Zita Moulton

Zita Moulton (1883 – December 25, 1987), also known as Zita Gordon, was an American model and actress who appeared in theatre and film in the 1920s and 30s. She was featured in fashion photographs throughout the period and performed in Duffy stage productions.

A Bostonian, Moulton began performing on stage after a bet from her fiancé at the time that she would be able to get an acting job within 24 hours. Performing in productions starting in 1921, she had a number of main roles before being cast in multiple films alongside Francis X. Bushman starting in 1923. These shows increased her popularity and she was featured in many fashion magazines of the time, including Vogue. She continued in theatre and film roles until she left acting in 1937 before moving to El Paso, Texas, and becoming a dress shop owner and spending her time caring for stray and sick animals.

Career Born in Boston, Moulton graduated from Radcliffe College. At the age of 16 while engaged, she made a bet with her fiancé that she would be able to get hired for the theatre within 24 hours. After the film's premiere, she and the other actors went on tour across the United States and acted out the first scene of the film on theatre stages across the country. This promotional tour was the first "personal appearance" done by film actors.

Personal life During her initial contract in Toronto, Moulton met a Canadian officer named Captain Harvey M. Gordon and they married six years afterwards. He became sick in 1953 and, in order to stay near him and his hospital, Moulton opened a dress shop in El Paso, Texas. Moulton continued living in El Paso until her death on December 25, 1987, at the age of 104.

Moulton's personal hobby was caring for animals, ranging from dogs to seagulls to seals, and she frequently had healing animals in her home. She considered the most important event in her life was her 1939 radio appearance on the Dave Elman's Hobby Lobby show where she discussed her hobby referred to as "Kindness To Animals".

Theater Toto (1921) as Baroness de Verdiere Smooth as Silk (1921) as Rosina The Common Law (1922) as Rita Tevis Johnny Walker (1922) as Margery Dawes His Chinese Wife (1926) as Cecelia Sturgis This Thing Called Love (1929) The Skull (1929)

Filmography

Modern Marriage (1923) as Nita Blake Big Money (1930) as Michael The Expert (1932) as Miss Lippincott A Successful Calamity (1932) The Tenderfoot (1932) Employees' Entrance (1933) as Marion Hoosier Schoolboy (1937) as school girl It Happened in Hollywood (1937) as Englishwoman The Awful Truth (1937) as Lady Fabian