Lucille Carlisle

Lucille Carlisle (August 31, 1895 – October 19, 1958), born Ida Lucile White, was an American actress.

Early life Ida Lucile White was born in Galesburg, Illinois, the daughter of Frank White and Della Pope White. Her family was of Irish and French descent.

Career After winning a beauty contest sponsored by Photoplay magazine, and a brief career on stage, Carlisle began making silent films for Vitagraph Studios, with comedian and director Larry Semon. Together they made 25 films. After their professional and personal relationship ended, she also left film work. She was heard on radio in the 1930s and 1940s, representing Mothers of America, an anti-war organization. Carlisle and Larry Semon were a couple on and off from 1918 to 1923. In 1927 she married a Canadian businessman, Leigh Hacking Millikin. She died in 1958, aged 63 years, in Los Angeles.

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