Cecil Spooner

Cecil Spooner (January 29, 1875 – May 13, 1953) was an American stage and film actress, screenwriter, and film director.

Biography Cecil Spooner was born on January 29, 1875, in New York City. Her mother, Mary Gibbs Spooner, ran a theater in Brooklyn.

Spooner made her New York theater debut in 1903 in My Lady Peggy Goes to Town. She continued to appear on Broadway throughout the decade.

Spooner married Charles E. Blaney, who had written several of the Broadway plays in which she appeared, in 1909.

In 1914, Spooner wrote, directed, and starred in the silent film Nell of the Circus.

Spooner appeared in several films in the early 1920s, and she returned to Broadway in the late 1920s and early 30s. Her last known acting role was in a 1950 episode of the TV show The Lone Ranger.

Death Cecil Spooner died on May 13, 1953, in Sherman Oaks, California.

Selected filmography Film Television Year Title Role Notes 1950 The Lone Ranger Effie Newton episode: Never Say Die