About Adda Gleason
Lived 1888 – 1971 (aged 82). Adda Gleason was an American actor and film actor.
Adda Gleason (December 19, 1888 – February 6, 1971) was an American actress and writer.
Chicago-born Gleason starred in the 1916 film adaptation of Ramona. On Broadway, Gleason portrayed Charlotte in The Dust Heap (1924).
In addition to her acting, Gleason wrote for some newspapers in the western United States, including the Morning Journal in Albuquerque.
Selected filmography To Be Called For (1914) The Livid Flame (1914) Ramona (1916) The Voice in the Fog (1916) The Spirit of '76 (1917) Fanatics (1917) That Devil, Bateese (1918) The Thunderbolt (1919) How Baxter Butted In (1925) The Old Soak (1926) Man Bait (1927) The College Coquette (1929)
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Who was Adda Gleason?
American actress (1888-1971)
When was Adda Gleason born?
Adda Gleason was born on 19 December 1888 in Chicago.
When did Adda Gleason die?
Adda Gleason died on 6 February 1971 in Los Angeles.
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Adda Gleason was an actor and film actor.
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Adda Gleason was American.
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