The Women]]'' (1939) as Mrs. Erskine
* ''[[The Housekeeper's Daughter]]'' (1939) as Gladys Fontaine
* ''[[The Westerner (1940 film)|The Westerner]]'' (1940) as [[Lillie Langtry]]
* ''[[Scotland Yard (1941 film)|Scotland Yard]]'' (1941) as Lady Constance
* ''A Desperate Chance for Ellory Queen'' (1942) as Adele Beldon
* ''[[A Tragedy at Midnight]]'' (1942) as Lola
* ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945 film)|The Picture of Dorian Gray]]'' (1945) as Kate
* ''[[Nocturne (1946 film)|Nocturne]]'' (1946) as Mrs. Billings
* ''[[The Jolson Story]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Fighter Squadron]]'' (1948) as English lady
* ''[[That Forsythe Woman]]'' (1949) as Maid
* ''[[Shadow on the Wall (1950 film)|Shadow on the Wall]]'' (1950) as Attendant
* ''[[The Sniper (1952 film)|The Sniper]]'' (1952) as Mrs. Fitzpatrick
* ''[[The Big Trees]]'' (1952) as Daisy's girl
* ''[[Man in the Attic]]'' (1953) as Annie Rowley
* ''[[The Maze (1953 film)|The Maze]]'' (1953) as Margaret Dilling
* ''[[Pirates of Tripoli]]'' (1955) as Sono
{{div col end}}


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
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* {{Imdb|0093988}}
* [https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/lilian-bond-32448 Lilian Bond] at [[ibdb]]
* {{tcmdb name|18820}}
* [https://catalog.afi.com/Person/98957-Lillian-Bond Lilian Bond] at [[AFI Catalog]]
* {{Amg name|2:7218}}
* {{Tcmdb name}}
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9516 Lilian Bond] at [[Find A Grave]]
* {{IMDb name|0093988}}
* [http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=5252 Lilian Bond] at Virtual History Film
* [http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=5252 Lilian Bond] at Virtual History Film

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Lilian Bond
Publicity photo of Bond, 1933
Born(1908-01-18)January 18, 1908
London, England, United Kingdom
DiedJanuary 25, 1991(1991-01-25) (aged 83)
Reseda, California, U.S.
Years active1922–1958
Spouse(s)
Sidney Smith
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(m. 1935; div. 1944)​

Morton Lowry
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(m. 1950; div. 1956)​

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(m. 1961; died 1988)​
Children2

Lilian Bond (January 18, 1908 – January 25, 1991) was an English-American actress based in the United States.

Life and career

[edit]

Bond was born in London and made her first professional stage appearance at the age of 14[1] in the pantomime Dick Whittington and His Cat. Later she joined the chorus of Piccadilly Revels and continued on the stage when she relocated to the United States, where her performances included roles in The Earl Carroll Vanities,[1] a long run in Follow Thru[1] and in various productions of the Ziegfeld Follies.[2][3]

Bond began working in films in 1929, initially in the drama No More Children for Cliff Broughton Productions.[4] Between 1929 and 1931, she co-starred in eight additional films, most notably with Tom Tyler in the 1931 Western Rider of the Plains. In 1932, she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star, along with Gloria Stuart, Ginger Rogers, and other young actresses rising in popularity with theater audiences.[5]

From 1932 to 1953, she had roles in 39 more films, ranging from lead characters to uncredited performances. In James Whale's comedic thriller starring Boris Karloff titled The Old Dark House (1932), Bond plays Gladys DuCane, a chorus girl who falls in love with Roger Penderel (played by Melvyn Douglas). Perhaps her best-known film role is in the 1940 Western The Westerner starring Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan. In that production she portrays the British-American actress and socialite Lillie Langtry.[6] By the 1950s, her career had declined, with her having mostly TV appearances. She retired from acting at the age of 50 in 1958.[citation needed]

Personal life and death

[edit]

Bond technically married four times, including marrying the same man twice and had 2 children. At the height of her career, on June 28, 1935, she wed Sidney Smith, a highly successful New York broker and celebrated big-game hunter; however, "a technical legal question" required the couple to remarry on September 3, 1936.[7] In 1943 they separated, with each accusing the other of cruelty.[7] Their divorce was finalized the next year.

In 1950, Bond married Morton Lowry; the union lasted six years. Finally, in 1961, she wed Michael Fessier, who was a screenwriter, film producer, and novelist.[citation needed] The two remained together until his death in 1988.[3] Three years later, at age 83, Bond suffered a heart attack and died at a convalescent hospital in Reseda, California.[3]

Selected filmography

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Lilian Bond Forgets Work and Gets Jobs". Detroit Free Press. Michigan, Detroit. April 24, 1932. p. Part Four - 1. Retrieved June 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Lillian Bond, 83; Actress Played 'Other Woman' in 1930s Films". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. January 28, 1991. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Lilian Bond, 83, Dies; Film Actress in 30's". The New York Times. January 29, 1991. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  4. ^ "No More Children (1929) 'health' exploitation film booklet", published supplement to film, including stills from the film No More Children, 54 pages. Internet Archive (IA), San Francisco, California. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Baby Stars at Get-Together Meeting". The Herald-Palladium. Michigan, Saint Joseph. December 17, 1932. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Porter, Darwin (2005). Howard Hughes: Hell's Angel. Blood Moon Productions, Ltd. p. 281. ISBN 9780974811819. Retrieved 10 March 2017. Lilian Bond actress.
  7. ^ a b "Lilian Bond, filing suit of own, hits at mate". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. November 27, 1943. p. 22. Retrieved June 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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