Lillian Gilmore

Lillian Gilmore (August 6, 1909, New York City – May 4, 1982, Los Angeles)^[1] was an American actress of film and stage. She was in five feature films, and five two-reel films.^[2]

Lobby card for Straight Shootin' (1927), with Gilmore

Life and career

Lillian Gilmore was born on August 6, 1909, in New York City.^[1] She was the daughter of character actor and comedian, Barney Gilmore (1865–1949).^[3][4][5] Her acting career began at age 15 on the stage as "Freda", in Lightnin' (1923), with her father acting as the "Judge".^[5][6] She started film acting in 1926.^[2]

Gilmore was featured in an advertisement for Princess Pat's cosmetic powder in 1928, in Woman's Home Companion.^[7] Gilmore was cast as the female lead "Zitla" in the Mayan-themed musical theater production of The Drums of Sacrifice, (1935) at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park, Los Angeles.^[8]

Filmography

• Home Sweet Home (1926)
• The Mojave Kid (1927) as Thelma Vaddez^[2]
• Straight Shootin' (1927) as Bess Hale^[2]
• The Fighting Texan (1927), short film^[2]
• The Death's Head (1928), short film^[2]
• A Romeo of the Range (1928), short film^[2]
• The Boundary Battle (1928), short film^[2]
• Buckskin Days (1928), short film^[2]
• The Phantom Flyer (1928) as Mary Crandall^[9]
• The Forest Ranger (1928), episode 3, Universal Pictures television series^[10]
• Rawhide Mail (1934) as Nora Hastings^[2]
• Unconquered Bandit (1935) as Helen Cleyburn^[2]
• Wolf Riders (1935) as Mary Clark^[11]