Winifred Bryson

Winifred Bryson (born Winifred Brison; December 20, 1892 – August 20, 1987) was an American actress of the stage and of silent films.

Winifred Bryson
Bryson in 1924
Born	Winifred Brison (1892-12-20)December 20, 1892 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	August 20, 1987(1987-08-20) (aged 94) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1915–1928
Spouses	Warner Baxter ​ ​ (m. 1918; died 1951)​ Ferdinand H. Manger

Biography

Bryson was a native of Los Angeles.^[1] She began to perform publicly in 1914 (A February 12, 1914, newspaper article says, "She has been on the stage for a year."^[2]), initially in the musical comedy stage, and in the drama Regeneration with Bert Lytell.^[3] She was the ingenue in a touring company headed by May Robson "for months".^[2] In 1916 she was the leading lady of the Baker Stock Company in Portland, Oregon.^[4]

On Broadway Bryson portrayed Muriel in Lombardi, Ltd. (1917).^[5]

Although her first film was Peer Gynt (1915), her real transition to motion pictures was in the film A Heart to Let (1921). In total, Bryson acted in 19 films, her final screen appearance being in Adoration (1928). Her career ended with the advent of talkies.

She was married twice, first to actor Warner Baxter from 1918 until his death in 1951,^[6] and then to Ferdinand H. Manger until her death.^[7]

Winifred Bryson died on August 20, 1987. Her inurnment was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.^[7]

Filmography

• Peer Gynt (1915)
• A Heart to Let (1921)
• Her Face Value (1921)
• South of Suva (1922)
• The Great Night (1922)
• Suzanna (1923)
• Truxton King (1923)
• Crashin' Thru (1923)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
• Thundering Dawn (1923)
• Pleasure Mad (1923)
• Don't Doubt Your Husband (1924)
• The Law Forbids (1924)
• Behind the Curtain (1924)
• Broken Barriers (1924)
• Flirting with Love (1924)
• The Lover of Camille (1924)
• The Awful Truth (1925)
• Adoration (1928)