Acting
Joyce Compton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress. Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky. (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not originally "Eleanor Hunt"; she had appeared in the film Good Sport (1931) with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career.) After graduating high school she spent two years studying at the University of Tulsa, studying dramatics, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra. Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, alongside Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray. Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a "dumb blonde". Among her over two hundred films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives. A devout Christian, on her gravestone, just beneath her dates of birth and death, is written "Christian Actress". She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.
Filmography
Pete and Gladys
Series · 1960
Girl in the Woods
Film · 1958
The Persuader
Film · 1957
Jet Pilot
Film · 1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Series · 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Series · 1956
I Was a Burlesque Queen
Film · 1953
The Abbott and Costello Show
Series · 1952
Mighty Joe Young
Film · 1949
Grand Canyon
Film · 1949
Incident
Film · 1948
A Southern Yankee
Film · 1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
Film · 1948
Scared to Death
Film · 1947
Exposed
Film · 1947
Linda, Be Good
Film · 1947
Dark Alibi
Film · 1946
Behind the Mask
Film · 1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
Film · 1946
Rendezvous with Annie
Film · 1946
Hitchhike to Happiness
Film · 1945
Christmas in Connecticut
Film · 1945
Danger Signal
Film · 1945
Mildred Pierce
Film · 1945
Pillow to Post
Film · 1945
Silver Spurs
Film · 1943
Silver Skates
Film · 1943
Swing Out the Blues
Film · 1943
Let's Face It
Film · 1943
Let's Face It
Film · 1943
Too Many Women
Film · 1942
Thunder Birds
Film · 1942
Manpower
Film · 1941
Bedtime Story
Film · 1941
Let's Make Music
Film · 1941
Moon Over Her Shoulder
Film · 1941
Ziegfeld Girl
Film · 1941
Scattergood Meets Broadway
Film · 1941
Blues in the Night
Film · 1941
City for Conquest
Film · 1940
Sky Murder
Film · 1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Film · 1940
Turnabout
Film · 1940
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Film · 1940
I Take This Oath
Film · 1940
They Drive by Night
Film · 1940
Honeymoon Deferred
Film · 1940
Rose of Washington Square
Film · 1939
Balalaika
Film · 1939
Hotel for Women
Film · 1939
Reno
Film · 1939
The Flying Irishman
Film · 1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Film · 1939
Escape to Paradise
Film · 1939
You and Me
Film · 1938
Trade Winds
Film · 1938
Love on a Budget
Film · 1938
Artists and Models Abroad
Film · 1938
Women Are Like That
Film · 1938
Going Places
Film · 1938
Spring Madness
Film · 1938
The Last Warning
Film · 1938
How to Watch Football
Film · 1938
The Awful Truth
Film · 1937
The Toast of New York
Film · 1937
Pick a Star
Film · 1937
Kid Galahad
Film · 1937
Rhythm in the Clouds
Film · 1937
Sea Racketeers
Film · 1937
Small Town Boy
Film · 1937
We Have Our Moments
Film · 1937
Wings Over Honolulu
Film · 1937
Top of the Town
Film · 1937
Born Reckless
Film · 1937
China Passage
Film · 1937
Under Your Spell
Film · 1936
Trapped by Television
Film · 1936
Murder with Pictures
Film · 1936
Ellis Island
Film · 1936
Country Gentlemen
Film · 1936
The Harvester
Film · 1936
Three Smart Girls
Film · 1936
Valley of the Lawless
Film · 1936
Sitting on the Moon
Film · 1936
Star for a Night
Film · 1936
Love Before Breakfast
Film · 1936
Suicide Squad
Film · 1935
College Scandal
Film · 1935
Let 'em Have It
Film · 1935
Rustlers of Red Dog
Film · 1935
Public Ghost # 1
Film · 1935
Go Into Your Dance
Film · 1935
Life Hesitates at 40
Film · 1935
Manhattan Monkey Business
Film · 1935
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
Film · 1934
The White Parade
Film · 1934
Affairs of a Gentleman
Film · 1934
Caravan
Film · 1934
Everything's Ducky
Film · 1934
Million Dollar Ransom
Film · 1934
Imitation of Life
Film · 1934
The Wrestler's Bride
Film · 1933
The Plumber and the Lady
Film · 1933
Sing, Sinner, Sing
Film · 1933
Caliente Love
Film · 1933
Dream Stuff
Film · 1933
Roadhouse Queen
Film · 1933
Luxury Liner
Film · 1933
Only Yesterday
Film · 1933
Under Eighteen
Film · 1932
If I Had a Million
Film · 1932
Lena Rivers
Film · 1932
A Parisian Romance
Film · 1932
Unholy Love
Film · 1932
Beauty Parlor
Film · 1932
False Faces
Film · 1932
Madison Square Garden
Film · 1932
Westward Passage
Film · 1932
Lady and Gent
Film · 1932
Afraid to Talk
Film · 1932
Fighting for Justice
Film · 1932
The Spider
Film · 1931
Good Sport
Film · 1931
Three Rogues
Film · 1931
Annabelle's Affairs
Film · 1931
Up Pops the Devil
Film · 1931
Women of All Nations
Film · 1931
Three Girls Lost
Film · 1931
The Three Sisters
Film · 1930
High Society Blues
Film · 1930
Wild Company
Film · 1930
Lightnin'
Film · 1930
The Wild Party
Film · 1929
Salute
Film · 1929
The Sky Hawk
Film · 1929
Dangerous Curves
Film · 1929
Soft Living
Film · 1928
Ankles Preferred
Film · 1927
The Border Cavalier
Film · 1927
Syncopating Sue
Film · 1926
A Broadway Lady
Film · 1925
What Fools Men
Film · 1925