Gwendolyn Pates

Gwendolyn Pates (April 4, 1891 – November 1970), also billed as Gwendoline Pates, was an American actress in silent films and on stage.

Early life Gwendoline Ivore Pates was born in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Frederick B. Pates and Allie Beckwith Pates. Her father was a voice teacher. She and her sister attended the Boyd Theater School of Acting in Omaha. Her sister Vivian Pates was also an actress. She lived some of her youth in Alton, Illinois.

Career As an actress, Pates was best known for "dainty, girlish" roles that focused on her "bewitching prettiness" and adventurous nature.

She explained about her work: "The necessary qualifications for a successful photoplayer are that you must photograph well, and be able to express facially the idea you want to convey to the audience."

Personal life Gwendolyn Pates married actor and playwright William A. Grew by 1914. They divorced after 1927. She died in 1970, aged 79 years, in New York.