About Ethelind Terry
Lived 1899 – 1984 (aged 84). Ethelind Terry was an American singer, actor, stage actor and film actor.
Ethelind Terry (14 August 1899 – 17 March 1984) was an American stage and film actress.
Career Terry starred in one of the most famous Broadway shows of the 1920s, the musical Rio Rita produced by Florenz Ziegfeld. She also starred in the film Lord Byron of Broadway.
Marriages Terry married Benedict Bogeaus in 1928. They divorced in 1931. Terry eloped to Las Vegas with the actor Dick Purcell. The two married on March 3, 1942, only to divorce on August 26, 1942.
Theatrical appearances Honeydew (Broadway, premiered September 6, 1920) Kid Boots (Broadway, premiered December 31, 1923) Rio Rita (Broadway, premiered February 2, 1927) Nina Rosa (Broadway, premiered September 20, 1930)
Filmography Music Box Revue (1923), Pathé film of C. B. Cochran's London production including Terry performing with Renie Riano Lord Byron of Broadway (1930) Nertsery Rhymes (1933), The Woman in the Shoe Scene from Lord Byron of Broadway
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Who was Ethelind Terry?
American stage and film actress (1899-1984)
When was Ethelind Terry born?
Ethelind Terry was born on 14 August 1899 in Philadelphia.
When did Ethelind Terry die?
Ethelind Terry died on 17 March 1984 in Fort Lauderdale.
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Ethelind Terry was a singer, actor, stage actor and film actor.
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Ethelind Terry was American.
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